January 30, 2005

Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?

I spent all day inside working on CSS and listening to 80's music. It's my own version of a sensory deprivation tank and it works pretty well. I have no idea what's going on.

Actually, that's not true. I did sneak onto the BBC to read some news; and I looked in on Elvis, my neighbor's cat, twice; and I took a walk around 3:30 to my favorite used bookstore. But that's all. I swear. The rest of the day I worked. Work. Work. Work.

So why 80's music? I have no answer for you. It just seemed right. A little time warp back to the salad days. My iPOD can play for days with all the 80's music I've put on that damn thing apparently. I was a little surprised. I thought, How the hell did that get on there? several times today. I should probably look into that.

The only problem with music induced time travel is the memories that it occasionally kicks up. Certain songs can leave me staring off into space, lost in some moment from years and years ago. I know that smell is a strong memory trigger, but where does music fall? I would venture a guess that it must be a close second. At least it is for me.

Excuse me, I have to listen to Modern English again...