Friday, February 1, 2008

#52 - Make someone else a mix CD

This item i thought would be a lot harder than it ended up being. I think part of it was the subject, but iwas definietly more free flowing when i put this together and it went real quick.

I started compiling some tracks to make this CD for Kels one night and by the next day, had 20-25 songs that i thought would work. i tried to pick songs that she would enjoy, but didnt know already. and since she admittingly didnt follow too deeply into alot of types of music, that made it a little easier for me. i think when i make mixes for people, i tend to try and stretch too exotic sometimes and thats what gets me into trouble.

after i paired it down to just 18 songs, i started to order them. the first and last songs were obvious for me, so getting the ones in the middle to flow nicely was the only difficult part. so i picked through the beginnings and ends of all the songs and sort of mixed it around and thats the part that went really unexpectedly well.

i just ripped the disc and will hopefully post it in the mail by monday. and then of course, i hope she enjoys the songs i picked! once it arrives, this item can officially be completed, but i deem it worthy enough to be done now.

#51 - Piece together a complete stereo system

This item i can tell will be a work in progress for a while form now. the benefit is that i really don't have the space to set something up until i have my own living room to have free reign over. So while at work today, i determined what components would be a part of this system, and sort of arranged them in a set up that i will eventually make for myself, probably once i have a few or all of the components to go with it. below is a list of each of the components and the ones with specific tpye/model listed are what have been acquired up to date.

  • speakers - jbl 2600 bookshelf (2)
  • receiver
  • cd player
  • dvd player
  • record player
  • playstation 2 - already owned
  • flatscreen tv
  • cable box (will come with service)
  • equalizer (optional)