Checking in as the weirdo who likes both the long summer days and the short winter days.
noisypine
Never use a case. Had one on my blackberry back in the day, but never since. I'm pretty careful with my phone. When I am holding it, I recognize that it's a $500 device and needs to be treated with care. That being said, I am a strong supporter of being present in the moment and my phone usually only comes out if I need to call/text or look up some information. Unless im sitting in a vehicle or waiting room, I just don't really use my phone much.
Tribler works well. Its not as fast as standard torrents, but its not unreasonable either. I see lots of talk of I2P, but man, it's not a simple thing to setup and the torrents are restricted to what's on the I2P network. Generally missing a ton of stuff and downloads are very slow, much slower than Tribler.
19, year round. Quantity of blankets is all that changes.