How I listen to music has gone through a lot of changes the past year and a half. Thanks to being in the Information Age, there are many ways to access it. I like the element of choice in listening to music.
The element of choice is probably why I avoid listening to music just because it's in the Top 40; it feels like national peer pressure is telling me what to do. This is also probably why I listen to a lot of music that is either underground, foreign, or older and forgotten; I just went exploring the internet on my own.
There's always a neat feeling of talking to people who have found one underground band that you like. It's like "Oh, you found this gold vein, too?" Also, I like to hear what others found in their mining. "Oh, you found something neat! Let me dig around there."
Sometime in 2017, I lost my iPod. It had been with me for years, and since I like being in command of what I listen to, so I wasn't happy when it went missing. I ended up plugging my phone into the aux jack when I drove, and put it on Pandora or YouTube.
I got rid of my old car, the Old Green Bastard. So, I found that I could use Bluetooth technology in my new car. It was nice, when I missed my music and used YouTube. But I also got to listen to Sirius. It's nice, but not worth $20 and some fees when I could just use the internet for music and podcasts, so I will not be renewing past the introductory rate.
In preparation for losing Sirius in a couple of weeks, I finally got a 200GB micro SD card for my phone. I transferred all my music to it, and I'm so happy I got it. It not only stores my pics and memes, but it turns my phone into an MP3 player. Denise and I have road trips planned for the next few months, so I'm looking forward to playing DJ. At least she likes Clutch.
