and was it packed.

I noticed the iPod's been changed a bit - the round "spinner" for selecting from the list doesn't spin anymore. Works the same, just doesn't move. I suspect they changed it as "no moving parts" tends to hold up better.

Afterwards I stopped at a train hobby store where I found(and bought) a [link|http://www.rocketusa.com/baremetalbender.html|Bright 'N' Shiny Bender]. They also had [link|http://www.rocketusa.com/genderbender.html|this one] - I gather I missed an episode, I don't recall seeing Bender in a pink tutu before.