So sorry about this. And glad you didn't really get to put a flesh eating virus on the Ipod, because the person who stole it is almost certainly a drug addict. I.e., their life is already hell.

Hope you can get a replacement soon.

I CRASHED MY BIKE ON FRIDAY AND HAVE ROAD RASH ON MY FACE OH AND A GINORMOUS SHINER AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF IT IS NOW ITCHY. GRAR.

chococat: THAT SUCKS!

Thanks guys.

GINORMOUS SHINER
Black eyes can be sexy. Don't know about facial road rash though...
Maybe if you make up a really dramatic story about it, it will seem more glamorous.
I know! Tell people that you stole an iPod out of some loser's car last night and after you used it for a while your skin started feeling all strange and scabby and itchy...

I TOO WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT AT THIS PERSON ON YOUR BEHALF. SRSLY, WHO DOES THAT?

Srsly, drug addicts. They steal the craziest stuff. Anything for the money for the next dose. But this still sucks for the victim.

THIEVES OF ALL STRIPES SUCK, I DON'T CARE WHETHER THEY'RE JUNKIES OR JUST THOSE DAMN TROUBLEMAKING KIDS WHAT NEED TO GET OFF MY LAWN.

chococat: IT'S A GOOD ENOUGH STORY ALREADY; I STRIPPED A PEDAL RIGHT OFF MY FIXED GEAR WHILE I WAS SPRINTING TO GO UP A LITTLE HILL; HAVING A PEDAL FALL OFF WHILST STANDING UP MAKETH A TREBUCHET OUT OF ONE'S FIXIE. THERE. I SAID FIXIE + TREBUCHET IN THE SAME SENTENCE, THUS I WIN THE HIPSTER DOUCHEBAG INTERNET AWARD FOR THE NEXT, OH, I DUNNO, HOUR OR SO :P

YOU WANNA KNOW THE SADDEST PART? YEA OKAY YOU DIDN'T ASK BUT THE SADDEST PART WAS: WE HADN'T EVEN MADE IT TO THE FRICKIN' BAR YET!! WHICH MEANT I HAD TO RIDE THE GODDAMN BIKE HOME ALL THE WAY ACROSS CAMPUS WITH BLOOD STREAMING DOWN MY FACE AND ALSO, ONE-LEGGED (WHICH IS BLOODY DIFFICULT AT THE BEST OF TIMES) AND SWAP BIKES JUST SO I COULD HAVE ICE CREAM AND BEER AND COMMISERATE WITH MY FRIENDS ABOUT LOOKING LIKE I'D ALREADY BEEN IN A BAR FIGHT WHEN IN FACT IT WAS JUST MY STUPID BIKE THAT TRIED TO KILL ME.

ALSO: WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO MAKE CRASS JOKES ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? I'M ALL FOR GALLOWS HUMOUR AND ALL, BUT THAT'S JUST PLAIN BEING AN ASSHOLE IN MY BOOK.

That does suck. And it wasn't even on the WAY HOME.

I've had my share of bike stuff but usually it's on the way home.
That sad, hovering, tired pedal home after someone stole your seat.
Or the slow, slow walk home pushing your bike after you run over a screw and get a flat..
The worst is the drunken lose-your-balance fall at a simple stop sign on a quiet street at 2am. And looking around to make sure no one saw. And the giant bruise the next day.
No, I don't do that anymore.

Why...why would someone steal a bike seat? I can't understand!

My shouty thing is self shouty: GODDAMN PUNCHY WHY'D YOU DROP YOUR LAPTOP AND BUST THE USB FOR YOUR MOUSE? THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT YOU'VE RUINED A GIFT FROM YOUR BROTHER WHY ARE YOU SO CLUMSY AND FORGETFUL?

chococat, that sucks. I'm sorry about your iPod.

I had one stolen out of my car a few years ago. Broad daylight, parked on Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side, cold as hell, and some dude broke my window and took my iPod, some peripherals, and two packs of cigarettes.

Man, that sucks, chococat, it's not even about the thing, but the memories.

My shoutieness: GODDAMMIT I HATE BEING SICK. I'M AT WORK, MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS WHEN WHAM! SORE THROAT! WHAT IS UP WITH THAT SHIT.

AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE GALLBLADDER GHOST. YOU'RE DEAD, YOU FUCKER, STOP GIVING ME PAIN!

I'm not feeling shouty at the moment. But making us start using the insanely complicated new chat software while our team has no supervisor and the second-in-charge is away working with another group... that's stupid. And that stupidity is going to be taken out on our hides in needless stress. Well played, management.

I HAVE HAD TWO (2) IPODS STOLEN. IF I CATCH SOMEONE TRYING TO STEAL MY CURRENT ONE, IT WILL NOT GO WELL FOR EITHER ME OR THAT PERSON.