A Benz with the doors that lift up from the floor

My Mariah Carey enthusiasm has reached impeccable heights lately. Something that needs special attention with heavy sleep, Mariah deprevation and antibiotics. Even at this moment, I'm downloading audio files of her performance earlier this morning on Good Morning America. Tragic. When I see bill posters of her new album in alley ways and on the streets I get giddy. I'm justifying this obsession by the fact that "The Emancipation of Mimi" has truly impressed and delivered me everything that Ms. Carey promised. Songs such as "We Belong Together" (which is sure to become a Carey classic), the soaring ballad "Mine Again" and the Nelly-esque "Get Your Number" featuring Jermaine Dupri, all enforce Mariah's strong return to the music scene. Def Jam/Monarc Island are doing well with their marketing campaign for the album as well. With a billboard in Times Square, appearances on David Letterman, a TRL Video premiere, an instore signing and a Good Morning America performance all on the first day of the album's release, they are doing well at letting America know that Mariah is back. With American sales now predicted to topple 300,000 copies and debut at No.1, does this mean America and the rest of the world can forgive her?

Here's hoping.