Here I am, sitting at my computer feeling more or less the same as I was 7 months ago. September 20, 2012, I was basically having a life crisis. I was torn between the most excited I have ever been, merely days from moving abroad; while at the same time never having been more distraught and upset to leave EVERYTHING I knew and loved behind. There was fear of the unknown, fear that I had made a mistake, sadness of what I'd be missing by leaving.
Now, I feel much less erratic than I did at that time. However, I still have the feeling of being torn. I could not be more excited to see all my loved ones, my cat, my dog, my car, my bed, my friends, cacti, desert sunsets, ALL of it. At the same time, I am so heartbroken and gutted (thank you uk friends) to leave this place and all the fantastic people I have met. Once the culture shock wore off and routine set in, Marseille grew into something so important in my life. I wouldn't say I love Marseille and I'd rush to live back here again, but I do love the grittiness, and the uniqueness, and I love how it has taken so much timidness from me and has forced me to grow. I spoke far less French than I would have liked, but I have learned so much more about other anglophone cultures and english than I could have ever expected.
Monday nights at the Red Lion for "language exchange". Drinking wine on Wednesday nights. Aix-en-Provence. Spending hours in cafes. Teavora. Charly Pizza. Cheeky students: "have you got facebook" ;). Creepy french men "vous êtes super". The Trollybus. Getting banned from O'Malley's. Notre Dame de la Garde. Laying around doing nothing on Sundays. Crack dens. FC Hangover 96. Birthday extravaganzas galore: University Party, Headfucker, Scavenger Hunt. Potlucks. Paul's party apartment. Boat Party. Christmas in Paris. New Years in London. Staying up until ridiculous hours. Working (less than) 12 hours a week. Vacations every 6 weeks. Beach at least once a month during the winter. Cathedral Majeur. Vieux Port. Cheap Wine. Marche Plus. Pissing off my rude, selfish neighbors. 90 la canebiere. Scottish Mac and Cheese. Caprese Salad. Sushi Son Crew. Learning how to tell (cold) weather in Celsius. Discotheque next door. Mini trip home. Planete Mundo Cafe. Cubaila Cafe. Guacamole. "This is Rachel, our Mexican friend". Music Exchange. Florence and the Machines. Ellie. Bon Iver. Martigues and day drinking. Olympique Marseille. Track Suits. Monoprix. Zara, Mango, Camieau. Lyon, Montpellier, Toulouse. Salsa in Paris. Paradise in Cyprus. Angers with Lea; playing wii with her family. Massilla Salsa Congress. Ataca and La Alemana. Boat Parties. Gare St. Charles. Kebabs. Scrunchy Cat. Messy Bun. And so, so, so much more....
So really, I ask myself, what have I learned? What did I get out of the last 7 months?
Well for starters, I am capable of being a grown-up and taking care of myself. I've been fairly independent the last few years but I still always had my mommy there to help me, to advise me, to be my safety net. Turns out, I really don't need that safety net. I managed to tote myself around france (and the UK and Cyrpus) without the help of anyone but myself...and I wasn't even that terrified about it. I used to get little butterflies when having to do new things on my own but somehow, my survival instincts kicked in.
I've learned that I attract amazing people. I couldn't have asked for better people in my life the last 7 months. They listened to me bitch incessantly about how homesick I was, they took care of me when I was down, the made me laugh until I cried (like, daily), they partied with me until we couldn't anymore, they were there to share memories for me that I will hold dearly forever. I never expected to make so many friends while I was away. I now have more excuses to travel and see the world. Canada, Scotland, England, Argentina, even all over my own country... I cannot wait to meet everyone again.
Only time will tell exactly what I have gotten out of this experience, but for now I have discovered a love of life and a burning desire to see the world....
Friday, April 20, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Why I love salsa
So, 1 year and 8 months ago I started dancing salsa....technically my journey began a bit earlier when Victoria would drag me out to Sapphire with her on Thursdays. At the time I felt SO uncomfortable and dreaded when people would ask me to dance because, well, partner dancing is scary.
One night, after faking my way through some dances with Victoria's salsa friends, I decided that I was going to get good and I was going to come back and prove myself. So, I signed up for Ritmos Latinos rueda casino classes, because I was told that that was the best way to get involved in the salsa community in Tucson. I quickly made friends with my classmates, many of whom were people I saw out at the clubs.
Quickly I felt a change start to occur. What had started as me being proud and attempting to prove that I'm not a failure became a full-blown addiction. Salsa was all I talking about, all I thought about, I looked forward to Thursday nights every single week. By spring I was dancing sometimes 6 days a week (including Ritmos classes and private lessons).
My first year of salsa was filled with a lot of self-criticism. Anytime I had an off night or a bad dance I'd beat myself up and not wanna dance anymore. May of last year I went my first salsa congress in Los Angeles; here I learned how much progress you can make not only by attending workshops but also by using your friends as resources to help you work out kinks in your dancing. This trip was definitely one of the first major turning points in my dancing.
Here I am, nearly a year later, having just spent my weekend attending my second congress. It has proven to be quite a reflective experience for me for many reasons.
Where to start?
1. Well I guess first of all, the fact that I WENT to the congress at all impresses me. I think this weekend has been one of my first indications of how I've changed since I've been here. For those that know me well, I'm quite a dependent person when it comes to going out. I can be a bit socially awkward so I like to have at least a buddy to go out with so I'm not sitting around awkwardly alone waiting for people. Even back home when I go dancing (And I KNOW I'll know everyone at the club), I still like to try and arrange for someone to come with me. With that in mind, HOW did I just go to a salsa congress completely by myself. I'm not gonna lie, I was a bit nervous Saturday morning. Going to a salsa class completely by yourself for the first time is a bit intimidating. However, somehow I managed to make it happen. I even chatted with some classmates (however speaking french while taking a salsa class in english/spanish is more difficult thank you think so most of the conversations were me responding simply with...ah oui....ah je sais...). Now that all is said and done, I freakin did it and I had an AMAZING time. It would have been nice to have someone to discuss the classes with or practice patterns with (which is part of what made LA so awesome), but I had such a great time I don't even mind.
2. Secondly, I was beginning to think my time in France had made me grow out of salsa. Sure, I've gone dancing a few times and sure, I've had GREAT nights going out dancing but it wasn't the same as home. In Tucson, salsa was always a priority. I would make plans AROUND salsa; didn't even consider making plans with anyone on a Thursday night. Here, however, salsa has taken a backseat. It just wasn't the same. I have 2 salsa buddies, and a few friends who were interested in salsa who joined me, but it still wasn't enough. The last few weeks particularly, I've just not felt as connected and I've had straight up bad dance nights. After this weekend, I feel a burst of salsa energy. All of the sudden I just want to DANCE. I am just so content with life and so in heaven. If my legs weren't dead I'd go out dancing again tonight.
3. Finally, I DON'T SUCK AT DANCING. In LA I had such a hard time with the classes, hell I've always had a hard time with classes. Here, I pretty much was at par with the rest of the class as far as picking up the shines and patterns. When did this happen?!?! Last night I went dancing at night and I danced SO much and got such a positive response from the guys I danced with. I was on SUCH a high.
When I get home I'm gonna take all the classes I can and really make an effort to make enough progress so that, by the time my two year mark comes around I can proudly tell people I've been dancing for two years.
This was definitely one of my best weekends in France. I am a salsaera. Salsa is a crucial part of my life and it will always be. BAILA!
One night, after faking my way through some dances with Victoria's salsa friends, I decided that I was going to get good and I was going to come back and prove myself. So, I signed up for Ritmos Latinos rueda casino classes, because I was told that that was the best way to get involved in the salsa community in Tucson. I quickly made friends with my classmates, many of whom were people I saw out at the clubs.
Quickly I felt a change start to occur. What had started as me being proud and attempting to prove that I'm not a failure became a full-blown addiction. Salsa was all I talking about, all I thought about, I looked forward to Thursday nights every single week. By spring I was dancing sometimes 6 days a week (including Ritmos classes and private lessons).
My first year of salsa was filled with a lot of self-criticism. Anytime I had an off night or a bad dance I'd beat myself up and not wanna dance anymore. May of last year I went my first salsa congress in Los Angeles; here I learned how much progress you can make not only by attending workshops but also by using your friends as resources to help you work out kinks in your dancing. This trip was definitely one of the first major turning points in my dancing.
Here I am, nearly a year later, having just spent my weekend attending my second congress. It has proven to be quite a reflective experience for me for many reasons.
Where to start?
1. Well I guess first of all, the fact that I WENT to the congress at all impresses me. I think this weekend has been one of my first indications of how I've changed since I've been here. For those that know me well, I'm quite a dependent person when it comes to going out. I can be a bit socially awkward so I like to have at least a buddy to go out with so I'm not sitting around awkwardly alone waiting for people. Even back home when I go dancing (And I KNOW I'll know everyone at the club), I still like to try and arrange for someone to come with me. With that in mind, HOW did I just go to a salsa congress completely by myself. I'm not gonna lie, I was a bit nervous Saturday morning. Going to a salsa class completely by yourself for the first time is a bit intimidating. However, somehow I managed to make it happen. I even chatted with some classmates (however speaking french while taking a salsa class in english/spanish is more difficult thank you think so most of the conversations were me responding simply with...ah oui....ah je sais...). Now that all is said and done, I freakin did it and I had an AMAZING time. It would have been nice to have someone to discuss the classes with or practice patterns with (which is part of what made LA so awesome), but I had such a great time I don't even mind.
2. Secondly, I was beginning to think my time in France had made me grow out of salsa. Sure, I've gone dancing a few times and sure, I've had GREAT nights going out dancing but it wasn't the same as home. In Tucson, salsa was always a priority. I would make plans AROUND salsa; didn't even consider making plans with anyone on a Thursday night. Here, however, salsa has taken a backseat. It just wasn't the same. I have 2 salsa buddies, and a few friends who were interested in salsa who joined me, but it still wasn't enough. The last few weeks particularly, I've just not felt as connected and I've had straight up bad dance nights. After this weekend, I feel a burst of salsa energy. All of the sudden I just want to DANCE. I am just so content with life and so in heaven. If my legs weren't dead I'd go out dancing again tonight.
