My Amazing Feat

I listened to the same CD for almost twelve hours today. Twelve. XII. Dodici. Dodici ore. Not only that, but I was not once bored of the music I heard. How, you may ask, is that possible? Well, I wasn't bored because I never--or almost never--heard the same song twice in a row. And THAT was possible because I just bought a new CD player that takes MP3 CDs. (The silver one in the picture on the right. This was the best picture I could find quickly on the web.) I burned an MP3 CD (actually an "Atrac3plus CD") yesterday with all my classical music on it, and now I have 224 songs (from about sixteen CDs) on one CD. Sometimes technology is just so amazing. (Other times I want to throw technology out the window of my fourth-story bedroom; fortunately, I haven't had that urge yet with my new CD player.) I probably won't listen to the whole CD again tomorrow: I'll just listen to the remaining five hours on the disc.

I almost wrote about Sunday's awesome thunderstorm at Fairwood, but then I remembered that most of the people most likely to read my blog were there! For those who were not, I will briefly summarize the storm. Brilliant! Spectacular! and most of all Ear-splittingly LOUD! I enjoyed every second of it. I could see lightning bolts striking all over Mt. Monadnock, and one came noisily close to Fairwood. I feel sorry for people who are afraid of thunder. It can be so much fun to listen to!

I used up a roll of film in a camera today. I opened up the back after rewinding, and.....there it was in all its green and gold glory! I gave a long sigh of relief.