blog ≥ i-pod

i haven't forgotten about you. i've just been a little preoccupied with my new i-pod. i hope you can forgive me. i'm really only capable of dealing with one new piece of technology at a time. yes, i recently got a cell phone (although i rarely answer it) and, yes, i finally got my HD tv to work (after a friend suggested that i turn it to an HD channel), but me and technology don't go together so well.


as for the i-pod, it's great. for a music lover like me, it's heaven on earth. although i couldn't get it to work right off the bat (my computer doesn't have windows xp), and although i did have one minor meltdown (when i accidentally downloaded enrique inglesias), i'm really glad i got it.

i've spent the past three or four weekends doing nothing but downloading my cds onto my i-pod. in fact, sometimes at night, i dream of the cds i want to put on it next. i really do. i've carefully scrutinized each cd. i've gone artist by artist and hand-picked my favorite albums and favorite songs. it's a labor of love, really. i currently have over 4,000 songs (that's approximately 10 days of continuous music), and i'm nearing completion. i have plenty of other cds to add (at least half of my collection), but i don't wanna hit shuffle and hear a bad song or a bad album. i'm kind of a perfectionist.

anyway, it's really cool. i take my i-pod to work and plug it into the computer and voilah, i have every great album i own at the touch of my fingertip. it's almost instantly made my work days better. i'm surprised whenever a new song or album comes up. the beatles, jawbreaker, the jesus lizard, bruce springsteen, son volt, poison, helmet, johnny cash, nirvana, it's like reliving every musical style i've ever gotten into.

but, but, i didn't mean for this to come out sounding like an i-pod love affair, although i'm sure that's how it sounds. what i really wanted to say is that i miss my blog, and i'll start writing more and more and more and downloading less and less and less.