iTunes GRRR

okay, I'm not upset or stressed over it but...

I got an iTunes gift card (thank you Kisers) and decided to use it. I guess I just don't quite have the right mindset for buying music at the moment. I'm really not sure what I want. There are a couple of albums I want but I think I'd rather get the CDs than simply download them because, well, CDs are a higher quality than the compressed files that are sold online. I'm not really an audiofile so I probably shouldn't worry about it. Actually, I probably can't tell the difference, at least not on any sound equipment I have right now. I'm only worried about it on albums I think I'll love. All the other stuff I can download without being bothered by it. I'm just having trouble finding something I want. I find some things to get. I was looking mostly for "secular" music from the early to mid nineties. It's stuff I didn't buy then because, well, I tend to avoid pop music, but somethings filtered down through the culture into my psyche and now make me want to buy them... for old times sake. I found some songs and added them to my shopping cart. I didn't do things right so I actually ended up buying 3 songs with my own money instead of the gift card money. It's a good thing I didn't have the shopping cart loaded up with songs for the full amount of the gift card... of course, that still wouldn't be too costly to me.

I'd like to find some cool new musical favorites. Some music by Christians, but not necessarily "Christian" music. I feel like being a fan again, not just a consumer. I have a large collection of music (98% legal) but it's starting to feel stale.

Somehow, though, I just don't feel like searching for the perfect songs. They didn't have a lot of the things I was looking for. Maybe I'll break down and buy the albums I want and forget about future quality concerns. Maybe I'll just buy some of the songs that are in Karaoke Revolution so I actually know more than two songs that game.