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So, am completely re-obsessed with music. Since signing on to Rdio a couple of years ago all my music listening dreams have come true...any music I want, available at anytime. I have this memory of spending 6 hours of my time once making two double sided 90 minute mixed tapes for my cousin. I was so good at making the recordings perfect and not cutting off any of the track or going into the next tune...my Akai stereo had an infallible "pause" button. Now I can make a playlist in 5 minutes and share with everyone I know.

When I was a teenager I used to head downtown every weekend to Odessey or Scratch Records to spend my money on records, tapes and posters...but it was daunting how much music there was that I would never hear. Even the act of buying an album without hearing it first was a gamble. That whole system is gone now and although I understand why some musicians, like David Byrne, are outraged at the the idea of streaming media (The internet will suck all creative content out of the world??? Really?) I think it's fuckin' awesome. I would like to think that if I had any talent, or musical ability at all, that my main objective would be to exercise it, no matter what.

remember how heavy these are to move??

Buggered my ankle again over the weekend running too far, too fast :( My new plan is to continue running how I want (the pain is manageable), finish the race and then rest it back to health for the last three weeks in March. Have not received any professional advise in formulating this plan ;)