Change is good (?)
Much like a great deal of my other stories, this one starts with me trying to find a CD hidden somewhere in my room, among many other CDs. However, this one ends differently than usual (giving up and listening to something else).
I kept looking for the elusive disc (even though I had mostly forgotten what I was looking for and why I wanted to listen to it), to the point that I ended up spending most of an hour hunting around my room.
Eventually, I gave up and listened to The Misfits, instead of whatever it was I was looking for. But the exercise in futility I had participated in got me thinking. Why do we use CDs? Their relatively small size and easy portability makes them astoundingly easy to lose, and incredibly hard to find.
Even though I’m not what you might call “retro,” at least vinyl records are large, bulky objects that are difficult (if not impossible) to lose among piles of papers and books on my desk.
In fact, I think I’ll try finding a turntable and some records if for no other reason than I can’t lose albums that are as large as my head. Unless I end up losing my head as well, which is also always a possibility. However, short of that I should be able to enjoy my music without an hour of desperation trying to find said music.
(Note: I ended up finding the CD I was looking for, three days later under a pile of dirty laundry. Go figure.)
— Carl Zielinski