Nerd. iPod. and Other 4-letter Words

I've joined the legions of people with iPods. I'm a late technology adopter in so many ways (I got a cell phone in 1999. Whatever that means.)

We were driving back from Tahoe one weekend last winter and Eric said, "I've got an extra iPod. I bought a Nano and now I'm giving away my old one. Which one of you wants it?" "Me!" I said. Coming from a family of five, I immediately beat out Nicole, the unwitting only child in the car. You have to be fast and paying attention in a big family or you don't get shit. So sometimes the pain pays off and this time it paid off with an iPod.

I got the iPod thing but I had to buy the accessories -- which cost an obscene amount of money, by the way -- and now I have a full music library courtesy of Eric's friend Ellen. Stuff I've never heard of but I like. And it's got Led Zepplin.

It's a great break from NPR, but I find myself thinking I need to get an iTunes account so I can listen to nerdy podcasts on my way to and from San Jose. Please liberally recommend the podcast subscriptions...