I’ve recently come into possession of a damaged, non-functioning iPod Nano (Public Service Announcement: be careful how you hold your iPod when operating a urinal) that gave its body to science. After cleaning and drying it, I decided to see what was inside. I never took things apart as a kid because a) I took good care of things so they didn’t break, and b) if I couldn’t get it working again, I wouldn’t get a new one, so I didn’t risk it. First time for everything!

So here’s my photo documentary about taking my iPod Nano apart. I have no great electrical skills so I didn’t bother trying to fix it; I just wanted to see how it was put together and what was inside.

[DISCLAIMER: The thumbnails were automatically generated by WordPress and therefore not always centered or cropped the way I would like. Click on each image for larger and more complete images.]

First, a front and back view of the iPod:

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Here are pictures from the walkthrough. Most of them weren’t great pictures to look at, for 3 main reasons:

1. They were too close because I was trying to get a detailed record of something
2. The blank white walls didn’t give and sense of scale and tended to fade away in pictures of a whole room
3. There was always someone in the way!

The best pictures are the ones with the oak railing:

And the loft:

The energy efficient, fold-out windows:

The kitchen (minus fridge):

And, last but not least, the awesome view from the upstairs balcony!

This is one of the biggest things to sell me on this house and this lot, and this was the first time I got to see it!

We’ve been living here for three months now, and the house is very lived-in. If it ever gets clean enough to photograph, I’ll put pictures of the finished product. I think our Christmas decorations might be the occasion.

Last set of pics before the walkthrough, this from late July. Here’s the (basically finished) front:

Complete with balcony and fan:

Landscaping and our air conditioner:

Here are more from mid-July, starting with a view from the street:

A view of the garage door, light, and utilities:

And three interior shots of the stairs (now with the oak railing up):

Installed fireplace:

And kitchen, now with counter and cabinets:

Egads, it’s been a long time since I put pictures up! Here are some pictures from the next phase, in late June. Here’s a view from the front, with the siding partway up:

Here’s the back view of the house, including our tree, the tallest on the block!

Here’s a diagonal view, showing how the siding really is only on the front:

Here are some interior views, including the stairs:

And the living room:

Rapid fire posts to come with the rest of the pictures, up to our final walkthrough.

More progress, here’s an updated front view, including the railing on our porch and balcony:

Here’s a view of the back, with the notable inclusion of the garage door!

Here’s a different view of the house, this time from the sidewalk.

And finally, a view of our unfinished stairs, which my daughter is already looking forward to walking up and down!

It was about a week between visits, and the put all the shingles on the roof and installed the fireplace in the house.

You can see the fireplace and the ducting through the window glare:

You can also see the hot and cold water pipes in the laundry room.

Coming along nicely, more next week!

Today the big news was not a change made (although they did hang our front door). It is signs of big changes they’re getting ready to make. The first thing I noticed when we pulled up to the house were the big bags of shingles sitting on the roof. Once they do the roofing, the only big exterior work left is the siding, plus minor things like trim, shutters, etc.

You can also see the sidewalk in front. There are two sidewalks, one a few feet in front of our house, and then one where a normal sidewalk would be, relative to the road. The space in between is a public green buffer, since we front one of the main roads leading out of the subdivision. So we get a big front yard that the association will mow and maintain!

There wasn’t any big change on the back of the house (except for a bag of shingles on top of the garage), but there was a little present in the garage. It may not look like much, shrink-wrapped and sitting on a palette, but that gray box is our fireplace! That’s right, this Christmas, I’ll get to hang my stocking by a fireplace for the first time in my life (fireplaces weren’t a great investment in Florida where I grew up). Of course, it’s a gas fireplace so we don’t have to worry about ash or cleaning or anything like that, and we’ve got to come up with a way for Santa to come down with no chimney, but we’re very excited. Hopefully next time there will be a finished roof!

No major changes this time, just the installation of the windows.

Here’s the rear view, including the sliding glass door.