It happens to me all the time, these days. But I should mention that I’ve had my unit for a year and a half, and my model is from right before they started making their new improved batteries. All of my troubles now seem to be related to the fact that I only get about an hour of battery life out of the thing when it’s fully charged. I heard that wiping the hard drive and updating the firmware could remedy this, but it hasn’t helped me.
It’s not a big deal to me, though - there are options for getting the Apple people to install a new battery, or you can also do it yourself. Me, I’ll probably just buy a new one eventually, because the ultimate ease-of-use and convenience really makes me happy. Plus, it seems that the iPod is a constantly evolving and improving technology - it just keeps getting better, in the same way that other evolving technologies (like DVD players) have done.
I would suggest getting different headphones/earbuds than the ones that come with the iPod, though, for two reasons: 1) the white iPod headphones, to me, just scream “I have an iPod!! Mug me!!” and 2) the Sennheiser earbuds that I ordered sound better to me anyway.