i am the music queen. between my iPod (and the rockin' grand total of $175--that is not a typo--worth of iTunes gift certificates that i got for christmas) and the sirius radio that dana got me, i will be oozing commercial free musical happiness from my very pores. and that's just in the car. i can also listen to my iPod inside now, thanks to the speaker dock that my parents got me, and once i get the in-home kit for my sirius (which i ordered today and should get here by friday), i will be able to listen to *that* inside as well. which was a little more tricky, because i do not have a stereo system. also not a typo. at least, i didn't until today, because i went out and bought an inexpensive but really neat-o looking cd player with rca hookups so i can use it for the sirius. this seems to be how i always come into new electronic equipment, a la the time i bought a brand new computer because the one i had was too old to run the iPod software. so all in all, i will never be without music again. and on another music related note, if you haven't yet, check out pandora.com. you tell it a band you like, and it plays you a sampling of songs that you might like based on that. nothing to download; the player runs right off the website and it's free. you can mark songs you like as favorites, and follow links straight from the player to iTunes or Amazon to buy the music for yourself. really great way to get exposed to new artists that you might not hear about otherwise.

okay, that's all for now. i'm going to go revel in the musicfulness (new word!) of my apartment.