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Yes! After an entire seven days of endless toil (no, I'm serious), I have finally finally managed to get my entire CD collection on my new, monster, 60GB iPod. Just under 20GB of music - just over 3,200 songs.

Thank christ for that. Maybe I can get my life back now. Once I have the energy I will write up my insane experience and the fact that I have been sucked into Planet iPod.

I tell you what though, my old passion for music is back with a vengeance. Have already bought three albums and six singles online. Now to mention four - yes, four - iPod extras: a cassette adaptor to play it in my car; a mic for recording interviews; a stereo system so I don't have to sit with my earphones in all day; and a plug-in infra-red remote controller so I don't have to get up from my desk while listening to the iPod in the specially designed stereo.

I'm not counting the super-expensive-but-my-god-that's-good earphones that I have also ordered. Even my old super-good earphones are no longer good enough for my new prized possession.

Jesus, I hope this insanity fades soon. I've got to get some rest, got to get some sleep, got to get some work done. Plus I can't afford to spend £400 on music and iPod accessories every bloody month.