One of the memories I have of my youth is staying up into the wee hours of the morning on the computer, usually on Active Worlds or messing around on my website. As much as I hate being awake when the sun rises, that doesn’t mean I haven’t spent many a morning greeting my parents when they woke for work. Of course, this wasn’t when school was in session, but during the summer or even winter breaks. The sound of talk radio turning on and the shower as my dad got ready for work, followed by the scent of fresh brewing coffee. Sometimes I wouldn’t be up on the computer, but simply watching TV in my room once I finally got a cable box. I would end up captivated by the various infomercials, but often times I’d end up on one of the music channel’s seemingly endless music video programs¹ and just watch HOURS of music videos.

Early in my music collecting and downloading, I was perfectly content and delighted in downloading individual songs I discovered on these shows, on the radio, in movies or TV shows. Who needs a whole album of any particular artist when you have a pretty awesome jumbled natural playlist of music? Only the specific songs you wanted and love… I loved just letting my Winamp play ongoing while shuffling through my entire music collection at the time. I don’t think I’d let my iTunes go off on that kind of musical tangent without having to skip tons of songs that I just don’t care so much for.

Less than 10 years ago, I was happy with my albums on CD and my individual song collection on my computer. Of course, I have plenty of albums now that I absolutely love in their entirety! However, they’re not the majority.

Music aside, I’m kind of reliving a fond memory of mine. There are some specific aspects that could occur to make them even more fond and specific, but that would require a good handful of people I haven’t been in contact with for years and and entire’s day & night recreation. A lot of music was a part of that memory too. Funny how that works, huh? Coldplay “In This Place” was specific to that day. I know I sound vague and ridiculous, but I’m just enjoying thinking about a day I hold especially fond in my mind and heart and there’s no reason to really share it in detail. Partially because I don’t feel like typing out the details. Some of it was/is fuzzy due to me pulling an all-nighter prior to and there was a moment of nappage going on later in the day.

Plus, I want to encourage you to think of a fond memory that makes you smile, maybe even tear up a little bit. Is there a specific song that’s associated with that memory? I’d just like to know what song that is