After dinner, I finally bought the Kenneth Cole Reaction messenger bag I was eyeing. At 20% off, it was a good deal, I think. The bag is big and roomy, plenty of space to put my things. It's not designed to carry a notebook (there's no padded compartment), so I have to buy a sleeve sometime. A happy time for me, but not for my pocket. I'm definitely a bag addict by now. Just a few months ago I bought a Hedgren backpack. It's quite big, and doesn't look geeky. Lots of pockets and even a compartment for CD/MP3 player plus a pass-through slot for headphones. Definitely cool. While my iBook was under repair, I looked through my collection of bags. There's a sling bag I bought a couple of years ago, still very good condition. And a nice document bag that I got free from DiGi when I bought a phone from them, also a while ago. Still miss my Land's End attache that I bought during my last year in university. That bag lasted me over 5 years, until it was stolen. I did manage to get it back, but by that time it was soaking wet, and torn and dirty. And it just didn't feel right to hold on to it. The closest thing I got to that bag was a document bag that I bought during my visit to Seattle in early 2000. Nicely padded, not too many pockets, just nice size for the iBook. Only cost me $10, on clearance.