i guess i'm just old skool

goddammit, i'm 23. i was born in 1984. why the hell am i listening to billy joel right now??

it's just a fantasy (oh-oh oh-oh)
it's not the real thing (oh-oh oh-oh)
sometimes a fantasy (oh-oh oh-oh)
is all you neeeeed

and furthermore, what is with the eclectic collection of cassette tapes in my car?!? mimo gave me glass houses on cassette for my birthday, and i was absolutely giddy. but tyler was giving my shit about it yesterday. "why don't you just get an ipod like everyone else?" yes, why don't i?? i'm a technology freak, but i still seem to be stuck in 1997 music-wise. i rock cassette tapes and a mini-disc player in my car. a mini-disc player.

and I LIKE IT.

yes, i am proud of my odd fascination with the art of making mix tapes and collecting old cassettes. this doesn't mean i don't buy CDs, because there is nothing more satisfying than coming home with a new record and adding it to my itunes library, but the reactions on people's faces when they see the neat little row of tapes in my glovebox is just priceless. furthermore, tapes can be acquired for quite cheap, making mystery tapes worth the 25 cents even if they're horrible... but when you find a little gem, oh boy.

i love my tapes. maybe if you come listen to them with me, you will see how amazing they really are.