I got my music back!

My computer recently died, and since I am an idiot, I didn't back up any of my itunes purchases. When my computer died, all of the music that I had purchased over the last couple years disappeared into the ether. My situation turned from dire to happy when my second cousin told me that you can email apple itunes support, tell them what happened, and they'll let you re-download your purchases. I wasn't able to recover everything, but I got the majority of it back.

Backup your itunes library (or at least your purchases) often!! I learned this lesson the hard way.

The Ceremonial First Pitch

The ceremonial first pitch in a baseball game is always hard to watch. The ceremonial pitcher is usually someone of renown, not for athletic reasons. They throw the ball, you watch and think "Is it going to get to the catcher or is it going to fall flat a couple of feet from where it started?" Why would anyone ever accept such an "honor." Perhaps it's because of the thrill of participating, even symbolically in something they would never normally be able to do. Maybe it's the frivolity, or the positive attention. Either way, I wish they'd get rid of this tradition all together. It makes me uncomfortable.

It's with this attitude that I embark on my blog journey. No one really wants to see it, and I'll probably make people feel uncomfortable (if anyone even reads it). I just want a place to vent, and let people know about all the awesome stuff I like, that everyone else should like too. Am I self-centered? Maybe, but so is that guy who throws out the first pitch. Why else would anyone subject themselves to such humiliation?