3. Finally, I DON'T SUCK AT DANCING. In LA I had such a hard time with the classes, hell I've always had a hard time with classes. Here, I pretty much was at par with the rest of the class as far as picking up the shines and patterns. When did this happen?!?! Last night I went dancing at night and I danced SO much and got such a positive response from the guys I danced with. I was on SUCH a high.
When I get home I'm gonna take all the classes I can and really make an effort to make enough progress so that, by the time my two year mark comes around I can proudly tell people I've been dancing for two years.
This was definitely one of my best weekends in France. I am a salsaera. Salsa is a crucial part of my life and it will always be. BAILA!
Monday, April 2, 2012
But really, are any of us real people?
April 2nd. 29 days left in France, what the hell?
When I started, I knew time would fly...but I guess I didn't realize it would go by THIS fast. The last 6 months of my life have been SUCH a blur.
Cleared out my phone today and text messages sent in September feel like they were sent yesterday.
I'm so excited for the next, I'm gonna say...3 months.
April I'm going to try and live it up and enjoy the last of the time I have here as much as I can.
May will be readjusting to a life I once knew. I feel the same as when I left Tucson, but I know that I can't be. You can't spend 7 months in a completely foreign country away from everyone you've ever known for the first time and expect to go home as though nothing has changed.
June I shall be setting off to Israel for 10 days on my birthright trip. For those of you that don't know, every person with a Jewish parent is entitled to a free guided trip to Israel before they are 26. I know several people who have done this and they have told me it was absolutely the best experience ever. I cannot wait. I'm hoping it will further this year of self-discovery.
The last two and a half weeks have been really rough. Lots of stuff has been going on and because of that I am just ready to be at home and be around my family.
However, on the other hand, this has been SUCH a rewarding experience and I have met amazing people and I know that it won't take long for the nostalgia and the realization that I won't be able to just walk down the Vieux Port to see everyone hits.
It's been a Rollercoaster and I know I've complained about being here a lot but, honestly, I wouldn't change a minute of it for the world.
When I started, I knew time would fly...but I guess I didn't realize it would go by THIS fast. The last 6 months of my life have been SUCH a blur.
Cleared out my phone today and text messages sent in September feel like they were sent yesterday.
I'm so excited for the next, I'm gonna say...3 months.
April I'm going to try and live it up and enjoy the last of the time I have here as much as I can.
May will be readjusting to a life I once knew. I feel the same as when I left Tucson, but I know that I can't be. You can't spend 7 months in a completely foreign country away from everyone you've ever known for the first time and expect to go home as though nothing has changed.
June I shall be setting off to Israel for 10 days on my birthright trip. For those of you that don't know, every person with a Jewish parent is entitled to a free guided trip to Israel before they are 26. I know several people who have done this and they have told me it was absolutely the best experience ever. I cannot wait. I'm hoping it will further this year of self-discovery.
The last two and a half weeks have been really rough. Lots of stuff has been going on and because of that I am just ready to be at home and be around my family.
However, on the other hand, this has been SUCH a rewarding experience and I have met amazing people and I know that it won't take long for the nostalgia and the realization that I won't be able to just walk down the Vieux Port to see everyone hits.
It's been a Rollercoaster and I know I've complained about being here a lot but, honestly, I wouldn't change a minute of it for the world.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
I suck at blogging
I have completely neglected my blog over the last month and a half. Gah.
Life has been a rollercoaster (as per usual). I usually am one to document every moment in detail of every trip and event. However, as of late, I've taken a different approach. I feel somewhat like John Mayer in the song 3x5. I'm just seeing everything and absorbing it.
Well let's see, some bullet points...maybe ill fill in the rest at another time
Work is just annoying. The kids are having major senioritis and they are getting worse at English. I seriously just can't be bothered to care any longer. Also my key doesn't seem to work to my classroom anymore and I went to the office and the lady basically told me to not worry about it. Uh I need to worry about it because I can't get into my room....
I am trying to finish the last month and a half of my stay in France (WHERE THE HELL HAS TIME GONE?!?!!) strong. I feel like I've put on weight, I think it's honestly like 5 lbs; but when I look in the mirror I feel more. Also the fact that I am constantly ill is driving me insane. I've been eating a lot more fruit and veg which has at least helped on the health front...dunno about the rest.
I've been letting my salsa go, which makes me sad. I'm going to a congress in three weeks and hopefully it's good times even though I'm going all alone.
The weather has improved SO much. It was 73 yesterday, and I took a nice head-clearing walk to the beach. I laid on the beach for an hour and it was AMAZING. I plan to spend as many days as possible there before I leave.
I'll try and update more in the next few weeks so that i don't have to just sum up everything in bullet points!!!
Life has been a rollercoaster (as per usual). I usually am one to document every moment in detail of every trip and event. However, as of late, I've taken a different approach. I feel somewhat like John Mayer in the song 3x5. I'm just seeing everything and absorbing it.
Well let's see, some bullet points...maybe ill fill in the rest at another time
- Paris!
- Christmas Eve on the Eiffel Tower
- Christmas Day wandering Paris with Pawn and Cody followed by duck and pasta for dinner.
- Day after Christmas in Disneyland Paris
- London!
- Mini Beatles Pilgrimage to Liverpool with Pawn and Matt
- Clubbin' in Liverpool
- 5 hour Megabus ride back to London at 6am.
- Spending a wonderful day exploring London with our pal Scotty
- Ringing in the New Year with amazing people at the London Eye
- Staying up until 8am to ring in the New Year across the world up until Los Angeles
- New Years Day hungover (duh) wandering London and ending up at the Tate Modern (in the top top 5 favorite museums in the world for sure)
- Back to Marseille with Pawn for a week where we hung out with my Marseille crew and visited the beautiful city of Cassis
- Visiting Lea, one of the French Exchange students from high school, in Angers
- Spending the weekend with her family in Le Mans
- Ice Skating for the first time!
- Lyon with Michele, Sophia, and Lola
- Delicious "French" meal (I got a cheeseburger and everyone else got duck)
- Waking up to it snowing just a bit
- Riding bikes around the city all day.
- Toulouse with Chris, Stephanie, Sarah, Michele, Paul, Rosanna, and Frang
- Clubbing at a gay club until 4am. Left deciding we needed three things: 1. More Booze, 2. Food, 3. a cab home since our hotel was a bit on the outskirts of the city
- When we realized we were in France our priorities slowly dwindled. First we scratched off booze and decided we just wanted food and a cab....then when there was legitimately no food in sight we decided to go straight home.
- Took legitimately an hour of standing in the freezing cold to flag a cab from the main square of town...even after having called the cab company
- Woke up to REAL SNOW!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYWHERE!
- Tram closed due to snow; had to walk about 30 minutes to the metro station to get into down...with all of our luggage.
- Snowball fight in the city center
- Meeting Victoria in Paris!!!
- Salsa dancing in Paris and definitely being two of the best dancers in the club
- Thanksgiving store filled with American goods
- Week in Marseille with Victoria!
- Sick the entire time (for about the 5th time since I've been in France)
- Discovered that my neighbor could be more obnoxious than she already was and 1. Got a new boyfriend....who is apparently living with her now, and 2. got a subwoofer which she insists on blasting rap music against my wall pretty much all day. I have dubbed her room the nightclub.
- London-Cyprus-London with Victoria.
- Meeting up with Swag again in London for a quick layover
- Cyprus being one of the most gorgeous places ever.
- Staying in a 4 star hotel on the freakin beach.
- Massages
- Amazing buffet breakfast
- Seeing the most attractive boy ever just hanging out on the beach; whom we dubbed Apollo.
- Back to London; spending the night in Greenwich with Victoria's friend Steve.
Work is just annoying. The kids are having major senioritis and they are getting worse at English. I seriously just can't be bothered to care any longer. Also my key doesn't seem to work to my classroom anymore and I went to the office and the lady basically told me to not worry about it. Uh I need to worry about it because I can't get into my room....
I am trying to finish the last month and a half of my stay in France (WHERE THE HELL HAS TIME GONE?!?!!) strong. I feel like I've put on weight, I think it's honestly like 5 lbs; but when I look in the mirror I feel more. Also the fact that I am constantly ill is driving me insane. I've been eating a lot more fruit and veg which has at least helped on the health front...dunno about the rest.
I've been letting my salsa go, which makes me sad. I'm going to a congress in three weeks and hopefully it's good times even though I'm going all alone.
The weather has improved SO much. It was 73 yesterday, and I took a nice head-clearing walk to the beach. I laid on the beach for an hour and it was AMAZING. I plan to spend as many days as possible there before I leave.
I'll try and update more in the next few weeks so that i don't have to just sum up everything in bullet points!!!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Musica
I keep opening up new pages in my blog and I TRY and update about my life but I just don't know what to say. I promise I'll do a full update soon but for now I am going to post what is probably my most prized possession.
Some backstory for those that don't know: ever since I was little music has surrounded me. My mom has always loved top 40 radio and it would always be on, when her favorite song would come on the radio she would play it continuously and I would dance and get so excited. My father was much the same, but he preferred classic rock that he listened to when he was growing up. I think being constantly surrounded by contemporary music and also music which was laden with nostalgia for my father has led to the particular appreciation for music that I have today.
I remember being little an recording songs to cassettes from the radio so I could listen whenever I wanted. When napster came out some years later this coincided with my first official favorite band: Nsync. I spiraled into teenybopperdom and I would download every single b-side I could by Nsync. Eventually I got into the pop punk scene, which only further enhanced my need for having every single song I possibly could by every artist I loved.
I would make playlists and cds full of mixes to fit my mood and just of random songs which I liked at the time. When I got my first car it only had a tape deck, so I returned to making cassette tapes of my favorite songs of the time so I could listen in my car.
Eventually I got a 32gig Ipod and at that moment I died and went to audiophile heaven. Finally, in 2006, my process of making mix cds periodically of songs I liked took a more concrete form. I don't remember how it exactly happened, but one day I realized that so many songs I listen to spark strong memories of where I was, what I was doing, etc of when I listened to that particular song. Since then, every single month I have made a playlist of my favorite songs.
The reason that this is so important to me is that each individual playlist serves as a little time capsule of my life at that time. I can open up my January 2007 playlist and I am instantly taken back to that particular moment in time; the friends, school, boys, work, concerts, everything comes back to me in a wave.
As a part of my blog, at the end of every month, I'm going to post my playlist and maybe a sentence or two about what the memories represent.
