Bill’s blog

It was almost 10 years ago now where I decided it was time I bought a cd burner. I splurged on a 4x model, which set me back almost $300.

In comparison, today, you can get a 52x writer that burns every type of cd and dvd made for less than $20.

I decided to see if I could actually make a mix music cd. Such things were very uncommon back then. I got the software I needed to do it, so I decided since it was close to Christmas I would send friends mix cds instead of cards. “siri’s non-xmas cd” was born, and the end result was pretty good. I got a lot of people saying they didn’t know you could do that (from home, at least)

Interestingly, Jane was one of the recipients of the original batch of cds. Who knew what the future would hold.

The burner came with a blank cd, which I used to burn the original copy. I bought a spindle of 50 cds and could not get any of them to burn at 4x. So I ended up burning 25 copies of this cd at 1x, which sucks at 75 minutes a pop. MUCH later I realized that the speed rating on a blank cd is not just a marketing gimmick but really does matter, at least to some degree.

I still have the original cd, and surprisingly it still works despite spending much of the last 10 years in my car. I’ve decided to make a 10-year anniversary edition of the cd with new songs. I’m picking out songs to put on it now. I hope to figure out who got the originals. I think I remember most of the list, but I don’t think I have it anywhere. The facebook version of this post will have the names tagged of people I think got one. Feel free to respond to this post here on sirinek.com, or on facebook, but not on livejournal, thank you, because I most likely won’t see it there.

If you got a copy of the original and want this new one, you are first on my list to get it! The new friends I’ve made in the last 10 years are welcome to get a copy too. Anyone interested needs to email me or jane with their address.