A stolen meme idea.
Here goes. Below is a meme stolen from empressme; whome I secretly lust after, as evidenced by my Red Right Hand. A meme which is answered (at least the way I did it) by randomizing one's musical playlist containing all one's mp3s. Winamp 5+ is good because it will generate an HTML playlist for you, then you just paste the questions above each song.
One could, I suppose, set one's player to play the files in random sequence, then use each newly played song as the answer. I guess this would make it more Ouija-like, but I just went with the random ordering of Winamp's options.
Will I have a happy life?
1. Evan Grennan - Pennyless (5:44)
Aw, crap.
What do my friends really think of me?
2. J.S. Bach - Air 'On The G String' (3:35)
Eh... I'm not sure how to take this. Does this mean I'm "air-esque"--ineffable, light-hearted, difficult to catch hold of, all those lofty things--or that they feel I should garrote myself with a violin string? Perhaps they think I'm... stringy?
Do people secretly lust after me?
3. Björk - Hunter (4:15)
Hm. I've always thought this song was very sexy, so I suppose that's a yes? Anyone holding in their feelings out there, or should I be worried about my co-workers? Come to think of it, Nathan does tend to have a strange smile at times...
What does my significant other/crush think of me?
4. Peter Murphy - Strange Kind of Love (3:47)
Well, I sort of expect that, to be honest.
How can I make myself happy?
5. Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way (3:51)
Eh... suppose it could have been this, or the less tactful "I Touch Myself." Hm... That, or it's trying to tell me something about empressme. Meow.
What should I do with my life?
6. Afghan Whigs - Rebirth of the Cool (6:00)
Great... Now I'll need to swear off drinking, since, you know, this stupid meme told me to. That, or I take the title as more significant than the lyrics, in which case I am cool reborn.
Too bad no one else seems to have noticed.
Why must life be so full of pain?
7. Lauren Hill - I Need You Baby (3:41)
That's right! It's all you fucking needy, co-dependant mother-fuckers out there who cause us all the pain!
How can I maximize my pleasure during sex?
8. Leftfield - Swords (5:06)
Yikes.
I think perhaps this song and the previous one must have gotten switched.
Will I ever have children?
9. Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschan - Baby It's Cold Outside (3:32)
See, I've already had kids, so this one's stupid. Then again, that song is super sexy, so maybe it's a knowing nod...?
Will I die happy?
10. Trio - Boom Boom (3:23)
See, here we go again: is my answer the lyrical content, which is about a one-night stand, to mean that I will be killed by some woman (or man?) who has sex with me? Does this then mean that I die during casual sex? Or should I take the literal title, which seems to mean I get shot or something along those lines? Either way is fine.
Can you give me some advice?
11. Björk - Jóga (5:05)
Chorus: "This state of emergency.. is where I want to be."
This song is incredibly groovy, yet it has such overwhelming classical elements and undertones. What the fuck does this mean?!
What do you think happiness is?
12. Banco de Gaia - Tongue In Chic (7:09)
Oh! Well, then Winamp and I have the same idea!