Obsessive-compulsive people shouldn't make CDs.
I recently found out that I get really neurotic when it comes to making CDs. I never tried before - I only burned things for myself just so I had backups of my files. I never made mix CDs for others before. Actually, I'm just too lazy.
I promised the ex a long time ago that I'd make him one though. He e-mailed me a list of songs for the CD, which mostly consisted of music from the 90s that I burned onto a disc. Then I made another disc with songs that I picked for him, just so he doesn't get stuck on what he's listening to these days. It was a mix of recent indie stuff, everyday mainstream rock, and a couple of nostalgic 90s songs that I was sure he didn't have. Song-picking was easy - the problem came when I had to burn the CD. I kept tagging them over and over, plus I couldn't decide on the order of the songs. I also got into a bind when the songs I decided on wouldn't fit into the disc. Choosing which tracks to take out was a pain. Then, I had to decide on the cover art, but I'm not artistic at all, and I didn't think the effort was necessary, heh, so I wound up with the song titles typed up on a sheet of bond paper. This all may sound like the usual CD-making issues, but the task really took me a long time to do. When I saw the ex last Friday, I was so relieved to get rid of the CDs, haha. I think he liked them at least. He was texting me about them yesterday.
I did find CD-making fun, but the next time I attempt the task, I'm going to make sure I have lots of time to do it, just so I don't get as obsessive-compulsive as the first time. The boyfriend actually wants me to make him an 80s mix CD, but now that he's seen what happens when I make discs, he's having second thoughts, teehee.
I promised the ex a long time ago that I'd make him one though. He e-mailed me a list of songs for the CD, which mostly consisted of music from the 90s that I burned onto a disc. Then I made another disc with songs that I picked for him, just so he doesn't get stuck on what he's listening to these days. It was a mix of recent indie stuff, everyday mainstream rock, and a couple of nostalgic 90s songs that I was sure he didn't have. Song-picking was easy - the problem came when I had to burn the CD. I kept tagging them over and over, plus I couldn't decide on the order of the songs. I also got into a bind when the songs I decided on wouldn't fit into the disc. Choosing which tracks to take out was a pain. Then, I had to decide on the cover art, but I'm not artistic at all, and I didn't think the effort was necessary, heh, so I wound up with the song titles typed up on a sheet of bond paper. This all may sound like the usual CD-making issues, but the task really took me a long time to do. When I saw the ex last Friday, I was so relieved to get rid of the CDs, haha. I think he liked them at least. He was texting me about them yesterday.
I did find CD-making fun, but the next time I attempt the task, I'm going to make sure I have lots of time to do it, just so I don't get as obsessive-compulsive as the first time. The boyfriend actually wants me to make him an 80s mix CD, but now that he's seen what happens when I make discs, he's having second thoughts, teehee.