Old Friends

Now that we have our new computer, I am in the process of ripping all of my CDs to the new iTunes library -- over 300 CDs. Why, you ask, did I not just transfer them from the old computer? Well, because I had only uploaded maybe a fifth of them. When my ex-boyfriend and I broke up, he kept the computer, which housed thousands and thousands of our combined songs. Therefore, I lost hundreds of dollars of music and the ability to update my old, first-generation iPod. Not that I was/am bitter or anything, but after that I just didn't care to spend the days it takes to reload all of the CDs onto the computer. And, as mentioned in my last post, I had stopped running just after all that happened, so the need to constantly make new running playlists dissipated, and I just sat on the subway and listened to the songs I had on my iPod already without adding any new ones.

But now, with the getting back into running, and having a new computer, and also having bought a car that already has an iPod connector built in (how cool is that?), I figured it was time to bust out the CDs and go for it, as well as reactivate my iTunes account, and get all current again.

In the process of all of this, I am ripping CDs that I have had for years and years -- like, since college. It's been awesome to remind myself of all this old music and why I like it.

I have been obsessed with Bjork forever, but I kind-of forgot about Vespertine. What a beautifully gorgeous album! I saw her perform right when this album came out, and it was just heart-breakingly beautiful. The words, the haunting music -- it just gives me chills.

This project is going to take me some time, since there are so many CDs, but I am loving it! I can't wait to make new playlists and get all my music categorized.

God, I am such a geek.