For starters, I am going to post what playlists I have already typed out and I will updated with 2011 later. I like to type them out so that if my computer ever crashes I can at least rebuild my playlists!
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January 2007
This entire mix basically reminds me of work and a specific crush i had and everytime i hear these songs i just go right back to then
1. Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon
2. Sublime - Santeria
3. Micheal Jackson - Billie Jean
4. James Brown - I Feel Good
OH MY GOD...Safeway had a commerical over the radio that played every I think 15 minuites with this song, seriously i heard it approximately 20 million times
5. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
This reminds me of one day when i opened and beth did mid shift and we bought muffins and juice and had breakfast :(
6. Boys Like Girls - Heels Over Head
When we sawww them
7. The Academy Is... - The Fever
8. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
9. The Submarines - Brigher Discontent
10. The Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
11. The Goo Goo Dolls- Bullet Proof
12. Mofro - Lochloosa
:( haha I can't even listen to this song anymore because it makes me feel SO silly
13. Grits - Ooh Aah
14. O-Town - Liquid Dreams
15. DJ Assault - Ass and Titties
!!!!!! omg haha beth :(
16. Medic Droid - Fer Sure
Reminds of Adora and Beth
17. Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
18. Kean - Somewhere Only We Know
19. The KGB - Lover Undercover
Adora again
February 2007
1. O-Zone - Numa Numa
2. Mika - Grace Kelly
3. Patent Pending - Lights Out Mississippi
I became obsessed with Patent Pending like no other
4. Danny Lohner/Johnette Napolita - The Scientist
5. Mates of State - These Days
6. Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
7. James Morrison - The Rain Must Fall
blah boys blah valentines day
8. Regina Spektor - Samson
9. Ray LaMontagne - Hold You in my Arms
10. The Academy Is...- We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands
11. Patent Pending - Old and Out of Tune
12. Patent Pending - This Can't Happen Again
13. Cobra Starship -You Can't Be Missed If You Never Go Away
14. Cartel -The Minstrel's Prayer
Makes me think of beth and the cobra concert
15. Permanent Me - Until You Leave
aww my pseudo boyfriend :)
16. Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
17. Ben Folds - Bitches Aint Shit
The U of A field trip where we went to UA presents and we ate greek food
March 2007
1. Mickey Avalon - Jane Fonda
Makes me think of sean and mr bevington
2. Yann Tierson - Guilty
French Play
3. Corrine Baily Rae - Put Your Records On
4. Johnny Cash - In My Life
5. Mates of State - California
6. Usher ft Lil John and Weezer - Yeah in the Sun
7. John Lennon - Imagine
8. Weezer - Wonderwall
9. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
10. Lauryn Hill - Can't Take My Eyes off of you
3rd period in the library
11. gummibaer - gummibaer
12. Patent Pending - The Website is under construction
13. Candy Letters - Candy Mountain
Preston and Beth! haha
14. Say Anything - Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too
This made me fall in love with say anything again
15. Guster - Two Points for Honesty
Driving to school and beth
16. Stereophonics - Just Lookings
this one reminds me of mike
17. Say Anything - I Want to Know Your Plans
April 2007
1. Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Julie!!!
2. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
Grand Canyon trip like most of these songs
3. Robbie Williams - Supreme
4. MC Solaar - La Belle et Le Bad Boy
5. Venga Boys - We Like to Party
6. Manchester Orchestra - Don't Let Them See You Cry
7. Akon - Don't Matter
French students leaving :(
8. Omarion - Ice Box
Going to lunch with clare and trang
9. Nelly Furtado - Say it Right
This one reminds me SO much of graduation and being sick right before graduation
10. Fergie - Glamorous
11. Sir Mix A Lot - Tootsee Roll
12. Gym Class Heroes - Viva La White Girl (slow version)
13. Lil Scrappy - Money In The Bank ft. Young Buck
Grand Canyon trip GCG's
14. Francoise Hardy - Je veux qu'il revienne
French Class
15. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
16. Macy Gray - I Try
17. U2 - MLK
18. Ewan McGregor - El Tango De Roxane
19. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
May 2007
1. The Kooks - Naive
Clare, Alexandra, and Bevington's room
2. Semisonic - Closing Time
3. Colin Hay - Overkill
4. Boston - More Than a Feeling
5. The Format - Snails
6. Old 97's - Question
7. Wicked Soundtrack - For Good
Zubke Leaving
8. Sasoin - Show Me Your Booty Hole
9. Bloodhound Gang - The Ballad of Chasey Lane
Specifically reminds me of the day our sub for zubkes didnt come in so we went to ghinis
10. Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
11. Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
Prom time!
12. Dashboard Confessional - Stolen
Sean and Bevington's room
13. Usher - Nice and Slow
Prom
14. Telepopmusik - Just Breathe
15. Keane - Everybody's Changing
16. Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
17. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
18. The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
19. Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day
PROJECT GRAD SADDEST MOMENT EVER!!! I just remember them playing this and I just started SOBBING so hard gah
20. Ice Cube - You Can Do It
Project Grad Bryce and Alex B. dancing
June 2007
1. Keane - Is It Any Wonder
2. Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
3. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
4. Huey - Pop Drop & Lock It
5. Mims - Like This
6. Robin Trower - Daydream
This reminds me actually more of when I was younger because my dad LOVED this song and I would get so mad when he'd play this song because it reminded me of my dog dying...but now it reminds me of Lords Of Dogtown
7. Rhianna ft Chris Brown - Umbrella (Cinderella remix)
8. Play-n-Skillz ft Pitbull - Get Freaky
9. DJ Unk -2 Step
10. Fat Joe ft. Lil Wayne - Make It Rain
11. Maroon 5 - Nothing Lasts Forever
Flagstaff with my fam
12. Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
13. Bethany Joy Lenz and Tyler Hilton - When The Stars Go Blue
14. The Status - America
15. P. Diddy - Last Night
16. Bayside - Megan
This song just reminds me so much of that summer because i LOOOVED the song
Some backstory for those that don't know: ever since I was little music has surrounded me. My mom has always loved top 40 radio and it would always be on, when her favorite song would come on the radio she would play it continuously and I would dance and get so excited. My father was much the same, but he preferred classic rock that he listened to when he was growing up. I think being constantly surrounded by contemporary music and also music which was laden with nostalgia for my father has led to the particular appreciation for music that I have today.
I remember being little an recording songs to cassettes from the radio so I could listen whenever I wanted. When napster came out some years later this coincided with my first official favorite band: Nsync. I spiraled into teenybopperdom and I would download every single b-side I could by Nsync. Eventually I got into the pop punk scene, which only further enhanced my need for having every single song I possibly could by every artist I loved.
I would make playlists and cds full of mixes to fit my mood and just of random songs which I liked at the time. When I got my first car it only had a tape deck, so I returned to making cassette tapes of my favorite songs of the time so I could listen in my car.
Eventually I got a 32gig Ipod and at that moment I died and went to audiophile heaven. Finally, in 2006, my process of making mix cds periodically of songs I liked took a more concrete form. I don't remember how it exactly happened, but one day I realized that so many songs I listen to spark strong memories of where I was, what I was doing, etc of when I listened to that particular song. Since then, every single month I have made a playlist of my favorite songs.
The reason that this is so important to me is that each individual playlist serves as a little time capsule of my life at that time. I can open up my January 2007 playlist and I am instantly taken back to that particular moment in time; the friends, school, boys, work, concerts, everything comes back to me in a wave.
As a part of my blog, at the end of every month, I'm going to post my playlist and maybe a sentence or two about what the memories represent.
For starters, I am going to post what playlists I have already typed out and I will updated with 2011 later. I like to type them out so that if my computer ever crashes I can at least rebuild my playlists!
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January 2006
1. Elkland - Night Cranes
One of my favorite songs ever, synth-y and mellow and looove
2. B*Witched - Blame it on the Weatherman
I was obsessed with Charmed at this time, and they played this song at the end of one episode and I was in love it was perfect
3. Twista - Overnight Celebrity
4. Gatsby's American Dream - Just Like Heaven
I was obsessed with his voice like no other
5. Dashboard Confessional - The Brilliant Dance
This song reminds me of a certain crush I had, and I would listen to this Dashboard CD everytime I was emo over him
6. Jagged Edge - Let's Get Married
7. Manu Chao - Bong Bong
8. Camera Obscura - I Don't Want to See You
Clare gave me a mix cd that had this song and it's so freakin pretty
9. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
10. Atmosphere - Bird Sings Why The Caged I Knows
11. Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
Another Charmed song, there was a video on youtube that I LOVED about Cole and Phoebe's relationship
12. Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down
February 2006
1. Armor For Sleep - A Quick Little Fight
2. Armor For Sleep - The Truth About Heaven
I went and saw AFS at the Rock this month and I seriously fell in love with them!
