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Week 1: New World Order Day 3: You Better WORK! Current track: Ms. New Booty from The Charm (2006) -- Bubba Sparxxx feat. The Ying Yang Twins and Mr. ColliPark Allow me to apologize in advance, for today's featured track. I definitely wouldn't call it a "good" song, but it makes me laugh, and it will probably still end up on my workout mix. I had to do it, though. Given all of the

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Week 1: New World Order Day 2: It's a Brand New Day.... Current track: Brand New Day from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog -- Joss Whedon What is it about New Year's resolutions that have people up in arms, dropping "weapons of mass destruction" on the previous year? I have always found it more than a little amusing that so many people spew so much venom, only to turn around and declare that

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Week 1: New World Order [Well, if I have learned nothing else today, it is that I need to start planning my playlists WELL in advance. I am far too invested in telling a good story to make sacrifices, when it comes to song choice and ordering. For all the music nerds out there, read the song titles/artists as they cycle through the embedded player at the bottom of the page.] Given that this

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New Year, New Madness! Hello again! It has been ages since I first set up this blog and started posting. Since that time, I have taken countless moments to consider why I lacked the motivation/focus/energy/time/(excuses, excuses) to continue posting on a regular basis. Thankfully, I feel like I have reached some important conclusions: It is far too easy to get obsessed with music, when you

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Departures Current album: Ágætis byrjun ("A good beginning") (U.S. release, 2001) -- Sigur Rós I have a few early musings about this album, but I feel the need to add notes as I go...to come back to this place over and over again, as I think that there is much to be found with further exploration. Oddly, as I remember hearing these songs, a few choice memories return to me:

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Week 1: Songs and Stories (3/11) Feeling Useless Current track: Useless from the album Ultra (1997) -- Depeche Mode There are so many strange and wonderful tidbits about this song. First of all, I have been fortunate enough to see DM a number of times--though I have no pictures to share, this time around. The only problem with this is that I have only seen DM once with anyone who actually

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Week 1: Songs & Stories (2/11) Dancin' Like a Fool In Your Mom's Basement Current track: Doctor Worm from the album Severe Tire Damage(1998) -- They Might Be Giants I'm interested in things It's true! Does anyone else remember dancing flailing wildly and spinning around in your parents' basement to TMBG videos on MTV? (Wait...I take that back. I'm NOT old, I swear! Back away slowly....)

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Week 1: Songs and Stories. (Part 1/11) This week, I'll be sharing some memories and personal stories based on the songs in my current playlist. (This week is going to be a bit longer, to accommodate the holiday weekend and the number of songs on my playlist.) In future weeks, I plan to share one song or album per day, according to specific themes. As always, the focus here will be on personal

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Beginnings Important moments in our lives deserve their own soundtracks. We all have songs that trigger vivid memories or visceral reactions. Music isn't really about nostalgia, though. Listening only takes place in the present. Every time that we engage in active listening--as opposed to merely "hearing" something--we have the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. We can reflect, project,

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