Couch Decisions

So, I was sitting on my boyfriend's couch the other day, listening to my music, when I thought to myself, "Gee, I really like the Goo Goo Dolls. I wish I had a greatest hits CD by them." Then, I said out loud, "Gee, I really like the Goo Goo Dolls. I wish I had a greatest hits CD by them." I didn't think they had one out. Plus, I've never been one to spend money on music. I'm all about burning things from other people's music collections.

So, I was sitting on my couch today, flipping channels while trying to motivate myself to go get some sinus medicine to accommodate my very painful head cold, when I saw a commercial for a CD called "Goo Goo Dolls Greatest Hits Vol. 1: The Singles" available for $8ish bucks at Wal-Mart. What? Did the deity of music hear my request and quickly market this fabulous product just for me? However, this is me, and I don't ever buy music. In fact, I can't remember the last time I actually bought music. I didn't even buy my i-pod -- it was payment for a job I did editing scripts for a training video that I would have done for free.

So, I was sitting on my couch with my boyfriend today, cuddling his face off, when I thought, "Gee, I really like the Goo Goo Dolls. I wish I had a greatest hits CD by them." And then I thought, "Gee, why don't I just go buy it?" For me, decision making goes one of two ways; I either make a decision and carry it out immediately without thinking about it or I fuss over making a decision for a very very long time. I chose the former, turned to my boyfriend, and said, "Hey, let's go to Wal-Mart. I have a CD I need to buy. So... not only did I go to Wal-Mart in Orem on a Saturday night, which may be the actual bane of anyone's existence, but I actually willingly purchased music for no real reason other than I wanted it.

And so now here I am, sitting on my boyfriend's couch, listening to the CD, browsing its songs that I both am familiar and unfamiliar with, and I have to say that this is one of the most beneficial purchases I've ever made. Good job, J!

As for the rest of you... if you, like me, are into the pop-rock that was cool during middle school (and possibly high school), do yourself the best favor ever and buy this freakin' amazing CD.