3. Armor For Sleep - The End of a Fraud
4. The Matches - Shoot Me in my Smile
5. Ne-Yo - So Sick
6. Matchbook Romance - Monsters
7. Justin Timberlake - Still on my Brain
8. Gwen Stefani - Crash
This song will forever remind me of waiting in like outside like The Academy is or whatever concert it was
9. Mindless Self Indulgence - Bitches
10. James Blunt - Beautiful
Holy hell does this remind me of high school and sitting in Zubke's room for some reason
11. Nsync - For the Girl Who Has Everything
March 2006
1. Rilo Kiley - August
2. Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance (Patrick Stump secret agent remix)
3. Taking Back Sunday - Cute without the 'E' (Cut from the team)
4. The Academy Is... - Down and Out
5. Arctic Monkeys - From The Ritz to the Rubble
6. Hanson - If Only
7. Name Taken - You Do it So Well
8. From First to Last - Note To Self
9. Augustana - California's Burning
This song reminds me of when I first started driving again after I got into my accident...I remember it being warm outside and coming home from school listening to this song
10. Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
11. Dashboard Confessional - The Best Deceptions
12. Camera Obscura - I Don't Want to See You
13. Matchbook Romance - Goody, Like Two Shoes
April 2006
1. Mae - Embers and Envelopes
2. Rise Against - Swing Life Away
3. Janis Joplin - Trust Me
4. Flee The Seen - Wire Tap Out
5. Copeland - Love is a Fast Song
6. James Blunt - You're Beautiful
7. Mirah - We're Both So Sorry
8. Leela James - My Joy
(This makes me think of driving down sunrise with my mom haha)
9. Head Automatica - The Razor
10. Copeland - Sleep
11. Jordan Night - Give It To You
12. Joe - I Wanna Know
13. Santana - Maria Maria
14. Nsync - Falling
15. Telex - en route vers de nouvelles aventures
16. Manau - Le Chant Des Druides
17. Raphael - Les Petits Bateaux
I got mildly obsessed with French Music haha
18. McSolaar - Lève toi et rap
19. Amber Pacific - Thoughts Before Me
May 2006
1. Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a la Turk
Music Theory
2. Brand New - Logan to Government Center
This is one of those songs that just straight up takes me back, I just go right back to leaving Amphi and going there everyday and listening this song and being SO ready for summer
3. Finch - What it is to Burn
4. Juli - Perfekte Welle
5. Gym Class Heroes - Graduation Day
6. Brand New - Failure by Design
7. Vitamin C- Graduation (Friends Forever)
8. Rock n Roll Soldiers - Anthem
This reminds me of that episode of true life they were on
9. Die Ärzte - Monsterparty
10. Keiji Haino/Peter Brötzmann - Track 8
These german songs remind me of the german exchange students and riding in Clare's car
11. Thrice - Eleanor Rigby
12. Death Cab for Cutie - This Charming Man
13. The Pink Spiders - Hollywood Fix
14. Imogen Heap - Speeding Cars
15. Copeland - Black Hole Sun
June 2006
1. AFI - Miss Murder
2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
3. The Outline - Shotgun
We saw them on 6/6/06 at the Rialto with Panic at the Disco and I liked them because the lead bassist was hot hahaha :-p
4. Nelly ft. Paul Wall - Grillz
I just think of driving around with my mom and this being on the radio
5. Hellogoodbye - Weird Science
6. Hellogoodbye - Here in your Arms (Live at HOB)
7. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
Panic did a cover of this at the concert we saw them at and I feellll in love
8. From First To Last - Waltz Moore
9. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
10. Jessie Baylin - Contradicting Words
Kassandra told me to listen to this so it makes me think of her and my pool party haha
July 2006
1. Motion City Soundtrack - Hold Me Down
2. Motion City Soundtrack - Modern Chemistry
3. Gym Class Heroes - The Queen and I
4. Save Ferris - Build Me Up Buttercup
5. Veruca Salt - My Sharona
6. Foo Fighters - All My Life
7. Britney Spears - Toxic
8. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
9. The Matches - My Soft and Deep
10. Motion City Soundtrack - Invisible Monsters
This makes me think of work because we used to have a cd player and one day i worked an 8 hour shift and brought this cd and listened to it 8 times haha
11. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
12. Say Anything - Alive With The Glory of Love
This song is one that takes me RIGHT back, it reminds me of opening at work...because every single day that I had to open this song would be on the radio and for the longest time i had NO clue who it was all i knew is i would have it in my head all day and I really liked it haha
August 2008
1. Gym Class Heroes - Food For Mic Skillz
Driving to school and seeing Gym Class at Centennial Hall
2. Gym Class Heroes - Clothes Off!
3. Hellogoodbye - Baby It's Fact
4. Copeland - Take My Breath Away
5. Gym Class Heroes - Viva La White Girl
6. Forgive Durden - Beware The Jubjub Bird And Shun The Fumious Bandersnatch
This reminds me of driving in Joel's car going to register for senior year of high school
7. Rise Against - Ready To Fall
8. Josh Kelley - Amazing
9. Taking Back Sunday - What it Feels Like to be a Ghost?
10. Cobra Starship - Send My Love to the Dancefloor (Demo)
11. Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure
12. Minus The Bear - Spritz!!! Spritz!!!
Sepetember 2006
1. Cobra Starship - It's Warmer in the Basement
2. The Dresden Dolls - Such Great Heights
3. The Hush Sound - Echo
4. Metric - Dead Disco
Reminds of Clare and being in the dark room for photography
5. Midtown - Hey Baby, Don't You Know that We're All Whores?
Driving to school senior year
6. Midtown - Just Rock And Roll
7. Mirah - Nobody Has to Stay
8. Paris Hilton - Stars are Blind
9. Peachcake - I Hope We Don't
10. Taking Back Sunday - Spin
October 2006
1. Regina Spektor - Fidelity
2. Panic At The Disco - Round Here
3. Old Dirty Bastard - Baby I Got Your Money
Reminds me of the Cobra concert because they played this song and Gabe was singing it and i became obsesssssed with this song
4. Midtown - Is it Me? Is It True?
5. Midtown - Empty Like the Ocean
6. Marilyn Manson - This is Halloween
7. Lisa Loeb - Stay
8. Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach
9. Home Grown - Midnight City Sky
10. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
11. Garbage - Only Happy When it Rains
12. Counting Crows - Round Here
13. Cobra Starship - The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl
14. Cobra Starship - The Kids are all Fucked up
The demo version reminds me of after the cobra starship concert i was like IN LOVE i swear
15. Cake - I Will Survive
This reminds me of going to lunch, particularly at the mall but just in general
16. Bayside - If You're Bored
November 2006
1. Usher - U Got It Bad
2. Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
Reminds me of Nip/Tuck
3. My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
4. Vive la Fête - La Verite
5. Snow Patrol - Crazy In Love
6. Houston Calls - Bob and Bonnie
7. My Chemical Romance - House of Wolves
8. Copeland - Do You Hear What I Hear
9. Sergio Mendes Feat. Justin Timberlake, Pharoahe Monch & Will.I.Am - Loose Ends
This reminds me of Beth and working
10. OneRepublic - Apologize
11. Down To Earth Approach - Exhibit of the Year
December 2006
1. Fastball - The Way
2. Akon - Smack That
Winter Formal
3. The Killers - Bones
Reminds me of sitting in my car before school waiting for beth!
4. Midtown - Get it Together
5. All American Rejects - Move Along
6. Plain White T's - Hate (I Really Don't Like You)
7. All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight
8. Sean Paul ft. Sasha - I'm Still in Love With You
I was IN LOVE with this song, it reminds me of formal and just december in general
9. Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up
10. Mr. C - Cha Cha Slide
11. Panic At the Disco - Tonight Tonight cover
12. New Found Glory - Head on Collision
13. Ludacris ft Pharrell - Moneymaker
14. Ima Robot - Creeps Me Out
15. The Fray - How To Save a Life
16. Lil Jon - Get Low
1. Elkland - Night Cranes
One of my favorite songs ever, synth-y and mellow and looove
2. B*Witched - Blame it on the Weatherman
I was obsessed with Charmed at this time, and they played this song at the end of one episode and I was in love it was perfect
3. Twista - Overnight Celebrity
4. Gatsby's American Dream - Just Like Heaven
I was obsessed with his voice like no other
5. Dashboard Confessional - The Brilliant Dance
This song reminds me of a certain crush I had, and I would listen to this Dashboard CD everytime I was emo over him
6. Jagged Edge - Let's Get Married
7. Manu Chao - Bong Bong
8. Camera Obscura - I Don't Want to See You
Clare gave me a mix cd that had this song and it's so freakin pretty
9. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
10. Atmosphere - Bird Sings Why The Caged I Knows
11. Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
Another Charmed song, there was a video on youtube that I LOVED about Cole and Phoebe's relationship
12. Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down
February 2006
1. Armor For Sleep - A Quick Little Fight
2. Armor For Sleep - The Truth About Heaven
I went and saw AFS at the Rock this month and I seriously fell in love with them!
3. Armor For Sleep - The End of a Fraud
4. The Matches - Shoot Me in my Smile
5. Ne-Yo - So Sick
6. Matchbook Romance - Monsters
7. Justin Timberlake - Still on my Brain
8. Gwen Stefani - Crash
This song will forever remind me of waiting in like outside like The Academy is or whatever concert it was
9. Mindless Self Indulgence - Bitches
10. James Blunt - Beautiful
Holy hell does this remind me of high school and sitting in Zubke's room for some reason
11. Nsync - For the Girl Who Has Everything
March 2006
1. Rilo Kiley - August
2. Fall Out Boy - Dance Dance (Patrick Stump secret agent remix)
3. Taking Back Sunday - Cute without the 'E' (Cut from the team)
4. The Academy Is... - Down and Out
5. Arctic Monkeys - From The Ritz to the Rubble
6. Hanson - If Only
7. Name Taken - You Do it So Well
8. From First to Last - Note To Self
9. Augustana - California's Burning
This song reminds me of when I first started driving again after I got into my accident...I remember it being warm outside and coming home from school listening to this song
10. Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
11. Dashboard Confessional - The Best Deceptions
12. Camera Obscura - I Don't Want to See You
13. Matchbook Romance - Goody, Like Two Shoes
April 2006
1. Mae - Embers and Envelopes
2. Rise Against - Swing Life Away
3. Janis Joplin - Trust Me
4. Flee The Seen - Wire Tap Out
5. Copeland - Love is a Fast Song
6. James Blunt - You're Beautiful
7. Mirah - We're Both So Sorry
8. Leela James - My Joy
(This makes me think of driving down sunrise with my mom haha)
9. Head Automatica - The Razor
10. Copeland - Sleep
11. Jordan Night - Give It To You
12. Joe - I Wanna Know
13. Santana - Maria Maria
14. Nsync - Falling
15. Telex - en route vers de nouvelles aventures
16. Manau - Le Chant Des Druides
17. Raphael - Les Petits Bateaux
I got mildly obsessed with French Music haha
18. McSolaar - Lève toi et rap
19. Amber Pacific - Thoughts Before Me
May 2006
1. Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a la Turk
Music Theory
2. Brand New - Logan to Government Center
This is one of those songs that just straight up takes me back, I just go right back to leaving Amphi and going there everyday and listening this song and being SO ready for summer
3. Finch - What it is to Burn
4. Juli - Perfekte Welle
5. Gym Class Heroes - Graduation Day
6. Brand New - Failure by Design
7. Vitamin C- Graduation (Friends Forever)
8. Rock n Roll Soldiers - Anthem
This reminds me of that episode of true life they were on
9. Die Ärzte - Monsterparty
10. Keiji Haino/Peter Brötzmann - Track 8
These german songs remind me of the german exchange students and riding in Clare's car
11. Thrice - Eleanor Rigby
12. Death Cab for Cutie - This Charming Man
13. The Pink Spiders - Hollywood Fix
14. Imogen Heap - Speeding Cars
15. Copeland - Black Hole Sun
June 2006
1. AFI - Miss Murder
2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
3. The Outline - Shotgun
We saw them on 6/6/06 at the Rialto with Panic at the Disco and I liked them because the lead bassist was hot hahaha :-p
4. Nelly ft. Paul Wall - Grillz
I just think of driving around with my mom and this being on the radio
5. Hellogoodbye - Weird Science
6. Hellogoodbye - Here in your Arms (Live at HOB)
7. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
Panic did a cover of this at the concert we saw them at and I feellll in love
8. From First To Last - Waltz Moore
9. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
10. Jessie Baylin - Contradicting Words
Kassandra told me to listen to this so it makes me think of her and my pool party haha
July 2006
1. Motion City Soundtrack - Hold Me Down
2. Motion City Soundtrack - Modern Chemistry
3. Gym Class Heroes - The Queen and I
4. Save Ferris - Build Me Up Buttercup
5. Veruca Salt - My Sharona
6. Foo Fighters - All My Life
7. Britney Spears - Toxic
8. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
9. The Matches - My Soft and Deep
10. Motion City Soundtrack - Invisible Monsters
This makes me think of work because we used to have a cd player and one day i worked an 8 hour shift and brought this cd and listened to it 8 times haha
11. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
12. Say Anything - Alive With The Glory of Love
This song is one that takes me RIGHT back, it reminds me of opening at work...because every single day that I had to open this song would be on the radio and for the longest time i had NO clue who it was all i knew is i would have it in my head all day and I really liked it haha
