One of the things I’m enjoying most about my laptop is reconnecting with my CDs, many of which I have loaded. During college my grandparents gave me a set of really nice headphones. The first time I listened to them, even my untrained ear could notice how much better the sound was compared to a normal set of speakers in a house or car or a normal set of headphones. By blocking out the outside noise and producing sound with high accuracy, they let me hear tiny details that I’d missed – understanding certain lyrics for the first time, hearing the echoes of the concert hall, picking out individual instruments and voices. I used them a lot while I had a roommate at Baylor but not as much after that once I got my own place. Now I happily take them with me and plug them into my laptop during my downtime at work. I must fight the temptation to sing along, especially when I’m listening to voice-focused CDs like Acappella or the King’s Singers.