listen to more music.

I took the train from Chicago to Ann Arbor on Sunday, and ran out of reading material over the course of my five hour ride. So that left me with music to listen to.

I listened to a bunch of my favorite songs first, but then I started to dive into albums that I somehow acquired but never listened to. It was very nice. I even brought my iPod into work today, a habit I had gotten out of because I like to hear the conversation around me.

It sounds funny, but sometimes I think I’m afraid to listen to new music because I fear change. This is a very comfortable way to deal with that fear.

So the problem with this, is that I’m not set up to listen to music well yet. I haven’t transferred my music library on my old computer to my new one, and I haven’t hooked up my stereo. I listen to Pandora now and then, but its not really the same as listening to albums. I also need to bring more CDs into my car (or get something to allow me to play my ipod in my car), and convince myself that its okay if I don’t listen to NPR for a car ride or two.

Listening to music used to be a big part of my life; I’m not sure why I’ve abandoned it lately.

Checked this one off a year ago, but I’m realizing I don’t listen to much music lately. So I’ve got Pandora going in another tab, and I’m going to make a point of busting out the iPod at work on Monday.

What I need to do though is get my music collection off of my old computer and onto my laptop. Or throw on a CD once in a while. Music is good.

I dusted off my mp3 player, and I’ve started going to pandora.com again. I am so happy to be doing this. Especially listening to my own collection, its like reuniting with old friends. I am remembering so many different times in my life. It feels great.

Now what I’d like to do next is find new music that defines this time in my life. I also should listen to more albums (old and new), rather than just throwing my mp3 player on shuffle all the time.