August 2008
1. Gym Class Heroes - Food For Mic Skillz
Driving to school and seeing Gym Class at Centennial Hall
2. Gym Class Heroes - Clothes Off!
3. Hellogoodbye - Baby It's Fact
4. Copeland - Take My Breath Away
5. Gym Class Heroes - Viva La White Girl
6. Forgive Durden - Beware The Jubjub Bird And Shun The Fumious Bandersnatch
This reminds me of driving in Joel's car going to register for senior year of high school
7. Rise Against - Ready To Fall
8. Josh Kelley - Amazing
9. Taking Back Sunday - What it Feels Like to be a Ghost?
10. Cobra Starship - Send My Love to the Dancefloor (Demo)
11. Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure
12. Minus The Bear - Spritz!!! Spritz!!!
Sepetember 2006
1. Cobra Starship - It's Warmer in the Basement
2. The Dresden Dolls - Such Great Heights
3. The Hush Sound - Echo
4. Metric - Dead Disco
Reminds of Clare and being in the dark room for photography
5. Midtown - Hey Baby, Don't You Know that We're All Whores?
Driving to school senior year
6. Midtown - Just Rock And Roll
7. Mirah - Nobody Has to Stay
8. Paris Hilton - Stars are Blind
9. Peachcake - I Hope We Don't
10. Taking Back Sunday - Spin
October 2006
1. Regina Spektor - Fidelity
2. Panic At The Disco - Round Here
3. Old Dirty Bastard - Baby I Got Your Money
Reminds me of the Cobra concert because they played this song and Gabe was singing it and i became obsesssssed with this song
4. Midtown - Is it Me? Is It True?
5. Midtown - Empty Like the Ocean
6. Marilyn Manson - This is Halloween
7. Lisa Loeb - Stay
8. Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach
9. Home Grown - Midnight City Sky
10. Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
11. Garbage - Only Happy When it Rains
12. Counting Crows - Round Here
13. Cobra Starship - The Ballad of Big Poppa and Diamond Girl
14. Cobra Starship - The Kids are all Fucked up
The demo version reminds me of after the cobra starship concert i was like IN LOVE i swear
15. Cake - I Will Survive
This reminds me of going to lunch, particularly at the mall but just in general
16. Bayside - If You're Bored
November 2006
1. Usher - U Got It Bad
2. Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
Reminds me of Nip/Tuck
3. My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
4. Vive la Fête - La Verite
5. Snow Patrol - Crazy In Love
6. Houston Calls - Bob and Bonnie
7. My Chemical Romance - House of Wolves
8. Copeland - Do You Hear What I Hear
9. Sergio Mendes Feat. Justin Timberlake, Pharoahe Monch & Will.I.Am - Loose Ends
This reminds me of Beth and working
10. OneRepublic - Apologize
11. Down To Earth Approach - Exhibit of the Year
December 2006
1. Fastball - The Way
2. Akon - Smack That
Winter Formal
3. The Killers - Bones
Reminds me of sitting in my car before school waiting for beth!
4. Midtown - Get it Together
5. All American Rejects - Move Along
6. Plain White T's - Hate (I Really Don't Like You)
7. All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight
8. Sean Paul ft. Sasha - I'm Still in Love With You
I was IN LOVE with this song, it reminds me of formal and just december in general
9. Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up
10. Mr. C - Cha Cha Slide
11. Panic At the Disco - Tonight Tonight cover
12. New Found Glory - Head on Collision
13. Ludacris ft Pharrell - Moneymaker
14. Ima Robot - Creeps Me Out
15. The Fray - How To Save a Life
16. Lil Jon - Get Low
January 2007
This entire mix basically reminds me of work and a specific crush i had and everytime i hear these songs i just go right back to then
1. Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon
2. Sublime - Santeria
3. Micheal Jackson - Billie Jean
4. James Brown - I Feel Good
OH MY GOD...Safeway had a commerical over the radio that played every I think 15 minuites with this song, seriously i heard it approximately 20 million times
5. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
This reminds me of one day when i opened and beth did mid shift and we bought muffins and juice and had breakfast :(
6. Boys Like Girls - Heels Over Head
When we sawww them
7. The Academy Is... - The Fever
8. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
9. The Submarines - Brigher Discontent
10. The Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
11. The Goo Goo Dolls- Bullet Proof
12. Mofro - Lochloosa
:( haha I can't even listen to this song anymore because it makes me feel SO silly
13. Grits - Ooh Aah
14. O-Town - Liquid Dreams
15. DJ Assault - Ass and Titties
!!!!!! omg haha beth :(
16. Medic Droid - Fer Sure
Reminds of Adora and Beth
17. Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
18. Kean - Somewhere Only We Know
19. The KGB - Lover Undercover
Adora again
February 2007
1. O-Zone - Numa Numa
2. Mika - Grace Kelly
3. Patent Pending - Lights Out Mississippi
I became obsessed with Patent Pending like no other
4. Danny Lohner/Johnette Napolita - The Scientist
5. Mates of State - These Days
6. Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
7. James Morrison - The Rain Must Fall
blah boys blah valentines day
8. Regina Spektor - Samson
9. Ray LaMontagne - Hold You in my Arms
10. The Academy Is...- We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands
11. Patent Pending - Old and Out of Tune
12. Patent Pending - This Can't Happen Again
13. Cobra Starship -You Can't Be Missed If You Never Go Away
14. Cartel -The Minstrel's Prayer
Makes me think of beth and the cobra concert
15. Permanent Me - Until You Leave
aww my pseudo boyfriend :)
16. Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
17. Ben Folds - Bitches Aint Shit
The U of A field trip where we went to UA presents and we ate greek food
March 2007
1. Mickey Avalon - Jane Fonda
Makes me think of sean and mr bevington
2. Yann Tierson - Guilty
French Play
3. Corrine Baily Rae - Put Your Records On
4. Johnny Cash - In My Life
5. Mates of State - California
6. Usher ft Lil John and Weezer - Yeah in the Sun
7. John Lennon - Imagine
8. Weezer - Wonderwall
9. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
10. Lauryn Hill - Can't Take My Eyes off of you
3rd period in the library
11. gummibaer - gummibaer
12. Patent Pending - The Website is under construction
13. Candy Letters - Candy Mountain
Preston and Beth! haha
14. Say Anything - Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too
This made me fall in love with say anything again
15. Guster - Two Points for Honesty
Driving to school and beth
16. Stereophonics - Just Lookings
this one reminds me of mike
17. Say Anything - I Want to Know Your Plans
April 2007
1. Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Julie!!!
2. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
Grand Canyon trip like most of these songs
3. Robbie Williams - Supreme
4. MC Solaar - La Belle et Le Bad Boy
5. Venga Boys - We Like to Party
6. Manchester Orchestra - Don't Let Them See You Cry
7. Akon - Don't Matter
French students leaving :(
8. Omarion - Ice Box
Going to lunch with clare and trang
9. Nelly Furtado - Say it Right
This one reminds me SO much of graduation and being sick right before graduation
10. Fergie - Glamorous
11. Sir Mix A Lot - Tootsee Roll
12. Gym Class Heroes - Viva La White Girl (slow version)
13. Lil Scrappy - Money In The Bank ft. Young Buck
Grand Canyon trip GCG's
14. Francoise Hardy - Je veux qu'il revienne
French Class
15. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
16. Macy Gray - I Try
17. U2 - MLK
18. Ewan McGregor - El Tango De Roxane
19. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
May 2007
1. The Kooks - Naive
Clare, Alexandra, and Bevington's room
2. Semisonic - Closing Time
3. Colin Hay - Overkill
4. Boston - More Than a Feeling
5. The Format - Snails
6. Old 97's - Question
7. Wicked Soundtrack - For Good
Zubke Leaving
8. Sasoin - Show Me Your Booty Hole
9. Bloodhound Gang - The Ballad of Chasey Lane
Specifically reminds me of the day our sub for zubkes didnt come in so we went to ghinis
10. Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
11. Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
Prom time!
