music

one of the nicest things to happen in my life lately is that my dad built me a computer. my old one was a dino from the stone age, but it was fine for getting online, which was mostly what i used it for. it didn't have any sound though, and this one not only has lovely audio, but dad left me some nice speakers to use. i haven't had decent sound since i sold my car, and the stero that went with it. now i just need to get a microphone and i'll be able to use google chat.

the new computer is all pimped out with much more than i need, like the beautiful google earth. i'm such a google girl. i made mom & dad look at the palm islands in dubai once we got the bad boy fired up. and dad loaned me a flat screen monitor to boot. you should've seen the old one! it was so big you would've thought it was brought in the delorian from 1985. i've spent several hours today beginning the move of my cd collection to my computer. there's an 80gig ipod out there with my name on it...a few paychecks into this promotion and it'll be priced for the holidays, and i'll be ready to make it mine.

i've been dying to get my huge drawer of music into the palm of my hand. what a fab age we live in! i've gotten about 45 done, and i still have about 200 more to go. it'll take me a while i think, but i'll do 10 or 15 an night until they're done. i have the craziest mix of music! i didn't know i was so 'eclectic'. i've got everything from bach to kenna to alejandro sanz - salsa, indie, samba, afro-cubano, classical, disco, easy listening, jazz, blues, christain, spanish christian, christmas, folk, new age, r&b, old school gospel...the list goes on. i even have a country album.

but i don't have any rap, and i don't have elvis, michael jackson, prince or the beatles. believe it or not, though, i may have a michael bolton album in there somewhere. i hope i do, just because it's so dang funny to be able to say that i own a michael bolton album. how many people do you know that would a)have one, and b)admit it? that's why you like me. i'm the cheese ball so you don't have to be.

okay, enough. i'm going to bed after i go look one more time at the pretty yarn i bought today.