"MY IMPRESSION NOW"

This excerpt was from John Seller's book titled Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life. It is narrated from Seller's point of view as he reflects on the function of itunes known as a play count. A play count allows the user to see how many times they have listened to a particular song, as well as other things including providing information of the most listened to genre. The author finds this incredibly interesting, because a computer can define you and your musical preferences--the play count makes the listener's habits quantifiable and sortable. It even reveals to the author what his favorite band is even though he had only just begun admitting it to himself. I felt that this made the author appear slightly dumb or stupid because an insignificant function on his computer revealed parts of himself he hadn't even realized on his own. His awe of the computer and its limitless abilities also made him appear primitive to me because a computer is just an everyday object. It is nothing special; everyone has one. The author made his fixation with the play count into a personal myth by adding personal experiences, songs, and thoughts that are unique to the author. However, these thoughts were reflective and were written in the past, so the thoughts he is currently remembering and writing about could be different from those thoughts he had as the experience was happening.