I like my iPod shuffle. It’s just the right size for running, light enough so I don’t feel it on me, big enough so I don’t lose it. The buttons are normal buttons, not the touchslidegadgetthingies you find on (real) iPods, so I can hit fast forward and change the volume even through my clothes. I like the fact that the lack of a screen forces me to relinquish control over the music.

I’d adore my iPod shuffle if I wasn’t, for the third time in one year, having it replaced due to a malfunction. Why is it so hard to find one that lasts?

If I was ever to run a really long race (shut up, could happen, you never know…), I couldn’t imagine using it for fear of it flaking out on me. I’m shopping around for alternatives, and if I wasn’t in need of new running shoes, it would have been done by now.

Sad, really, because the Shuffle really is perfectly designed for my needs. I just can’t find one that works longer than a few months.