The whys, whens and what fers

After a short conversation with Dan today about things IPod and other technological wonders on and off our radars, it struck me that it might be worth laying out my listening habits.

I do have an IPod, and use it every day, though not perhaps as much as one might think.

Typical weekday mornings start with a walk with Primus. This almost always involves the IPod, though at a volume that allows me to hear even birds chirping. I have a handful of weekly Podcasts, some music related, some not, that I get through in a couple days of walks, and then the rest of the time is music. Lately this has been CMC volumes 2 and 3, but also some stuff from my collection. I usually turn on NPR (news) in the house when showering/eating/getting ready. I never, ever watch tv in the mornings any day of the week. I despise the morning talk shows and I generally don't have time to sit down anyway.

Drive to work is usually a combination of NPR and various local stations. No IPod - too much trouble to hook up for the ride.

Work is so disjointed that I actually prefer The Current from Minnesota Public Radio or some other good diverse internet radio in the mornings, listening when possible, but not needing to be into a whole album. I generally catch parts of the Al Franken Show on Air America starting at 12:00pm est until 3:00, although this too tends to be very disjointed due to phone calls, questions, other reasons not to be at my desk.

Car ride home is the same as the car ride in - combination of NPR and local radio, always for music - no sports radio. That's for dicks.

Walk with Primus with IPod - podcasts or music.

Home usually is some NPR in the early evening and then nothing. Sometimes music, sometimes CMC, depending on the status of the current volume. Sometimes working on future volumes.

Weekends involves a good amount of NPR being on while I work around the house, and usually some music stretching into the afternoon and evening depending on what's going on.

The IPod gets good use on long car trips and vacations, plus times when I'm doing stuff out in the yard for which a radio is inconvenient. Also when I work in the basement on various projects.

That's it, my listening habits in a nutshell, for anyone who cares.