Pandora

"Familiarity breeds contempt" should be the theme of Pandora Radio. Because Meg and I don't have much disposable income and because I think spending $15-20 on a CD is a bit much, I often get tired of listening to the same songs over and over again on my iTunes. To illustrate, I have one song that I've listened to 232 times! Now, most people don't sit in front of their computer, listen to music, and study for hours on end a day like me but really, 232 is a little much. What's more, I'll most likely increase that number today. But, alas, I found a solace from the doldrums of my music collection in Pandora's box of goodies.

Pandora.com is website where you the listener can be your own DJ, sort of. You don't even have to create an account (although you can for free), all you have to do is type in one of your favorite artists or songs in the home page text box and it will create a station tailored to that specific genre. What's even better is that as they play the music you can give the songs a thumbs up or down and it will reconfigure to play stuff more in line with your tastes. It's perfect for those like myself who are disgruntled at commercialism and the utter lack of taste on regular radio and who don't want to spend $15 a month on new CDs or Sirius radio. I just wanted to give a shout out to one of the things that makes med school life, and for that matter work life, much more doable.