I finally got a new replacement iPod last week! My father used his homeowner’s insurance to replace the one he smashed over the holidays (thanks Dad!).

This time I bought a silicone rubber iSkin Evo2 to protect it; $30 seems ludicrously expensive for a bit of moulded rubber and a square of clear plastic, but I have an unfortunate habit of destroying consumer electronics, and my previous iPod got pretty beaten up even before it got destroyed, so it seemed like a sensible precaution.