Jonesing: Howard and Tom!

Don't crack up
Bend your brain
See both sides
Throw off your mental chain
New Song - Howard Jones

I have a confession to make. I am an addict. I am out of control. I have fallen victim to that most insidious of vices.... music downloads!!!!

It started innocently enough. I wanted to make a CD of fun, upbeat zydeco dance tunes for my daughter's upcoming birthday party (we're doing a cajun theme this year). A friend innocently suggested I go online and buy a few 99 cent tunes rather than schlep on out to a store and buy a bunch of $15 CD's I might not like.

So I did it. Call it desperation, call it peer pressure, but there I was, shamelessly and publicly googling Beau Jocque and Buckwheat Zydeco. Before I knew it I was face down in Rhapsody, downloading Clfton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis. Hit after hit, I couldn't stop myself!

Well you know how it goes. First you start downloading for a particular reason. Next thing you know, you're hanging out in your pj's, bored, and you think "maybe I'll try a few 80's tunes, see if they brighten my mood a little." In no time at all you're mainlining Guns 'n Roses and desperately trying to remember what hair band had a hit with "I'm The One Who Wants to Be With You". (Answer: Mr. Big)

I am sick. I am out of control. I am $43 dollars poorer than I was 2 days ago, and I'm furiously checking my account balance to see if I can afford Howard Jones Greatest Hits.

For the love of all that is holy, somebody break my internet connection before I end up with an ipod full of Tom Jones and no memory of how it got there!!!!!

Note: I wrote this earlier today as a post to an online pregnancy support group I belong to. When I re-read it I was amused enough to share it here. -- B.