January 28, 2003
Up to My Eyeballs in Tunes

Ack! I'm drowning over here!

Too...many....CD jewel...cases....*pant pant*...must find...something better...*cough*...than this...damn wannabe desk drawer...thingie.

At last count, I had 382 folders in my MP3 directory, each folder corresponding to a single CD whose audio I converted. Of those 382 discs, I'd say 350 are legitimately purchased and mine. It's a huge jump from my last count, where I believe I found myself with 225 discs. To make matters worse (or better...I have no problem with a massive selection of music), that larger number doesn't even truely represent my full collection, for I have at least three stacks of jewel cases two feet high which I still haven't converted yet.

My ultimate goal is to convert everything I have to MP3, safely store the CDs away, and burn MP3 CDs whenever I need them. No more surface scratch worries, no more hesitation to listen to my older music, and a vastly larger number of songs I can carry around with me, sans unnecessary CD bulk.

I've maxed out this wheeled desk drawer thing I've got, but it only holds 140 cases. The overflow contributes to the overall cluttery-ness of my apartment. Now, I don't mind looking like a music geek, but the moment I step on and crack jewel cases and trip over skyscrapers of CDs, I get annoyed. Especially when you lose the cover insert for the fifth time! ><;;

Googling for mass compact disk storage doesn't work well, but I did find a Canadian company called CAN-AM and they make some furniture that seems right up my alley.

At any given time, I can walk into a music store and see fifty albums I absolutely must have. That translates into roughly $600 if I price the CDs at twelve bucks a pop. The basic unit I want holds 270 discs in each of it's two shelves at a price of US$289 plus shipping and handling. The thing weighs 70 pounds, so I'm sure S&H won't be cheap.

To further inflame the situation, I'm also running out of DVD space on the rack I have next to my TV. At any given time, I can walk into a consumer electronics store and see fifty DVDs I absolutely must have, half of them anime DVDs. Obviously, I can't keep living this media storage lie I've been decieving myself with for so long.

I must take action.

Perhaps I'll put this on my formal Christmas Gift List for '03? Will I be able to navigate my bedroom and livingroom by then? Even reach my computer?



Posted by Drizzten at January 28, 2003 02:29 AM

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I pity the fool who tries to rob you. He wont know where to start.

Posted by: Ken on January 29, 2003 02:22 AM

I pity him or her even further if I'm home.

I go shopping for dedicated self-defense ammunition in a few days. *evil cackle*

Posted by: Drizz on January 29, 2003 09:22 PM
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