hey there, mr. blue skyyyyyyyyy

A friend and I just ate at a little taco place nearby and on the walk home, since it is cold and drizzly out, talked about getting warm at home. I decided that the best thing that I could do between now and my 8:15 zumba class (because I am continuing my path to infinite awesomeness) is to put on my exercise clothes, get super cozy, blog and relax. I put on a playlist I made a while back and each song is bringing me back to a particular time and place... which is the great thing about music; it has that effect on us all. Nobody was in that exact moment in time and space, in my mind at the moment that each of these particular songs were playing. And since you know I'm all about sharing these days, I share a bit of my playlist and a few (condensed) memories. Here goes:

1. Martha Reeves/ Heat Wave - reminds me of this artist dancing in his studio setting up his equipment

2. ELO/ Mr. Blue Sky- reminds me of last September 25th at a birthday party, a friend dj-ing, this song came on and we all danced until 4am. It was a great night.

3. Built to Spill/ Else- a bar in Portland with this guy I was beginning to fall for (we didn't date until a year and a half later). We listened to this song and talked with our friends around us.

4. Cocorosie/ Tekno Love Song- a friend of mine filmed me at a restaurant when we were both learning how to use iMovie. He set footage of me looking into a camera to this song at a Polish diner and sent it to me. It was really cool.

5. Rilo Kiley/ Bulletproof- last summer, when I first started working at the cafe, a friend of mine loved Rilo Kiley and we used to listen to it nonstop while we worked.

6. Quasi/ Bon Voyage- Portland. Toyota Corolla. Nonstop.

7. Holly Golightly/ There is an End- reminds me of watching Broken Flowers in my bed with a gentleman that I dated.

8. Rachel Portman/ Never Let Me Go- a friend and I went to see Never Let Me Go with Carrie Mulligan and this song is beautiful. It reminds me of the movie and the friend that I saw it with.

9. Camera Obscura/ Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken- February 2009, listening to this on vinyl in the morning while a good friend of mine and I drank french press coffee and ate oatmeal with greek yogurt and fresh blueberries in Los Angeles.

10. Grandaddy/ Final Push to the Sum- reminds me of all my time in Portland being one giant blur of running, learning, drinking, teaching, dating, crying, laughing, experiencing, and not remembering all the people I meet over time. The lyrics make you think that... this song is about moving on, but sometimes a little too quickly. But the really amazing thing about this song is that it encapsulates that feeling ONLY in Portland. It doesn't cross over to NYC. Weird.

So, there it is! A sampling of a playlist and my memory with each song. I'm going to leave you with a song to listen to and feel happy about. Farewell for today.