URNotAlone

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June 19th, 2008 5:47 pm MST

I'm in Boston and I really love it, here.  Lately, though, work has been oppressive - i haven't even had the chance to go out because many of my friends who never knew me as Sue DO know I have a sweet apt and have invited themselves up <giggle>. 
I realli don't mind because I love my friends and I love company, But it's all been ... well ... stressful.  So I decided to chuck it all for a while and SHOP!!  Surprisingly, I didn't buy anything pretty.  Instead, I bought music.  It was a good choice.  here's what I bought:
Bloom (SarahMclachlan.  Yes, yes I AM a girl, after all <giggle>),  two disk "best of" Tori Amos (I luv her voice so much), Turn Around (Jonny Lang - RIDICULOUSLY good blues),  Something equally bluesy by Keb Mo (left the CD in Apt so I don't know the name), a collection of Romantic Period guitar music, Bach's collected Toccata and Fugues (listening to it now - it makes me feel like a snowfalke in a blizzard <shivering happily>).   Iraq (Black47 - please no political comments about this one.  The Irish are among the most musical of cultures, and I love hearing lyrics that don't make soldiers sound llike war mongers.  If you've been involved with that kind of stuff you'll remember things when you play it.  You should play it anyway.)   Time Out (Dave Brubeck Quartet.  REALLY classic Jazz.I have an LP from my dad at home but people keep "borrowing" my cd :) ), 
Now I'm looking at this STACK of CDs in Border's (wound up there after despairing in the music section of WalMart), thinking, "Crap this is gonna be expensive."  But, as I passed the bargain table I still had to pick up a new copy of "legend" by Bob Marley and, for a realli cute surprise, Eddie Brickell n the New Bohemians!  I was hopscotching through the aisles when I found that one :)
I get back to the office, pop Jonny Lang into my portable and, well, it was like, "No. no way.  This won't work."
So Today I went out at lunch and bought a Klipsch satellite / subwoofer PC system.  I am now FLOATING on a glorious sea of sound.  everybody else has gone home so I'm shattering windows with the glorious sounds of pipe organ and JS Bach.  I can't describe how happi I am now.  I don't care if I work all night (which is good because I might be ... )
Guys and dolls, BUY this damned Klipsch system!  it's $160 but it makes a PC sound .. well.. KLIPSCH.  OMG it's good!
Thanks for listening I only wish I could REALLY share the music.  Close your eyes and imagine Heaven and Hell shoved into a cuisineart.  The image comes close, but the reality is more intense.
 
Love, and Compassion (which is Love after her acne clears) ,
 
Suzi
 
ps- of course it's one more heavy thing to shlep outta here when i head south again.  YUK florida :(