I had to go to the Longmont Public Library to get a copy of Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut), and thought I’d check their used books table. Nothing quite nerdy enough. In the basement, however, where they keep all of their free books, I found a book from simpler times: Introduction to Logic. Old, antiquated (this edition, not logic itself), and just nerdy enough. I spent about $2.60 on magnets to embed in it so that it would remain closed when jostled, and a little Elmers glue, an razor blade, and a little bit of time, and I’ve got myself a nice little iPod case.

The process will invariably have to begin again when I finally decide to go for a next generation iPod, but until then.