The soundtrack to: knowing she is over you.

1.) Minus the Bear – “Ice Monster”
I just got this band’s album Planet of Ice from my friend Julie last night. Great sonic feel, not to mention I couldn’t have written better lyrics for my mood if I tried: “She’s gone, she’s gone ‘cross the border, man. – And you’re never gonna see her again.”

2.) Death Cab For Cutie – “Your New Twin Sized Bed”
Narrow Stairs has been getting a lot of play in my car lately. To be honest, I think it has become my new official breakup album. To me this song is Death Cab at their most honest. And the echo on the vocals during the verses is perfectly placed.

3.) Barenaked Ladies – “Baby Seat”
When I date someone, I always end up associating music with them. I will never hear this song again without immediately thinking of being in the Chipotle parking lot with her.

4.) Steve Earle – “I Thought You Should Know”
If I ever write a book about country music it would start like this: “Country music was born and bred to represent heartbreak and sorrow.” From the first second you hear the guitar you know this song is a heartbreaker, and Steve Earle’s voice just adds to the sadness.

5.) Elliot Smith – “Needle in the Hay”*
At about 2:09 I normally start to lose my shit.

*[On Repeat]

(I heard the news today, oh boy)

So. I like my job, so far at least. It’s not like anything I’ve done before. Inventory parts, photograph parts, run shipping on parts, list parts, double-check listed parts, rinse, repeat. It’s money – pretty good money, actually. I’m always busy while I’m there. And I don’t feel any need to gun the car out onto Baldwin when it’s time to go home. I could complain about having to lick the contacts on the camera’s SD card to get it to work, but that’s really just humorous. It’s work. It’s money. And it’s somewhere to go every day and do something – anything – and feel like part of society.

It’s nice.

I’m tired of politics. That’s about all I have to say there.

Hockey is nice. I like the sport, I like the physical exercise and the occasional feeling of accomplishment. It does enrage me at times, and while this is an unpleasant experience, it improves me play, and doesn’t follow me off the pavement. And that’s probably the best I can ask for.

Things are alright. And again, that’s probably the best I can ask for right now. That and a bangable redhead, but I think we can all gauge the probability of that occurrence.

You ain’t a pimp and you ain’t a hustler
A pimp’s got a Caddy and a lady got a Chrysler
Black’s got respect, and white’s got his soul train
Mama’s got cramps, and look at your hands ache

…all night.

The soundtrack to a bored Friday night

1.) Death Cab for Cutie – Cath…
Off their new album Narrow Stairs, clearly the standout track – and as Evan told me last night – the second single. So, you will all be hearing it on 89x sooner rather than later.

2.) Death Cab for Cutie – Flustered/Hey Tomcat!
Track 13 on the CD release of You Can Play These Songs With Chords. It’s spacey and has a bass line that will make you want to dance. I can’t help but think of Michele Hunt whenever I hear it lately, I put it on a mix I made for her last year when we were still close.

3.) Sly & the Family Stone – Everyday People
I Had to bust out with their greatest hits album on vinyl just to hear this jam. I really need to record this to mp3. In the end, its always hard to decide between this song and ‘Dance To The Music’.

4.) Iron & Wine – Trapeze Swinger (02/10/2007 @ Messiah College)
I grabbed this off Aquarium Drunkard sometime this winter, and I must say it’s the perfect song for feeling sorry for yourself. It’s a live version so it feels really intimate, and it’s rare I get that from a song.

5.) Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Well, this night started out fun (at least musically) and slowly slipped into a darker place. I blame that on the day and the gin I have been drinking. Nevertheless, ‘Skinny Love’ is a masterpiece that many a night I have listened to on repeat, over and over again.