In 2006, I gave up on hauling around CDs wherever I went and finally broke down and bought an iPod. If I wanted any kind of musical selection on my flights to and from Virginia, my power walks to and from class, or when I exercised, a supposedly-skip-free portable cd player and an accompanying three-pound disc case just wasn't going to cut it anymore. It was time to enter the modern age. So I stuck all of my CDs in a closet somewhere, just in case the iPod broke, or my computer broke, or I was feeling nostalgic for a time when music was held in something bigger than a matchbox.
That same year, I bought a car. Now, if you remember 2006, you'll remember that this was just around the time that tape decks were being phased out. CD players were the norm, and mp3 jacks were just an option on a custom features list somewhere. As a poor college student with a twice-a-year roadtrip to and from home, I was not thinking about music options. I was mostly interested in making sure that my Civic LX had cruise control and worrying about how I was going to learn stick shift in two weeks before I had to drive back to school. Plus, who needs to listen to their mp3 player in the car? I had CDs.
Well, need is a strong word, but it's amazing how when something becomes as common place as an mp3 jack is now, you realize how much more convenient it would be to have one than to not. Like texting, choosing and/or changing CDs while driving is not the safest thing. That's not to say that scrolling through song lists on an iPod is, but hey, those shuffle and skip buttons were made for a reason. So, I've resigned myself to the radio and a select few CDs to choose from at stoplights or before the car starts (that means that when all three radio presets are on commercial, it's Beyonce time, baby). Buying a new car is out of the question and installing a new car radio is a hassle and costly, so for now, CDs it will be. But that doesn't mean I need a music library under my armrest. I mean, come on, do I really think I'll be listening to that 98 degrees CD anytime soon?
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