I swear it was unintentional

I'm about to leave my apartment to run some errands, and I just put on a sweater and reached for my nano. The sweater I put on is turquoisey-blue, so my nano and I are totally wearing matching outfits.

For a second I was horrified, but then I realized this is AWESOME. I guess now I'll have to knit nano-sized versions of everything in my wardrobe.

My First Nano Sweater!

Note: I wrote this last night, but Blogger wouldn't let me publish it until just now.

I finally found a few minutes to finish the nano sweater tonight! Call it an iPod cozy if you must, but I prefer to think of it as a nano sweater. I don't want to be a cozy knitter, okay? Other people can make all the "cozies" they want, but cozies aren't for me.

I mean, really, does an iPod need a cozy? NO. Does an iPod need a sweater? YES.

What could be inside that tiny, charming, swimming-pool blue sweater?




My nano!



(I put an image of a cute little animal face in my nano's image folder just for moments like this. I think the backlight had turned off by the time I took the photo, though, because it's usually a lot brighter.)

Considering that I knitted this without a pattern, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The sweater could use a button so it stays closed on its own, but for now, I'll just wrap the cord from the headphones around the outside whenever I put it in my bag.

Downtown Yarns
Originally uploaded by lisabeebe.

Nano update

I LOVE MY NANO. Since this is my first iPod, I am completely obsessed with how the shuffle feature gives my life a soundtrack as I walk the streets. I love when I notice strange synchronicities between random song lyrics and the things that happen in my day.

I haven't made my nano a sweater yet, but yesterday, I spent $20 on some tiny knitting needles and a ball of yarn the color of a swimming pool. I told the lady in the store that I mostly bought my nano because I want to knit it little outfits (the MP3-playing capabilities were just an added bonus), and she acted like she completely understood.

The photo at the right is the view out the front window of Downtown Yarns. If I remember correctly, it's located on Ave. A, near 3rd or 4th St.

Giant Robot
Originally uploaded by lisabeebe.

Giant Robot NYC

Yesterday I went to Giant Robot's New York store for the first time. It was okay, but I like the one in L.A. better. This one is tiny and cute, but it felt overwhelmed by the utter hipness of its east village location. The one in L.A. feels more like a destination (especially since that one is right by GR2, and you can go to two Giant Robot stores in one trip).

Don't drop your cell phone in the toilet

*Don't carry your cell phone in your back pocket, even "just for a minute."
*Don't put your cell phone on the overcrowded shelf behind the toilet while you dry your hair.
*Just don't put your cell phone anywhere near water, okay? Because cell phones are drawn to water by some weird magnetic force.

I hope mine dries out by morning, because I'd prefer not to buy a new phone just yet. I hate when spazziness costs me money.

Update: If you do drop your cell phone in water, it might not be dead. If you take the battery out right away and then leave your phone alone until it's completely dry, it might be fine. Mine seems to be working fine now. This is just like the two times I spilled water all over my laptop and it miraculously came back to life!

You'd think I would've learned my lesson about keeping water near my laptop after one spill, but no. I must really like having water within arm's reach.

So far, the only technology that didn't like having water spilled on it was my ergonomic keyboard. But it was okay, because it happened right after I bought it. Since I still had the receipt, Office Depot totally let me return it, no questions asked.

The story of my nano, part 3

Today I bought an iPod nano.

I'm filling it with music as I type. And now I have to stop typing so I can get back to the little nano sweater I'm crocheting. (I'm calling it a nano sweater, because for some reason I think "nano cozy" sounds dumb.) I'll post a photo soon. I want to make my nano a million different outfits, because it's as cute as a new baby. If my friends were knitters, I would throw a nano shower in the hopes that they'd all bring presents for my new arrival. But since that's not the case, I guess it's a good thing I have lots of yarn around.

I want a nano, part 2

The other day, I wrote about how much I want an iPod nano. Well, yesterday I got to touch one, and it was even tinier and cuter than I had dreamed.

Earlier tonight, I was chatting with my cab driver about what it's like living in L.A. without a car, and at one point, I said, "I know I'll get one eventually, but there are just other things I'd rather spend my money on right now." At that very moment, I looked out the window and saw a giant billboard for the iPod nano. The timing was just a little too freaky. I think the technology gods are speaking to me.

And I am listening.

Update: While waiting for Blogger to post this (it seems to be having some problems tonight), I was reading the NY Times site in another window and came across this article about how no one can resist the nano's power.

Beware, however: to see one is to want one. If you hope to resist, lash your credit card to your wallet like Odysseus to the mast.

Sounds like hyperbole? Uh uh. It's true. That article also includes a video showing a few alternate uses for the nano. Anybody need a $250 bookmark?

I can feel the money sucking out of my bank account as I type...