My iPod has once again gotten to the point where it is unable to hold a good charge. Even at full power it’s only good for an hour or so before dying on me. Inevitably it dies out during a song that I had started getting into resulting in a heap of frustration. At work, I can only use it while it’s plugged into my computer, leaving very little mobility while I’m engaged in my music.

You know, secretly, I’ve been hoping for it to just die out and not come back to life when I plug it in. If that were the case, I’d have very good reason to go out and get a newer 8GB model. My 4GB is already crammed, forcing me to pick and choose what I want on there. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because it forces me to have only what I really want on that thing. I got it back in December 2004 with a bunch of gift certificates. It’s dinged up and scratched, but it’s served me well over the years. I’ve already replaced the battery once in April of 2006. The process to do so was pretty easy. Knowing that I can do so though is sort of both liberating and a burden. I mean, I can get batteries cheaply off of eBay. They’re just a tiny fraction of the cost of buying a new unit. So, why bother getting a new one? I don’t have to spend that much cash anymore! Thing is…what if I do want a new one? I can’t buy one in good conscience when I know that changing the battery is just as effective.

That’s why I’m sort of wishing for its demise.

It looks like it won’t be any time soon though. So, I’m just going to hunt for a cheap battery on eBay. I’m sure I’ll revisit this issue in another…1.5 years.