ipod mp3 playerI’m just glad I did not watch last night’s Western Conference battle between the Suns and Lakers at any of the LA bars around me because the crowd cheers for the home team would have really been the nail in my coffin. The Suns fought hard, showing their scorching spirit in the 3rd quarter but it was all for not. After the loss, I was stressed. Now the Suns sit in sixth place behind Oklahoma, their post-season dreams fading and team tensions seem to be running high. I needed a moment to regroup and found it with my iPod MP3 player. Nothing like hard beats, sharp lyrics and the gym to cool down.

While others were hitting Friday night specials at local watering holes, I sat in a quiet apartment complex gym, by myself with the iPod MP3 player commanding the musical take over. It seems like I can push myself farther when a little bit of anger is coursing through the veins. By the time an album completed and the iPod MP3 player became quite, I was drenched in sweat but feeling like a million bucks.