The Valentine's Day Mix.

Here is the playlist for the Valentine's Day Mix I made:
1. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
2. Please Do Not Go - Violent Femmes
3. I'm Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground
4. Heart Factory - Sleater-Kinney
5. Criminal - Fiona Apple
6. It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly
7. Steak For Chicken - The Moldy Peaches
8. Sophisticated Side-Ponytail - Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
9. Take On Me - A-ha
10. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations
11. Party - El Perro Del Mar
12. El Scorcho - Weezer
13. She's A Rejector - Of Montreal
14. Hey Boy - The Blow
15. Hella Nervous - Gravy Train
16. Everybody's Stalking - Badly Drawn Boy
17. Simeon's Dilemma - Why?

It's strange that I'm still pretty content with this mix. Most of my mix-making confidence is usually lost after I give the person (or, in this case, people) the CD; however, upon re-listen, I've decided that it is a startlingly accurate portrayal of how I feel. About what? Well, I'm not sure, exactly, but I guess it would make sense to say Valentine's Day (VD), so I'll say that. But I think it also represents how I'd been feeling the week prior to VD. I was kind of in this self-satisfied, pretentious, holier-than-thou mood brought on by the fact that I knew I wasn't going to be anywhere near bitter on VD. I realized it's just as easy to be bitter about VD as it is to be excited about spending a night in with ur hubby. I just associate this particular kind of bitterness with high school, where, surrounded by pig-headed morons, I felt unique in my hatred for VD. I feel I've reached the point where I can just not acknowledge this Hallmark-iday and feel fine. Unfortunately, since I'm a hateful, pompous bitch, I began to feel bitter towards the bitter people.

This is why I was worried about the mix. I wasn't sure if it would seem to flow to anyone besides myself. This is one of the reasons why I put "Bohemian Like You" as the first track; it's quite satirical, but is masked with "fun" lyrics and really upbeat music. It's genius. The next track, though, kind of reverts to the initial kind of "anti-VD" bitterness. It's a good fucking song, though, and I love how melodramatic it is: "I fall down dead, she never get to see the tears that I cry." It's also just so damn great to sing along to. I think there are probably a few more songs on here I put on either as more pro-VD or more anti, but I hope they fit in well with tracks such as "Simeon's Dilemma", "Steak For Chicken", and "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (or, the "I've learned to settle for ugly people" song), which are all fairly funny to me. I sound crazy.

I also sound like I have an STD. Happy VD!

Oh, and if ya want one, holla atcha grrrrl.


...A CD, not an STD. I mean, if you're into that...sharing is caring.

_Nitro