Functioning iPod clickwheel from 2004
I've been thinking a little, off and on, about getting a new iPod. Do I wait until the iPhone is available in Verizon's network, or do I splurge on a new iTouch? I keep telling myself to wait though, because they're probably coming out with something newer, sleeker, smarter in a matter of weeks. And my current 5-year-old iPod still functions properly. The one I've had since freshman year of college. The one without a color screen, even. The battery doesn't need frequent charging, the clickwheel may be a little slow but is still responsive and it still has more than enough gigabytes to store all my music. Drive that baby into the ground, and impress the geniuses at the Apple store that I've managed to keep that baby purring for over 5 years when I go to trade it in.

With a last name like McIntosh, I'd hope I could keep an Apple product running for the next 96 years.

I suppose it depends on what you mean "what they say" about me. Literally? My shoes right now are dirty Sperry topsiders, brown and light-ish blue ("heron," I believe, is what Zappo's called it). I think if you were a person judging me on my LITERAL FOOTWEAR PREFERENCE, a person might think There's a lady with traditional tastes, with narrow feet and a penchant for not skidding on wet surfaces. Also does not like to wear socks. Which wouldn't be far from the truth. I HATE slipping on wet floors.

If I happened upon a more inductive thinker, they might note that the laces are untied: Girlfriend is laaaazy or Girlfriend does not like touching shoelaces because they are really dirty things. They might also note that there is a smear on the top of the left one and think Is that butter? She probably bakes awesome cookies (true). Or, perhaps they'd try to figure out what it was I wonder if that shoe will ever be implicated in a presidential impeachment hearing? Did Monica wear Sperrys?

What would really show true depth of thought, and a higher logical consciousness, is the person who wonders If she goes through the trouble to wear shoes that will not skid on wet surfaces, why run the risk of tripping on the laces?