Pick an iPod, any iPod!

So, Apple likes simplicity in design and product lineup, which is why there are only a few products: mac mini, iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Macbook Air and the X-Serve. Likewise, iPods have iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Classic and iPod Touch, and consumer electronics have the Airport Extreme, Airport Express, Time Capsule and Apple TV.

So that seems like a fairly small product line up, easy to manage. Think again. Apple currently has *33* different iPod SKUs for Australia alone, and actually probably has more like 132 worldwide, as some countries require the volume limiter turned on by default, while in others, they turn it off by default, possibly to reduce CPU and thus battery usage, and the packaging differs between the J(Japan), LL(north america), ZP(Pacific), ZO(Europe) etc versions.

I couldn't possibly get one of each iPod :(

Oh Steve..

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You Beatles fan :P

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak September..

I like September. Let me just put that out there. This year's is proving to be a little bit more excitement than I really need, but still, it's September, so all is well.

Let's do the rundown by day:

04: Signed up for Livejournal account (2000 - 8 years ago)
07: Moved into residence in Canada (1998 - 10 years ago)
09: Met blu, fee, singularity and (I think) mmater for the first time (1998 - 10 years ago)
24: Birthday (1979 - 29 years ago :P)
28: Wedding Anniversary (Next year onwards! :)

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To do list, of sorts:

Home
- Finish uploading photos from Sydney
- Laundry
- Cleaning
- Get Bike back from service next Mon/Tues
- Contact real estate agent re house sitter
- Obtain new phone

Work
- Arts Faculty Computing Budget for 2009 - 50% (Who wants to help me spend about half a million bucks? :P)
- Find a Windows sysadmin to employ - 0%
- Deal with issues - 50%
- All of the above before next Friday

Wedding
- Finish vows and order of ceremony by Sunday
- Buy ingredients for table toppers from Ikea/Spotlight
- Organise Music/MC
- Write speech - 5%
- Confirm scheduling for everyone/everything for the day

Honeymoon
- Buy backpacks maybe?
- Book transit hotel for Singapore
- Book hotel for Zurich - 90% - awaiting confirmation
- Decide on itinerary while in Europe
- Arrange transport maybe?
- Book accommodation for London - 10%

I get the distinct impression I'm not going to get any rest until September 29 this year.. sigh :)