"Turn towards the hidden sun (you know you look so elegant when you run)..."
put your on shuffle and see what it says about you...
[i improvised with iTunes. which basically makes the following results null and void.]
what do you think of me, winamp?
Fiona Apple “Not About Love”
[well aren’t you a little bitch?]
will i have a happy life?
Bright Eyes “Something Vague”
[haHA. Too.Much.Irony.to.Articulate. Suffice it to say: at the moment, I think Bright Eyes is self-proclaimed avant garde (=shit), and “vague” absolutely, however frighteningly, sums up my existence. Thank you, iTunes.]
what do my friends really think of me?
OutKast “I Like the Way You Move”
[So I’m just a piece of meat to you? I knew it!!]
do people secretly lust after me?
Incubus “Clean”
[so…dirtiness = lust…cleanliness = sterility = anti-lust…no?]
what does bobby think of me?
Foo Fighters “Everlong”
[awwwwwwwwwwwww…totally the first song I listened to and was like “Aw this is so us!!”]
how can i make myself happy?
Alabama 3 “Woke Up This Morning”
[um...love how the first lines are “I woke up this morning and got myself a gun.” Fantastic.]
what should i do with my life?
Jessica Simpson “I Think I’m in Love”
[could this mean a) marry Bobby, or b) detach myself from perfect-on-paper beau and pursue other venues, ie music, movies, camera-whoring, and creating my own line of edible beauty products? ::scratches chin::]
why must life be so full of pain?
Melissa Etheridge “I’m the Only One”
[because lesbians are forced to remain holed away in their own sad, ostracized, little rainbow world? that does make sense…::nods::]
how can i maximize my pleasure during sex?
Brand New “Tautou”
[interesting…almost…tantric…hm…]
will i ever have children?
Jackson Browne “The Load Out/Stay”
[omg ultimate roadie/groupie/hanson/natalie bryant hanson is the luckiest bitch alive song = SAY HELLO TO T. HANSON’S NEW BABY MAMA. Or, rather, helloooooooooo convoluted stream of consciousness.]
will i die happy?
Incubus “Aqueous Transmission”
[I don’t think you can get more tranquil/nirvana-esque than that. I’ll take it.]
can you give me some good advice?
Incubus “The Warmth”/Desree “Kissing You” (due to technical error)
[LISTEN.TO.INCUBUS.FOR.ANY.AND.ALL.SPIRITUAL.GUIDANCE. Or, rather, this is absolutely the best song ever. “Remember why you’re here and while you’re alive, experience the warmth before you grow old.” / kissing makes the rest of the world disappear]
do you know where your children are?
O-town “All or Nothing”
[…perhaps a commentary on my radical extremes: from precious maternal instinct to selfish materialism eg. I could never have children. I like things too much.]
what do you think happiness is?
Rent “Light My Candle”
[aw loves it…passion + love + serendipity. and cocaine and hot wax. if that doesn’t equal happiness I don’t know what does.]
what kind of superhero am i?
Her Space Holiday “The Luxury of Loneliness”
[i guess i'm the creepy reclusive type. I AM BATMAN. or…um…perhaps Master of Compulsive Melodramatic Away Messages? Enter: “I want to thank you for our talk - holding hands while we walked - you made me feel all right, and I wonder how you feel, if it's really no big deal…”]
what kind of mood am i in?
Ben Folds Five “Still Fighting It”
[::sigh:: sing it, Benjamin. It sucks to grow up.]
what should i anticipate in the next week?
Elvis “Love Me”
[AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW T. HANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Serenading moi???? I WILL SO NEED IT THEN!!]
what's for dinner?
Green Day “Minority”
[AAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahaha…immediately I think of the VAT of mixed nuts in our cupboard…and the way my grandma so inappropriately refers to the cashews as “n*gg*r toes”, as suppsoedly was the style at the time…which has nothing more to do with my dinner than…the bottle of face cleanser sitting on the edge of my desk…but nuts are food, African Americans are in the minority where I live, and my grandma(‘s generation) is, by and large, intrinsically racist. … I’M NOT THOUGH!!! I PROMISE!]
what kind of person do i get along with best?
HANSON (covering Radiohead…) “Optimistic”
[agreed. and I get along well with Hanson. they liked my use of “tumultuous.” ::big toothy grin::]
what am i getting for christmas?
Kelly Clarkson “The Trouble With Love”
[featured in major motion picture “Love Actually”…HUGH GRANT IN A BOX?! “Dozen roses, DIAMOND RING”?! “drug that will make me blind”?!!! or just more confusion…?]
what message should i leave my readers with?
Christina Aguilera “I Turn to You”
[not satisfied. try again, iTunes.]
The Arcade Fire “Headlights Look Like Diamonds”
[they do.]