okay. seriously. if you ever wanted to get me something really nice, try either one of these or one of these. apple = style, people…a portable mp3 player with 5 gigs of storage. you can't beat that shit. and the other is a sony in-dash cd player that plays mp3s. they're both the same price. for now.

speaking of mp3s, ben pointed me toward ogg. it's an open-source alternative to the mp3 format. i think i might keep my eye on that. or something.