12. Dashboard Confessional - Stolen
Sean and Bevington's room
13. Usher - Nice and Slow
Prom
14. Telepopmusik - Just Breathe
15. Keane - Everybody's Changing
16. Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
17. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
18. The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
19. Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day
PROJECT GRAD SADDEST MOMENT EVER!!! I just remember them playing this and I just started SOBBING so hard gah
20. Ice Cube - You Can Do It
Project Grad Bryce and Alex B. dancing
June 2007
1. Keane - Is It Any Wonder
2. Shop Boyz - Party Like A Rockstar
3. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
4. Huey - Pop Drop & Lock It
5. Mims - Like This
6. Robin Trower - Daydream
This reminds me actually more of when I was younger because my dad LOVED this song and I would get so mad when he'd play this song because it reminded me of my dog dying...but now it reminds me of Lords Of Dogtown
7. Rhianna ft Chris Brown - Umbrella (Cinderella remix)
8. Play-n-Skillz ft Pitbull - Get Freaky
9. DJ Unk -2 Step
10. Fat Joe ft. Lil Wayne - Make It Rain
11. Maroon 5 - Nothing Lasts Forever
Flagstaff with my fam
12. Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
13. Bethany Joy Lenz and Tyler Hilton - When The Stars Go Blue
14. The Status - America
15. P. Diddy - Last Night
16. Bayside - Megan
This song just reminds me so much of that summer because i LOOOVED the song
July 2007
1. Cadillac Don – Inside Peanut Butter, Outside Jelly
2. The Format – The Compromise
3. The Format – I’m Actual
I went through a huge The Format phase around July 4th and now I always think of that summer when I hear this album.
4. T-Pain – Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)
We went to California this summer and this was some kid’s ringtone and now I always think of that when I hear this, that and Project Grad haha)
5. Patent Pending – Lights out Mississippi
6. Jem – They
7. Paramore – Misery Business
8. Saosin – You’re Not Alone
This reminds me of Warped Tour, the year Anthony came back with us and we played my DS all the way home.
9. Scary Kids Scaring Kids – What’s Up Now
10. Meg & Dia – Roses
11. PlayRadioPlay! – I am Pirate, You are a Princess
12. The Matches – Salty Eyes
13. Motion City Soundtrack – I Fell In Love Without You
14. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
15. Black Sabboth – Iron Man
I was mildly obsessed with Lords of Dogtown this summer
16. Rod Stewart – Maggie May
Ohhh Beth! I dubbed her Maggie May after this song, it makes think of the Sims 2.
17. Bonnie Tyler – It’s A Heartache
18. Nazareth – Hair of The Dog
19. Jimi Hendrix – Fire
August 2007
1. Cartel – Wasted
1. Cartel – Wasted
2. Tech N9ne – Einstein
Bethhhh!!!! She definitely introduced me to Tech back in the day and this proves it.
3. Tech N9ne – The P.A.S.E.O.
4. The Almost – Say This Sooner
5. Josh Rouse – Sparrows Over Birmingham
This Reminds me of the Girl Next Door, I think I must have watched it for this first time this month
6. 50 Cent – Patiently Waiting
7. Coheed & Cambria – Welcome Home
8. Tech N9ne – Ima Tell
This reminds me of I think the first or second time I ever did hookah and then Beth took me over to Josh’s for the very first time (A lot of these songs remind of that night actually)
9. Copeland – Coffee
I remember listening to this on my way to my first day of college.
10. Minus The Bear – Pachuca Sunrise
11. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
12. Cam’ron – Hey Ma
Beth and I taught this song to her mom when we went to get Ihop one night haha
13. Troy – Bet On It
LOL HSMII!!!!
14. David Gray – This Year’s Love
I was OBSESSED with this song.
15. Keane – She Has No Time
September 2007
1. Josh Rouse – Hollywood Bassplayer
2. Kanye West – Stronger
3. New Found Glory – Crazy For You
Max Bemis loooveeee <3
4. Jay-Z ft. Beyonce – Bonnie and Clyde
5. Paolo Nutini – Last Request
This reminds me of Klocko and seeing him. He was AWFUL and so drunk he could hardly stand up.
6. The Medic Droid – F8SCENE
7. Rilo Kiley – The Moneymaker
8. Britney Spears – Gimme More
9. Joshua James – Soul and Sea
10. Soulja Boy – Crank That Soulja Boy
11. Giant Drag – Wicked Game
NIP/TUCK!
October 2007
1. Say Anything – The Writhing South
I believe this is when my Say Anything love began to flourish
2. Dashboard Confessional – Little Bombs
Beth and I saw Dashboard this month. Definitely an AMAZING concert!
3. Ray LaMontange – Within You
4. Sufjan Stevens – John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
5. Ingrid Michelson – Just Keep Breathing
6. The Bird and The Bee – La La La
7. Dashboard Confessional – El Scorcho
8. Rilo Kiley – Give a Little Love
Kassandra and I saw them this month, one of the BEST concerts everrrr.
9. Dashboard Confessional – Dusk and Summer
I remember staying at the really nice fancy hotel with my mom and Beth and Beth and I found this random trail and we were walking around before the Dashboard concert. She had also just gotten her new phone.
10. Paramore – CrushCrushCrush
11. 50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake – Ayo Technology
12. Wyclef Jean – Sweetest Girl
13. Baby Bash ft. T-Pain – Cyclone
14. T-Pain ft Chris Brown – Kiss Kiss
15. Metro Station – Shake It
Beth and I, eating at Claim Jumper then driving around and making up THE BEST dance ever to this song.
16. Travis Barker – Soulja Boy (remix)
This reminds me of Joel and Alex B. and sitting outside the student union between classes.
17. Versus the Mirror – Birthed by Architecture
Shannneeee.
18. Audioslave – Be Yourself
Scrubs.
19. The Pack – Jello
20. Cobra Starship – Guilty Pleasure
November 2007
1. Del Amitri – Tell Her
2. The Starting Line – Island
3. The Starting Line – Birds
4. Say Anything – Slowly Through a Vector
Beth and I saw Say Anything twice this month, within two days of one another…BEST week of my life. We saw them headlining with
5. Say Anything – Baby Girl, I’m a Blur
BBBBBBBURNIN Black
BBBBBBBURNIN Black
6. Say Anything – The Church Channel
7. Paramore – The Circle
8. Paramore – That’s What You Get
9. Say Anything – Skinny Mean Man
10. Name Taken – Love is Gone
11. Say Anything – Admit It!!
12. Avril Lavigne – I’m With You
I think Safeway started playing this or something.
13. Paramore – Let the Flames Begin
December 2007
1. Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper
1. Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper
I bought Rock Band this month and this was definitely my favorite song.
2. XO – Stars
3. XO – Friends
4. Jon McLaughlin – So Close
5. Brad Doggett – Nice & Slow
6. Say Anything – Colorblind
I remember sitting in my Weather and Climate class listening to this so I wouldn’t have to hear the kids next to me blab on about getting drunk the night before.
January 2008
1. Pitbull – Go Girl
I’m pretty sure that every single person I know loved this song in 08.
2. Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance
3. Saosin – You’re Not Alone
Beth, Joel, Kassandra and myself went and saw Saosin this month and after Beth and I went cruising and played an epic game of tag hahaha
4. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
5. The Fall of Troy – F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.
6. Brad Doggett – Say It Ain’t So
7. Snoop Dogg – Sensual Seduction
8. The Hush Sound – Medicine Man
9. Hurricane Chris – Ay Bay Bay
10. Pitbull – The Anthem
11. The Maine – I Wanna Love
February 2008
1. J. Holiday – Bed
This song takes me right back to February 08. Beth and I cruising, we listened to this like every freakin time.
2. Lupe Fiasco – Superstar
This reminds me when my sister was in the hospital for anemia, it was playing on the radio like all the time.
3. Emanuel – Kryptonite
4. Metro Station – Kelsey
5. Brad Doggett – Suffocate
Another song that takes me BACK.
6. Jim Sturgess – All My Lovin’
When I went to Angela’s house for the first time we watched Across the Universe and had the best camwhore session like ever.
7. We The Kings – Check Yes Juliet
This song reminds me of getting the flu the day after we went to Angela’s. I remember waking up that Monday thinking I was fine…but I was not, and they were playing this song on the good morning Arizona show or whatever.
8. Cobra Starship – One Day, Robots Will Cry
Beth and I were SO excited to see Cobra Starship at the Rock. Turned out to be the shittiest concert ever because there were 9 million people there.
9. Jordin Sparks – Tattoo
March 2008
1. Usher – Love In This Club
March 08 was SUCH a good month. This was by far the best Spring Break I have ever had. This song reminds of me of going to Sushi with Beth and her sister and then going to Safeway to get gushers, mostly to introduce her to my new crush. Then we went to play pool and had the weirdest night ever.
2. Shawn Mullins – Rockabye
This song reminds me of being upset with said boy, and I am pretty sure he knew because he sang this song to me and then hugged me telling me not to be sad. Adfgadfgadfgadfg
3. Big Pun ft Incubus – Still Not A Playa
Well NOW it makes me think of French 320. BUT this version makes me think of said boy AGAIN. Beth and I visiting Safeway and her singing this to him and him not knowing the song at all.
4. Jordin Sparks – No Air
5. Sara Bareilles – Love Song
POOL! We drove alllll the way to Main Street to play pool. Such a crazy night but so much fun.
6. Miley Cyrus – See You Again
Singing in Beth’s car before pool and taking a video.
7. Broken Social Scene – Cocaine Skin
8. Bel Biv Devoe – Poison
This reminds me of driving to phoenix to go shopping with Beth I think for the first time.
9. Madonna ft Justin Timberlake – 4 minutes (To Save the World)
TEN MINUTES!!!!!!!! Beth and I went down to the U of A to do this Astronomy thing, and we learned that you only have 10 minutes to get to your car after you pay for parking in the UA garage. And also “Stop being such a Madonna”
10. Pitbull – Move Shake Drop
Beth and I made another good dance to this on the way to Phoenix
11. Britney Spears – Toy Soldier
Getting lost in Scottsdale
12. Panic! At the Disco – Nine in the Afternoon
First time hanging out with stupid boy. Crazy night again, nothing super exciting but we discussed this song on the radio.
April 2008
1. N.E.R.D. – Provider
Saw N..E.R.D. and Kanye at the U of A. adfgadfg Marry me Pharrel.
2. Rise Against – Swing Life Away
Hanging out with that boy again this time with Beth.
3. Sing it Loud – No One Can Touch Us
Saw them at the Rock after Beth and I went dress shopping, ended up spending half the night crying and cruising forever because of the damn boy. We had our first run in with the cops at the park because we were there after midnight.
4. Charlotte Sometimes – How I Could Just Kill A Man
5. Bon Jovi – You Gave Love a Bad Name
I saw Bon Jovi with my mom one night afdgadfg amazing! Then the next night we saw Say Anything again.
6. Say Anything – That Is Why
Getting lost trying to find the venue to see Say Anything. Turned out to be THE BEST concert EVER. Hands down.
