The byrne controller pattern

var $item = $('.item').remove().

methods({
  load: function(attribs) {
    this.set(attribs);
    this.e.trigger('item:loaded',this);
    return this;
  },
  set: function(attribs) {
    this.id = attribs.id;
    this.find('.content input').val(attribs.content);
    return this;
  }
}).

end();

$('#items').
  
  find('> .add button').
  click(function() { $(this).tigger('items:new') }).
  
end().

bind('items:new', function() { $(this).c().add() }).

methods({
  load: function(items) {
    var self = this;
    $.each(items, function() { self.add().load(this) });
  },
  add: function() { 
    return $item.cloneWithMethods().show().appendTo(this.e.find('.items'));
  }
});

$(document).bind('items:loaded', function(e, items) {
  $('#items').c().load(items)
});