"Bankruptcy, Michael, is nature's do-over. It's a fresh start, it's a clean slate."

I don't mean to keep putting off the third installment of the television blog - believe me, it's coming. And no, I did not get myself into a situation where I would need to declare bankruptcy - though I did just spend way too much money getting my car fixed. The title is merely for my own enjoyment. However, something just happened to me and I think that it warrants a sunny-side-up, slice-of-happy-pie type blog from myself. 

You see my entire iTunes library decided to evaporate. And while, yes, I do have a job that involves computers and, yes, I do consider myself to be somewhat computer-literate, I wasn't entirely sure how to get it back. But - I didn't try very hard. All of my music was still intact and in its proper location, so all was not lost. And then, I did the entirely me thing to do, and I said 'You know, this is an opportunity!'

The situation of having to redo my iTunes library has happened to me on several occasions. The first two when my computer crashed and the third when I got my new computer. It's a little daunting, sure, but it's not really as bad as it seems. And lucky for me, I had my iPod fully-charged and fully-loaded with all of my favorite play lists for quick copying of those that were small-ish. But for the most part, it's a clean slate. I have one play list that is my main iPod list, however, that is way too big to deal with (twss) or to copy song for song.

So, rebuilding this ever important play list for my iPod is not as simple as it sounds. In fact, it takes FOREVER to skim through my library and decide which songs I actually listen to versus which songs I just like having. After all, my iPod only holds a certain amount of music and I must be somewhat picky as to the music that ends up there. But I actually really enjoy it. It's a chance to reevaluate the music that provides the soundtrack for my life. Who doesn't want a shift from a horror movie to a romantic comedy every so often? Regardless, I just think that it's nice to get a clean slate every so often. Sometimes I wish a magic Swiffer would come through and just grab everything I own, put it in a box and let me redecorate my life.


But I know that it doesn't really work like that, despite some ill-conceived advice from Creed!