7. Cherish – Killa
Story of my life with that stupid boy.
8. Flogging Molly – Tobacco Island
9. Flogging Molly – Don’t Let Me Die Still Wondering
10. Cloud Cult – The Ghost Inside Our House
11. Why? – Simeon’s Dilema
12. We The King’s – This Is Our Town
I’m pretty sure I was crying during this song but not because it’s sad but because BOYS SUCK.
13. Bayside – Blame it on Bad Luck
We went to so many concerts this month! Beth and I went to see Bayside and the Starting Line, but left before TSL because we were saddddd.
14. Old 97’s – Adelaide
I remember listening to this song while my sister was in the hospital getting her heart surgery.
15. Kanye West – The Good Life
I remember Caitlin’s party for the end of school and Beth and I went to Safeway to bother stupid boy and get juice or something.
16. N.E.R.D. – She Wants to Move
17. Spice Girls – Goodbye My Friend
18. Rancid – Fall Back Down
19. Brad Doggett – On My Way
20. Webbie – Independent
May 2008
1. Forever The Sickest Kids – Breakdown
I began to hate stupid boy and this was dedicated to him haha.
2. Jupiter Rising – Electropop
I listened to this on my way to Beth’s when we were going to have an end of year party with stupid boy. Shit this one takes me bacccck too.
3. Lil’ Wayne – Lollipop
4. David Banner – Play
This reminds me of Angela’s birthday and Beth and Sean singing it.
5. Tyga – Coconut Juice
6. Flo Rida ft. Timbaland – Elevator
Amphi’s graduation, ihop, cruising, rain.
7. Two Tongues – Crawl
8. Say Anything - …Ahh Men
9. Howie Day – Collide
OH SAFEWAY!
10. The Sleeping – Don’t Hold Back
Guitar Hero on Angela’s birthday.
11. Alphabeat – Fascination
12. Augustana – Sweet and Low
13. Huey – G5
14. Flyleaf – So Sick
This song makes me think of my first kiss.
15. Meese – The Start of it
June 2008
1. Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl
Beth sent me this song telling me HOW RIDICULOUS it was…and she was right
2. 2 Pistols ft. T-Pain – She Got it
3. Estelle – American Boy
This is another one that takes me back. It makes me think of Alex J. and boot camp. I’m pretty sure I listened to it every single morning before boot camp.
4. The Cab – Vegas Skies
This reminds me of cruising with Klocko and getting lost on the Aviation Highway.
5. Coldplay – Viva La Vida
6. Forever The Sickest Kids – I Don’t Know About You But I Came to Dance
I listened to this EVERY MORNING at boot camp when we ran. Everytime I hear it now I want to break out my running shoes.
7. Toto – Africa
I went through a Scrubs obsession and watched then ENTIRE series.
8. Ne-Yo – Closer
My favorite song of the summer!
9. Bad English – When I See You Smile
10. Nickelback – Animals
BOOTCAMP! Hahaha bumping this in Beth’s car before a workout
11. Duffy – Mercy
12. Madonna – Give it 2 Me
13. Snoop Dogg – My Medicine
14. Weezer – Pork and Beans
15. Soulja Boy – Get Silly!
Shane! Because his favorite word is silly.
16. Rihanna – Take A Bow
17. Charlotte Sometimes – Sweet Valium High
18. One Republic – Say (All I Need)
19. The Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up
20. The Dream – I Luv Your Girl
21. Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine
July 2008
1. Maroon 5 – Nothing Lasts Forever
2. TLC – Red Light Special
3. Miley Cyrus – 7 Things
4. Jonas Brothers – Burnin’ Up
I think the two previous songs were probably hands down the biggest songs of that summer.
5. Plies – Bust It
AHHH July 4, 2008. “What does bust it mean?” adfgadfgadfg good times.
6. Augustana – Dust
7. New Kids on The Block – Summertime
8. T-Pain – Tipsy
9. Fabulous – Baby Don’t Go
10. Tech N9ne – I’m a Playa
Beth and I went on a shopping trip to Phoenix and we came home to like the biggest fucking thunderstorm in history and this song was playing was we entered Tucson. Fucking insane night.
11. Colby O’Donnis – What You Got
12. The Dream – Falsetto
13. Rod Stewart – Young Turks
Of course this one reminds me of Miss Angela.
14. Forever the Sickest Kids – Becky Starz
I went through and ultimate FTSK phase this summer, and I remember getting lost down town and meeting Beth at Kohl’s after while listening to this CD. Then later that night I hung out with Kellie randomly…weirdest night everrrrr.
15. Charlotte Sometimes – In Your Apartment
16. Mayday Parade – Champagne’s For Celebrating (I’ll Have a Martini)
August 2008
1. Flyleaf – There for you
2. Mayday Parade – Jersey
I went through Mayday Parade obsessssion this month.
3. Duffy – Mercy
4. Chris Brown – Forever
5. The Hush Sound – Lighthouse
6. Mayday Parade – Ocean and Atlantic
This reminds me of Ari and David’s Bday party ohhh what a night.
7. Mayday Parade - I'd Hate To Be You When People Find Out What This Song Is About
8. Mayday Parade - Champagne's For Celebrating (I'll Have A Martini)
9. Ludo – Love Me Dead
Beth and I went to see FTSK and Mayday Parade and realized we might be too old for concerts now, they played a shit ton of Ludo between sets.
10. David Archuleta – Crush
Everytime I hear this song I think of Keva Juice.
11. Savage – Swing
Hanging out at Jacque’s for the first time I’m pretty sure this song played like 500 times haha.
12. Shwayze – Corona and Lime
13. Matchbox 20 – How Far We’ve Come
14. The Pack – Oh Go
Cruisin’ up to Mt. Lemmon.
15. Lil’ Wayne – Mrs. Officer
16. Ludo – Lake Pontchartrain
September 2008
1. Aqualung – Strange and Beautiful
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants made me re-fall in love with this song, it also reminds me of studying at the UA.
2. Ne-Yo ft David Banner – Miss Independent (Remix)
Afdgadfg definitely another one that just takes me back. LOVED this song SO much.
3. Gym Class Heroes – Cookie Jar
This makes me think of Sean and he nicknamed me Cookie haha.
4. Ne-Yo ft. Sarah Connor – Sexual Healing
5. T.I. – Live Your Life
6. Pitbull – Fuego
Cuidado!
7. Rhianna- Disturbia
8. Motion City Soundtrack – Fell In Love Without You
The first episode of Gossip Girl I ever watched played this song at the end.
9. Blessed Union of Souls – She Likes Me for Me
Another safeway reminder
10. Kings of Leon – Sex On Fire
11. DJ Earworm – No More Gas
My favorite mashup because it included like all of my favorite summer songs from that year.
12. Kanye West – Love Lockdown
13. Pink – So What
This one reminds of hanging out at Jacque’s playing DRINKO hahaha
14. Say Anything – By Tonight
15. Ne-Yo – Lie to Me
This reminds me of Beth saying it would remind her of Solitaire haha
16. Pitbull – Move Shake Drop
17. The Secret Handshake – Summer of 98
They were playing this at Keva juice one day and I was amazed because it was such a random song that I didn’t think anyone else in the world knew.
18. Manu Chao – Me Gustas Tu
Ahh that random Spanish class I took!! This is like the only thing I retained from that class aside from QUE TRISTE!
19. LL Cool J – Baby
This reminds me of driving around with Beth and Trang and Kalil
20. Tyga – California Girls
October 2008
1. The Rocket Summer – Do You Feel
2. The Rocket Summer - Save
3. Say Anything – I Want to Know Your Plans
4. Kevin Rudolph ft. Lil Wayne – Let it Rock
Studying for sure. “Can you guys stop growling”
5. Say Anything – Walk Through Hell
6. The Dream – I Luv Your Girl
“Party Hopping” with Klocko. And Jello shots at that 1920s party….and the night of Beth’s best typo ever….
7. Kanye West – Heartless
8. Laze & Royal ft. Marty James – Like a Pistol
Jacque’s!
9. Pitbull ft. Lil Jon – Krazy
10. Beyonce – If I Were a Boy
No idea why this is on my mix…I hate this song.
11. Young Jeezy – I Put On
12. Paramore – Decode
Twilight opening night
13. Nsync – Sailing
14. Ben Kweller – Penny on a Train Track
Kassandra and I FINALLY saw BK live, such a good show!
15. Ben Kweller – On My Way
16. Ben Kweller – The Rules
17. Robin Trower – Daydream
November 2008
1. The Black Ghosts – Full Moon
2. Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland – Turn off the Lights remix
3. Joshua Radin – You Got Growing Up To Do
4. The Weepies – Can’t Go Back Now
5. Bethany Joy Galeotti – Feel This
6. T-Pain ft. Lil Wayne – Can’t Believe It
7. Britney Spears – Womanizer
This song reminds me of Tyler from work and being highly inappropriate telling me to write this on a sympathy card. Also reminds me of my brief crush on the new slutty manager boy haha
8. Augustana – Sunday Best
9. Ludacris – What Them Girls Like
10. Kanye West – Amazing
11. Akon – Right Now (Na Na Na)
12. 3oh!3 – Don’t Trust Me
Do The Helen Keller and talk with your hips
December 2008
1. Tech N9ne – Bout ta Bubble
2. Tech N9n3 – Jelly Sickle
Birthday! Driving to Mt. Lemmon with Beth and Trang blasting this song.
3. Lady Gaga – Just Dance
This reminds me of the night I hung out with Beth, Trang and Kalil and walked down an empty, dead 4th ave. Or really last winter break in general.
4. Fall Out Boy – What a Catch Donnie
5. T-Pain – Chopped and Screwed
6. T-Pain – Freeze
7. Old Dirty Basterd – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
8. Atmosphere – You
9. The Pipettes – White Christmas
10. Katy Perry – Hot n Cold
11. Erasure – A Little Respect
12. Ciara – I’m On
13. Gavin DeGraw – I’m in Love With a Girl
14. Tech N9ne – Einstein
Our car accident on Broadway and Campbell, Beth and Trang rocking the fuck out to this song… “Did we just get rear ended??”
15. Ice Cube – It Was a Good Day
January 2009
1. John Legend – Green Light
2. Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Follow You Into the Dark
3. Lil Wayne – Phone Home
Seeing Lil Wayne Live!!!!!!
