“You Remind Me of Home,” Ben Gibbard

You remind me of home; The paint cracks when the water leaks from the rusty pipes that are just beneath my feet You remind me of home; The heater’s warm but fills the room with a potpourri of dust and gas fumes You remind me of home; A broken bed with dirty sheets that creaks [...]

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Guster, “Come Downstairs and Say Hello”

I’ve posted this song before, but now at the beginning of a new year, which I hope will be My Year, it bears repeating.”I look straight at what’s coming ahead and soon it’s gonna change in a new direction.” Dorothy moves to click her ruby shoes Right in tune with dark side of the moon [...]

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“You,” by Atmosphere

Working in retail is different enough from my old job that I can appreciate some things while still hating others. My store job is easier in some ways, but it’s also at times stressful and painful. After all, you don’t cut your hands on small appliance boxes when you’re behind a desk all day. At [...]

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The Bestest Mix

Readers may remember that before I left for Chicago, I made a request of my friends that they burn me a mix CD to listen to on my drive from Ohio to my new home. This resulted in over 15 hours of music personally chosen for me by people I like a lot. My best [...]

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The “Broke My Own Heart Again” Mix

“Breakin’ Up,” Rilo Kiley “So What,” Ani DiFranco “Title and Registration,” Death Cab “Swingset Chain,” Loquat “I Hear Noises,” Tegan & Sara “These Days,” Nico “How’s It Going To Be,” Third Eye Blind “Gotta Have You,” The Weepies “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’,” Velvet Underground “Rest of my Life,” Rilo Kiley “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead,” Stars “Hurt,” [...]

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“Your Next Bold Move,” Ani DiFranco

“So you just sit on your hands an quietly contemplate your next bold move; the next thing you’re gonna have to prove to yourself.” coming of age during the plague of reagan and bush watching capitalism gun down democracy it had this funny effect on me i guess i am cancer i am HIV and [...]

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Maria Taylor, “Clean Getaway”

I made my place by the door. I didn’t know what I was waiting for. Felt just like home. Except no grass, no yard, no pictures on the wall. I could see across to the park. And there were friends, they were laughing hard. They looked just like my own. With no face, no name, [...]

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Musical Mystery Tour

I got to my aunt’s mom’s house safely earlier today. I lucked out in a big way; I have the upstairs of her home to myself, my own bathroom and cable in the room. As my aunt said, it’s probably the best living accommodations I’ve had all year. But it still means I am essentially [...]

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Guster, “Come Downstairs and Say Hello”

Dorothy moves to click her ruby shoes Right in tune with dark side of the moon Someone, someone could tell me Where I belong Be calm, be brave, it’ll be okay No more messing around and living underground And new year’s resolutions By this time next year I won’t be here I turn on MTV, [...]

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“Unwritten,” Natasha Bedingfield

I’m probably going to be posting a lot of “free and on my own” themed songs in the coming weeks, just a heads up. A playlist for my iPhone may or may not be in the works. This song used to be fitting as the theme song of “The Hills,” back when that show was [...]

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