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Earlier in the week - it might have been Thursday, actually - I ventured into town to… er… well, I’ve forgotten why. I think it was mostly out of boredom. Unemployment generally means you don’t do much. As most of my things are now packed away to go to Los Angeles, I’d decided I wasn’t going to spend money on Big Things I’d Have To Take With Me. Instead, I decided to buy some music. Music is good. Music fits very nicely on my iPod, and the CD cases are relatively small so they can go in my luggage without a problem.

I bought some music I’d been meaning to grab for some time. Firstly, and most importantly, I snagged Twelve Stops And Home by The Feeling, who are an utterly superb band. I was worried that they would be one of those bands who have really great singles but indefinably shit albums. Fortunately their album is full of cracking tunes. Fantastic.

I also picked up Stadium Arcadium because I came to the shocking realisation that I didn’t own any Red Hot Chili Peppers. And you can’t not like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They’re all kinds of awesome, as Stadium Arcadium proves.

Finally, I grabbed the soundtrack to The Matrix, because it has a few good tunes on it, and the soundtrack to Hot Fuzz which is easily the best soundtrack I have ever picked up anywhere ever.

It’s a shame, I don’t usually buy as much music as I’d like to. Before these albums, the last musical purchase I made was the Frays’ single How To Save a Life, and before that it was a cornucopia of CDs which Amy decided to keep. I think I will set a new rule - buy two albums every month, Or Else. That seems fair.