4. Flo Rida – Right Round
Tattoo Night.
5. T.I. – All Night Long
6. The Veronicas – Untouched
Another one that takes me back to winter break. For the longest time I thought this and Lady Gaga – Just Dance were the same song.
7. Omarion and Bow Wow – Baby Girl
8. The Offspring – Pretty Fly
Cody’s Birthday!! Playing rockband and having a giant sing-along!
9. Lil Wayne – Mrs. Officer
10. Ray LaMontagne – Can I Stay
I went through such a huge Ray LaMontagne phase this month.
11. Tech N9ne – Welcome to the Midwest
This was *my* Tech song, I tried to learn the lyrics but holllly shit no hahaha
12. Taio Cruz – I Just Wanna Know
13. Rascal Flatts – What Hurts the Most
This reminds me of hanging out at Beth’s house. I don’t remember exactly what we did but I do remember it involved listening to a ton of random ass songs.
14. 50 Cent – Puppy Love
15. Joey McIntyre – I Love You Came Too Late
Beth sent me this song on the FIRST day of Mme Toure’s class. I remember sitting there getting the text and being terrified to text because she was like FUCK YOU NO TEXTING!
16. Bryan Adams – Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman
17. Babyface – Everytime I Close My Eyes
Lil Wayne roadtrip concert
February 2009
1. Soulja Boy ft. Pitbull – Kiss Me Thru the Phone remix
Math class. Going to lunch every Monday after math and listening to this song.
2. Britney Spears – If You Seek Amy
Some Phoenix road trip
3. Bobby Valentino – Beep remix
Another song that takes me back to an exact time period. Ahhh I can hardly even listen to this song because it makes me SO nostalgic.
4. Taio Cruz – I Just Wanna Know
I seriously loved this song for like the first quarter of the year.
5. Lil Wayne – Prom Queen
6. Two Tongues – Tremors
This song makes me think of Valentine’s Day.
7. Collective Soul – The World I Know
Beth sent this one to me because we were trying to figure it out
8. The Lonely Island – I’m on a Boat
9. Lady Gaga – Poker Face
10. Katy Perry – Thinking of You
11. Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You
March 2009
This month was when I went to New Mexico on spring break so most of the songs remind me of that trip a lot
1. Lady Gaga – Love Game
2. Tech N9ne – My World
3. Tech N9ne – Welcome to the Midwest
4. Tech N9ne – My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl
5. NeverShoutNever – Happy
6. Bayside – Beautiful Girls
7. Lady Sovereign – I Got You Dancing
8. Lady Sovereign – Food Play
9. Seesick Smile – 21st Birthday
10. The Lonely Island – Jizz in my Pants
11. Lady Gaga – Starstruk
Hike with Beth!!! Haha her phone kept getting texts as we were coming back down.
12. Keri Hilson – Return the Favor
13. The Dream – Put it Down
14. Tyrese – Sweet Lady
15. Keith Sweat – Nobody
16. The Dream – Rockin’ That Shit
Ahhhhh. Another “takes me back” one, makes me SO nostalgic.
17. The Ting Tings – That’s Not my Name
18. The Dream – My Love
April 2009
1. Pitbull – Calle Ocho
2. All Time Low – Weightless
3. Fall Out Boy – Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown
The random FOB concert Beth and I went to to hang out with Joe : ). Beth mysteriously knew this song hahaha
4. Kris Allen –Aint No Sunshine
5. Jesse McCartney – Body Language
6. Kid Cudi – Day and Night
7. Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care
8. The Dream – Let Me See That Booty
Hanging out at Will’s house!!! Haha
9. Jamie Foxx – Blame It
10. Kanye West – Slow Jams
11. Taio Cruz – I Just Wanna Know
12. Kanye West – Addiction
13. Jesse McCartney – How Do You Sleep
14. T-Pain ft. Plies – Shawty
Some Phoenix road trip.
15. Hugh Jackman – Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’!
Trang! Theatre Appreciation, and also Kalil’s bday dinner.
May 2009
1. Paradiso Girls – Patron Tequila
2. Passion Pit – Sleepyhead
End of last spring/summer perfect song!
3. Sean Kingston – Fire Burning
4. Tech N9ne – Cry Baby
Parties with Beth
5. Eminem – We Made You
6. The Dream – Walkin’ on the Moon
7. Kanye West – Get ‘em High
Studying for finals
8. Jennifer Lopez – What is Love
9. Nelly Furtado – All Good Things Come to an End
10. Eminem – 3am
11. Carrie Underwood – Home Sweet Home
American Idol!
12. Panic! At the Disco – Time to Dance
Reading Invisible Monsters
13. Flo Rida – Sugar
Going to Amphi’s Graduation
14. New Kids on the Block – Click Click Click
15. Kris Allen – No Boundaries
16. Nine Inch Nails – The Day the World Went Away
Terminator!
17. Nine Inch Nails – Capital G
June 2009
1. BBMack – Back Here
2. Plain White Ts – 1, 2, 3, 4
3. Dave Matthews Band – You & Me
4. Taking Back Sunday – Capital M-E
5. Black Eyed Peas – Alive
6. Landon Pigg – Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop
7. Rick Ross – Magnificent
Dying Beth’s hair and watching late night television, and flirty girl fitness.
8. Sing it Loud – Best Beating Heart
9. Rise Against – Dirt Whispered
July 2009
1. Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror
Safeway, and Javier lecturing me that this was the best Michael Jackson song
2. Jeremih – Birthday Sex
3. All Time Low – Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t)
4. Mr. Hudson – Anyone But Him
5. Chris Brown – ABC
6. Rhianna – Te Amo
7. Keri Hilson – Knock You Down
8. Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook
9. Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
10. Nelly – Lie
This song and all the ones to follow remind of France because I basically listened to the mix Beth made me the entire time I was there.
11. Jeremih – Raindrops
Plane ride to France and being unable to sleep
12. Mark Zelov – Special Day
13. Keith Sweat – Nobody
Southern France countryside.
14. Ilona – Un Monde Parfait
15. Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Tamacun
16. Ida Maria – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
17. David Cook – Silver
18. David Cook – Permanent
19. Noah and the Whale – 5 Years Time
20. Little Boots – Not Now
August 2009
1. Mariah Carey ft Gucci Mane – Obsessed (remix)
2. Chris Brown – Love Rocket
Hanging out with Beth, and this being her ringtone before she went to San Diego.
3. Bobby Valentino – Ex Girlfriend
4. J. Holiday – It’s Yours
5. J. Holiday – Wrong Lover
6. Drake – Best I Ever Had
7. Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Fellin’
8. Jonas Brothers – Don’t Speak
9. Pitbull – Hotel Room Service
10. Mya – Paradise (Ryan Leslie Remix)
11. Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato & Selena Gomez – Send it On
Biggest Guilty Pleasure EVER
12. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
13. Ciara – I’m a Diva
14. Common ft. Lily Allen – Drivin’ Me Wild
15. Clay Aiken – Invisible
This song will alwaysalwaysalways make me think of one particular boy.
16. Fat Joe – Aloha
17. Avril Lavigne – Sk8r Boi
18. Foreigner – I Wanna Know What Love Is
19. Tegan & Sara – The Con
20. Death Cab for Cutie – My Mirror Speaks
September 2009
1. Jay-Z – Off That
2. Drake ft Lil Wayne and Trey Songz – Successful
3. Jay-Z – Hate
Makes me remember all the shit that went down at Safeway.
4. Trey Songz – Say Aah
Driving to Pima West.
5. Clay Aiken – Invisible
6. Hellogoodbye – When We First Met
7. Blink 182 – Damnit
SEEING BLINK LIVE!
8. Jeremih – Buh Bye
9. Trey Songz – LOL : - )
10. Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
Beth. Blink. Rockin The Fuck Out.
11. Ace Hood ft. Jeremih – Love Somebody
12. Ace Hood ft. The Dream – Mine
13. Miley Cyrus – Party in the U.S.A.
14. The Dream – Right Side of my Brain
15. Jeremih – My Ride
Halloween Costume shopping hahaha
October 2009
1. Mayday Parade – Anywhere But Here
2. Owl City – Fireflies
Klockooo
3. Rise Against –The Dirt Whispered
Seeing Rise Against at KFMA day with Beth <33
4. Karen O and the Kids – Building All Is Love
5. Britney Spears – 3
6. Select Start – She’s Everything
7. All Time Low – The Girl’s a Straight Up Hustler
8. Rilo Kiley – Under The Blacklight
Driving home from seeing SOME movie, I can’t remember which.
9. Rise Against – Ready to Fall
10. Rise Against – Savior
11. Rise Against – Audience of One
12. Rise Against – Swing Life Away
November 2009
1. Shakira ft. Lil Wayne – Give it Up to Me
2. Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne – Down
Micaiah and her amazing story of this chick trying to fight her, and Halloween.
3. Say Anything – I Could be President
4. Trey Songz – I Invented Sex
5. Justin Bieber – Favorite Girl
6. Justin Bieber – One Less Lonely Girl
7. The Veronicas – I Thought You Were Gay
8. Kris Allen – Live Like We’re Dying
9. Maurice Chevalier – Valentine
Chris introducing me to this song, it will always make me think of Ariew’s class.
10. Butch Walker – You Belong With Me
11. Whitney Houston – I Have Nothing
Ballroom with a Twist
12. Tech N9ne – Hunterish
13. Tech N9ne – Slither
14. Cloud Cult – The Ghost Inside Our House
15. Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind
16. Brand New – Bought a Bride
December 2009
1. Iyaz – Replay
2. Tegan & Sara – The Ocean
3. Timbaland – We Belong to the Music
4. New Boyz – You’re a Jerk
My Birthday!!!!
5. We The Kings – She Takes Me High
6. We The Kings – Heaven Can Wait
7. Jeremih – Birthday Sex (up-tempo)
Birthdayyy and Level and the guy making fun of us for requesting it. And dancing in the middle and yelling with Amy, Allie, Jacque, and Klocko
8. Black Eyed Peas – Meet Me Halfway
9. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
10. John Mayer – Who Says
11. Iglu & Hartly – Dayglo
12. Taylor Swift – Fifteen
13. Ashanti – Foolish
14. Anika Noni Rose – Almost There
15. Ke$ha – Tik Tok
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