I Dig Music!

Okay, so, I know its been forever and ever. Apparently even failing at internet dating isnt enough to make me blog. Life has been slow...as will soon become apparent. I don't know if people are still checking, but this is what I did with my night:

I just made the ultimate CD track list. Yes, I have that little to do. I just quit my job and I still have no friends in P-Town. Besides tivo and bittorrent (latest addictions: the Wire and x-files reruns). but i digress.

Heres how this works: I chose my favorite/the best tracks 1, 2, 3 etc and turned them into a cd. To be eligible, I had to own the cd (or a copy thereof), it was the track listing from its original release (no greatest hits) and only one song per track. So if there were two great track 4s from two different albums, i only get one, even if its better than the songs for track 5. Get it? Its actually a lot harder than it sounds...some songs that were arguably better songs got bumped for songs i just like more (i.e. Elvis Costello's "Oliver's Army", track 3 on Armed Forces, is mos def a better song than anything by the magnetic fields or okkervil river, its a classic, and i like it a lot but those are two of my fave bands, so, bumped) but some bands didnt get represented if their best songs were on the same track as powerhouses (david bowie is one of my favorite all time artists, but my favorite songs of his, "China Girl" and "Ashes to Ashes" arent better than the other track 2s and 4s) okay, i know this sounds like a lot of work and thought for nothing, but, well, it was. But it was also a nice diversion. and its not done...i need help. Heres how it stands:

Track 1: Love- Alone Again Or OR Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Track 2: Smashing Pumpkins- Tonight, Tonight
Track 3: Magnetic Fields- Busby Berkeley Dreams OR Okkervil River- Lady Liberty
Track 4: Bob Dylan- Idiot Wind
Track 5: Mayday- Lullaby for the Sleeping Elephant OR Wilco- Jesus, Etc.
Track 6: The Shins- New Slang
Track 7: Beck- Jack Ass OR The Pixies- Monkey Gone to Heaven
Track 8: The Beach Boys- God Only Knows
Track 9: Elliott Smith- Twilight
Track 10: weezer- Only in Dreams
Track 11: Interpol- Leif Erikson
Track 12: The Get Up Kids- I'll Catch You
Track 13: Third Eye Blind- Motorcycle Drive-by
Track 14: Blink182- Lemmings OR the Eels- Dead of Winter
Track 15: Bear vs. Shark- Rich People Say Fuck Yeah, Hey Hey
Track 16: The Beatles- The End
Track 17: The Beatles- Julia
Track 18: Badly Drawn Boy- Epitaph


So...if theres anyone still reading, and i doubt it, and you have opinions on the "OR" tracks (or want to tell me what i should have picked for any of the others) let me know..i have copious notes and my original lists and would love to discuss at length.

On another note, seeing as how i am now unemployed, i will be home for xmas. and new years. Watch out MB

j