Is constantly buying new music an addiction and if so, must it be kicked?

I think the only "problem" that I've recognized is the fact that I continue buying more CDs when I have a stack of stuff at home that I still haven't listened to (largely acquired over Xmas, when I had quite a few gift certificates and xmas money to spend on cds).

oh, i do this

oh, that's right, I don't have a girlfriend.

:D

I would avoid making comparisons, it won't stop her from saying you're buying too much. I had a friend who would put stickers on the CD and put a line on it each time he listened to the record. This would be *proof* that his money was well spent. *shrug* I don't know, ask her if it'd be the same if you downloaded the music. Or if it'd be the same if you bought fe books...

I'm not sure how she got the idea that it was the jewel cases I'm interested in.

Bold.

Jon, it seems to me you were in the right there.

and besides, Uggs are the ugliest fucking boots ever made.

Except, you know, with skittles and whores.

Ha ha. Ya think? Try asking her mother if you're buying too many cd's. See how that answer compares with those in this thread.

And remember, it's called oCD for a reason.

Steel wool and a prefrontal lobotomy couldn't remove that memory. No matter how hard I try.

But everytime I impose a disc moratorium on myself, I end up snapping after a few weeks' time and splurging on a stack of needless stuff (Birdland compilation, anyone?)

Like Chicago sagely sang, it's a hard habit to break.

works for me, anyway. i find i don't have quite as large an urge to spend money on more than one or two CDs at the ye olde record shoppe.

"Lead me through the days of wine and roses, one sweet day at a time."

i just miss the record store. it's a nice occasion to get outta the house, shoot the shit with the record store pals, etc.

selling back stuff is a handy way to float as well. like gygax, i kinda like the "renting" philosophy. buy, try, and generally sell back quickly while the credit's high. (a little rip here and there occasionally...)

m.

this is really part of it, searching through the racks. i don't even have to buy something to have gotten my fix (sometimes, other times it's REALLY depressing leaving without anything). when i'm really feeling down, it's sooooooo soothing to just flip through records

I'm a student and I don't have a job, so I end up eating brown rice, veggie stew and Cliff Bars and use the rest of my food stipend to buy CDs... lots of CDs. I've purchased five in the past week, which doesn't seem like a lot, but that's about $65+ depending on the CDs. My gf gives me shit about it, but it's seriously a problem. I've felt better about it lately because I've been a lot more careful about which discs I actually purchase. And I've been selling crap I bought on impulse that I never listen to anymore and doubt that I ever will (i.e., Rock Bottom *ducks*).

And downloading just doesn't do it for me. I finally downloaded Deceit after a year or two of pining for it and GODDAMNILOVEITMORETHANLIFE, but I need to actually hold the CD and examine the cover art, liner notes, etc. Oh well... I think I'll be worse off when I actually get a job.

you gotta be kidding me

how can i compete with that?? my interest is totally selfish while she's clothing our kids. yet she still gets her shopping jollies from it.

sucks, yet i still stake hard to have a little fun money. i mean damn, shouldn't i get some fun outta all my hard web surfing work...???!?

i got friends who spend hundreds and thousands on their stupid hobbies like racing go-carts and turning their cars into jet engines... my tiny record habit is a joke right?

(i'm in denial perhaps.)
m.

I spend too much money on records. I also try to sell back CDs very frequently and LPs somewhat less frequently (if only because hauling a couple big bags to a few record stores is kind've a pain.) Basically what everyone else said: slsk kills the cravings for a time, and so do periodic phases of rediscovering old sounds. The problem is that I'm always hearing about NEW (or old) stuff that sounds KILLER and I NEED to hear it RIGHT AWAY. It makes me feel guilty for wasting the money.

gah, my wife has been buying baby clothes forever and we don't even have kids. she used to work in retail and would find stuff at sample sales. (hi gygax)