Karma's a Biyatch

For those of you who know me (which I assume is all 3 of my readers), you know that I'm not a very sensitive guy. So, when my friends have lost or broke their cell phones, cameras, iPods, etc., I'm usually the first person pointing and laughing.

So far, I've had pretty good luck with these kinds of things. I think I've lost/broken 2 cell phones in the 7 or 8 years that I've had one, and have never lost my camera (though that probably is a function of the fact that I never use it).

So, today there is a pretty heavy snowstorm here in NY. Normally, I walk the 15 blocks to work, but today I took the subway. I'm sure all of you are trying to guess what happened next - some hobo stole my cell phone or my wallet? Close. As I was getting off the train, my headphones got caught on some dude who wasn't making proper room for working stiffs like me to get off at Grand Central. So my iPod got pulled out of my coat pocket, and gravity did the rest.

The real karma lies in the fact that the iPod decided to fall in the 3 inch crack between the subway and the platform. Bye bye iPod. Some dude suggested I wait for the train to leave and go retrieve it. I don't want to sound pompous, but my iPod isn't worth that much (though, now that I've had some time to digest all this, is my life all that valuable either? oh well, too late now).
I'm dreading going to the gym these next couple of days and having to run without having music to listen to. I suppose I could borrow Smitty's, but I'm really not into all the Bollywood crap that he listens to.

So, if anyone has any suggestions as to which iPod I should get (I'm debating between the Nano and one of the Video ones) and also where given the holiday scramble, please let me know. I promise I won't point and laugh next time you lose your phone/camera/iPod.