I Bought a Mini iPod

It's beautiful...silver and sleek and already in its case, complete with those little postal name tage you get in the mail. Hey...I lose things. So far I've read "the destructions," as the kids used to say. I've installed the cd and plugged in the charger. I've even gone through a bunch of cds and noted which songs to copy. HOWEVER. The rubber hasn't hit the road yet. There's another hour to go on the charging bit, and then the fun begins. Can I transfer the cds? Does anybody care?