God bless the men and women who work at the Hampton Inn Austin-NW/Arboretum. The maid who cleaned my room did find my iPod and set it aside in the lost and found. I imagine my room was somewhat confusing, as I actually left quite a bit of other stuff in there–a few books and pamphlets from World Fantasy that I didn’t want to pack and take with me (and also the broken strap of my watch band), but of course the iPod was not just a really good tip. The fact that I’ll be getting the iPod back restores my faith in humanity.

I’m not really sure why the hotel didn’t call me immediately once the maid cleaned the room, to inform me that I’d left some stuff in there, but I can’t complain about the end result!