Vinyl Records -- curiosity

What's the difference between vinyl records and CDs (obviously beyond the purely aesthetic)? This might be a stupid question, but I'm young enough to not have had much experience with record players. So what are the advantages of owning records vs. CDs or even computer music files?

And does the width/size of the record (i.e. 7'') tell you something about how many songs can be played on it?

iPod

I almost lost my i-pod today. My Zara boots are completely useless for traction, and I slipped while walking down my front steps (while the guy behind me laughed.. seriously, wtf). My ipod fell from my bag, but I didn't notice for a few minutes.

Fortunately, someone found it. I actually feel self-conscious when people look through my playlists/albums (especially since my first album, alphabetically, is The Academy Is...). At the time, I was listening to a playlist entitled "totally emo stuff." Do they judge me based on my music? If this was your first impression of me, what does that say? Does it matter?

veronica mars

i freaking love that show. to the point of wasting hours watching the episodes. just gotta love the wit of v. mars. i wish i could be that cool.
i don't know what i'm going to do once i finish the third season. probably go back to gossip girl. it's kind of sad that i get into bands because i've listened to their songs on these cw shows. like the dandy warhols -- "a long time ago" is the theme to v. mars. it's just not as cool to say "oh, i heard of these guys from a tv show." oh well, at least it's better than "i heard of you guys from guitar hero" (it happens more than you'd think...).

on another note: who wears eye makeup before going to bed? v. mars, apparently -- season 3, ep 3.