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so engage me

Feeling just a wee bit grouchy and ready for my weekend to begin NOW, so I pulled a few songs together (several free iTunes downloads, plus some I just haven’t listened to much yet) and created a fresh playlist. In a fit of pique, I named it “So Engage Me.” You may notice a slight [...]

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year yeah

I love the way the internet is always telling me “If you like x, you’ll LOVE y!” Because the internet’s (Amazon, Yahoo, iTunes, etc.) algorithms KNOW me. I’m essentially a collection of predictable ones and zeros; there’s really no need to actually meet me in person. So here’s my first playlist of the year, partly [...]

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Love Shark

I stumbled across my “free will astrology” horoscope recently, which factually advised me that “it is an excellent time to coax out the tender, romantic side of [my] inner shark, as well as the inner shark of anyone [I'm] attracted to.” As I reflected on my inner love shark, I decided the best way to [...]

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driving-to-church music

My boys love to DJ in the car. I keep all my playlists on CD’s (since all the iPods in the family have been appropriated by family members other than me) and the boys sift through to request and play their favorites. Maybe it was mostly about the timing, but I couldn’t help but smile [...]

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i miss my man

an’ he been gone all week. So I made him a playlist called Get Back To Me. Here it is: Don’t Make Me Wait / LocksleyDo You Want to / Franz FerdinandSugar Magnolia / Grateful DeadYou Only Live Once / The StrokesSugar on My Tongue / Talking HeadsStickshifts and Safetybelts / CakeCome On Home / [...]

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Our Wedding Photos (all 11)

I know y’all have been waiting, like, for a really loooong time for me to get our wedding photos uploaded so you can see them. Well the wait is over. Here’s all eleven of those shots from that famous fifteen minutes in 1987 that changed the world. (If you can’t see them above, click over [...]

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Love Is A Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

Phenomenal. I devoured this book, mixed and penned by Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield, in two late night reads, only because I forced myself to stop and savor the last half on a second night rather than read until the sun rose. Beautiful and anguished by turns, interwoven with the music of love and death [...]

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Toast to the Weekend

This morning I slept late (wow, my kids are growing up and can fix their own cereal and fight quietly!) and woke to infinite sunshine and a swooshy breeze coming in my window. The boys and I listened to tunes (I chose Rocky Horror and Justin Timberlake and they queued up Daughtry and Relient K) [...]

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boyfriend sweater

I may have outdone myself. This is one of the best mixtapes I’ve made so far. Comforting, with boyfriend-scented memories and a slow dance or two. Eminently listenable, it’s the perfect mix of blues, folk, pop, indie, and rock-n-roll. A little bit of cheery whistling, some harmonica, even some faux snake rattles (REO, in homage [...]

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one more day

Here’s the playlist which is the soundtrack of my life for this past week and maybe the one coming too. It’s inspired by the Wood Brother’s simple and profoundly affecting tune “One More Day.” Listen to it when you’re feeling melancholy but want to remember that life goes on. In addition to the Wood Brothers, [...]

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