when W first bought this last christmas (for a smoking deal, i might add), i was a bit hesitant to use it. i mean, what's so bad about CDs? i don't mind thumbing thru my CDs, trying to find the right tunes for my mood. it's kinda fun, and i get reaquainted with my CDs, some of which i forget i even have (i've been known to buy a CD i already own). then, we had the huge task of converting all our CDs into mp3 files so we could listen to them on the mp101. well, we didn't get very far, cuz it's quite time consuming. but one day last week, W realized he needed a better way to listen to music at work, and researched online music services, including satellite radio (we already get sirius thru dishnetwork and love it!). and the winner? rhapsody! it's so great, why didn't we get this sooner! now we have instant access to over 1.3 million songs! we can scroll thru by artist and listen to entire albums, or just individual songs. you can make favorite lists and build your online library. so convenient! who needs to rip all their CDs when there's rhapsody?! and if you like the song or album, you can purchase it too. i think prices vary. i'm currently listening to death cab for cutie's "plans" album, which i'm very much digging. this is so great...so much better than satellite radio!

so everyone, go and sign yourself up for rhapsody right now. and no, you don't need a wireless digital media player. you can listen to it on your computer or digital music player (i.e. iPod). in the words of martha stewart, "this is a very good thing."