The Final Countdown

Tonight, after devouring the recently released Season 2 DVDs of Arrested Development, I trolled my music library hoping that I had, at some point, acquired a copy of Europe's "The Final Countdown" (the 80s hit that GOB Bluth uses as his anthem). I remember being quite fond of that when it came out originally (ah, junior high), and was feeling nostalgic. Plus, GOB makes me cry laughing.

I found the song—not only did I have it, but to my shame I found out that I actually purchased it from the iTunes music store (at what I assume was a low point) during Summer 2003. So I played it...

AND THEN AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER REALIZED THAT IT WAS STILL PLAYING. Somewhat horrified, I discovered that I'd inadvertently activated the "repeat one" option in my iTunes. That's not the scary part—what chilled me to the bone was the fact that I sat right here at my desk for the entire 90 minutes worth of Europe. Does that much Final Countdown do permanent damage? Have I become such a computer zombie that any music choice fades immediately into the background? To quote the lyrics (which are now implanted into my subconscious): "I guess there is no one to blame... Will things ever be the same again?"

(Fuck, and my roommate totally caught me in this, too. She's going to have her revenge by frying something heinous, I bet money.)