Day 04 - A song that reminds you of someone
this is an easy one! there are lots of songs that remind me of lots of people, but when i hear this one, it's like i'm instantly transported back to senior year in college:

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my college bff, melanie, who really deserves a phone call, was my wingman in college. or more often, i was her wingman. our nights ( Read more... )

Day 03 - A song that makes you sad
this is a tough one, too. i tend not to listen to music that makes me sad. but sometimes it feels good to listen to a sad song and tap into those emotions. cathartic.

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listen to the lyrics of this song. he's literally crying out to be understood, using his vocal hiccups so effectively to convey his emotions ( Read more... )

so sue me, i was away on vacation. no one said that i had to do these on consecutive days. ;)

Day 02 - A song that makes you happy
a lot of songs make me happy, LOTS of songs, but this was the first one that popped into my head. probably because i just put it on the mix for my newly 12-year-old upstairs neighbor.

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stolen from umbrellaa. hope you don't mind, girl. ;)

Day 01 - Your favourite song

this is hard... i have lots of favorite songs, and they're constantly changing. as i discover a new artist who touches me, the list of favorites rapidly grows... and then recedes as i move on to the next. i'm gonna go with a perennial favorite:

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this song... it kinda ( Read more... )

our upstairs neighbors (and landlords) are throwing a birthday/slumber party for their daughter who is turning twelve. we really love living with them, and when we ran into mom and daughter after our walk this afternoon, they told us about the party, and ben and i got this idea to make her a mix "tape" as a gift. the only thing is, i'm not really ( Read more... )

things that made me smile today, in no particular order ( Read more... )

i'm remembering my decade in men. crushes, more specifically... celebrity crushes. ;) i'm curious what this says about me. ben is laying in bed next to me while i write this. he'll probably look over any second and laugh at me, but it's ok.

1999-2001ish - brian littrell

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i love this song so much. pre-thriller, mj had such joy in his voice. laughing in the middle of a song, his voice dancing over the notes. he was in love with music ( Read more... )

apparently hanson covered "thriller" last night. i fangirl squeed. i hope they did it justice ( Read more... )

it's saturday night. sunday morning, to be exact. 2am. i've been watching and listening to michael jackson for the past five hours or so. this isn't the first long evening spent in this pursuit. i'm immersed in mj. it's been a little tough without cable these past couple of weeks. i've had to make do with jerky youtube videos and gifs on ( Read more... )