I can now pack away all my CD's. My music has all been converted to little mini discs for my player. I can't believe that what used to be shelves and shelves of CD's (and has been large black books of CD's for the last 3 years) now all fits in four little boxes of discs.

This whole enterprise has made me realize that of all my music, Ani Difranco is my absolute favorite. I used to think she was a phase, similar to my +Live+ phase, or my Doors phase. But, I was listening to Ani back then as well, and here I am, ten years later, and I can listen to her for hours. Just background listening while reading, doing something else... Or that intense listening, where I have read the lyrics, but hear them for the first time. Understand them.

I'm quite unhappy that I don't have every Ani album. I listen to bits from Evolve and Educated Guess, loving them almost more than anything else. I had So Much Shouting at one point, but left it in my glove box and it was all scratched to hell.

The three artists that I have more than three albums transferred to mini-disc are Ani, Dave Matthews (and the band), and Paul Simon. I think it can be stated officially. I'm a folk music lover.

Well, Ani is going to sing me to dreamland as I head towards eight work days left.