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2009: a cow-racing odyssey!
So, hey, it's 2009! If the past few days are any kind of prediction, 2009 will be the year of partying unexpectedly with people I haven't talked to in years, boozing it up with my parents, driving lots, and clinging to my girl. And racing cows. On the whole, I think I'm okay with that.
I could probably count on one hand the stories I wrote in 2008, which...yeah. I liked them all, in the end! they're just not especially numerous. I blame the big bang. But that makes that "fic wot i wrote in [insert year here]" meme kind of problematic. Woe, sadness; whatever, I graduated and worked a lot, and I really liked what I did write, so, you know, I'll go with it.
In lieu of that, I give you mixes! One mix of "oh god i hate everything oh god oh god", and one mix of "fuck y'all, imma be fabulous". Your mileage may vary, obviously; some of these songs have weirdly specific associations for me.
another year
this winter makes things hard enough
1. Another Year: A Short History Of Almost Something / Amanda Palmer
i want my chest pressed to your chest my nervous systems interfere
2. A Better Wife / Erin McKeown
the salt that's left behind after tears have dried
3. Pavlov's Bell / Aimee Mann
i won't let it show i'm all about denial
4. Gulf War Song / Moxy Früvous
what makes a person so poisonous righteous?
5. Hayley / Empires
death is time's true companion
6. Best For The Best / Josh Ritter
they say the best is for the best but that's not what i've found
7. Till We Have Faces / Dave Carter & Tracey Grammer
behold these endless mazes! these winters without end!
8. Which Way Your Heart Will Go / Mason Jennings
how can life feel so alive and still feel like dying?
9. Half Jack / the Dresden Dolls
half accidental half painful instrumental i have a lot to think about
10. Hurricane / the Hush Sound
now that the calm's returned i know i can't manage
11. Out Here / Peter Mulvey
out here i make the only human light i am the only human sound
12. Holiday From Real / Jack's Mannequin
so let's screw this one up right
13. Nobody Needs To Know / The Last Five Years
perfectly balanced and then i start making conscious deliberate mistakes
14. This Is Me / Eddie From Ohio
he was smiling then and that's how i think of him still
15. San Bernadino
and it was hard but you were brave you are splendid
16. Little Bird / The Weepies
quiet weekends, holidays you come undone
17. Come On Up To The House / Tom Waits
well you know you should surrender but you can't let go
18. Pas Pareil / Tryo
c'est pas qu'on sent different quoique parfois un peu si
Link is here.
*
this year
try and risk and fail and try again and not give up
1. This Year / The Mountain Goats
there will be feasting and dancing in jerusalem next year
2. Carry Me Home / The Hush Sound
i felt at home i felt alive i felt like i fit in
3. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) / My Chemical Romance
remember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor?
4. Billy Liar / the Decemberists
so the summer is eternity for you
5. Never Knew Your Name / Mason Jennings
put the ghost in my sails put the spin in my wheels
6. My Lady's House / Iron and Wine
thus like a spoken word she is more than her thousand names
7. Wolves / Josh Ritter
i was singing without knowing the words
8. For The Longest Time / A-men
i'll take my chances i forgot how nice romance is
9. We Are More / Erin McKeown
pieces of colonies we find that we follow a church of our own design
10. Madeline and Nine / Mike Doughty
not struck dumb i'm just dumb that's all
11. Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued / Fall Out Boy
take our advice: we are bad news
12. Believe! / Empires
don't you want to believe the leaves?
13. Appalachian Spring / Aaron Copland
14. Salut Ô / Tryo
vous voyez bien qu'on peut vivre heureux sur la terre
15. That Green Gentleman / Panic At The Disco
so it seems i'm someone i've never met
16. On The Radio / Regina Spektor
the solo's awful long but it's a good refrain
17. Sound Of Your Voice / Barenaked Ladies
if i had a wish or even a choice i'd wake up to the sound of your voice
18. Catchers Drummers Anchormen / Eddie From Ohio
you never hear these guys say when
19. Rise Up Singing / Daisy May
trouble ain't built to last
20. Wagon Wheel / Old Crow Medicine Show
i hear my baby calling my name and i know that she's the only one
21. Lullabye / Fall Out Boy
when you wake up the world will come around
Link is here.
Happy 2009, dears. Hope it's a good one.
I could probably count on one hand the stories I wrote in 2008, which...yeah. I liked them all, in the end! they're just not especially numerous. I blame the big bang. But that makes that "fic wot i wrote in [insert year here]" meme kind of problematic. Woe, sadness; whatever, I graduated and worked a lot, and I really liked what I did write, so, you know, I'll go with it.
In lieu of that, I give you mixes! One mix of "oh god i hate everything oh god oh god", and one mix of "fuck y'all, imma be fabulous". Your mileage may vary, obviously; some of these songs have weirdly specific associations for me.
another year
this winter makes things hard enough
1. Another Year: A Short History Of Almost Something / Amanda Palmer
i want my chest pressed to your chest my nervous systems interfere
2. A Better Wife / Erin McKeown
the salt that's left behind after tears have dried
3. Pavlov's Bell / Aimee Mann
i won't let it show i'm all about denial
4. Gulf War Song / Moxy Früvous
what makes a person so poisonous righteous?
5. Hayley / Empires
death is time's true companion
6. Best For The Best / Josh Ritter
they say the best is for the best but that's not what i've found
7. Till We Have Faces / Dave Carter & Tracey Grammer
behold these endless mazes! these winters without end!
8. Which Way Your Heart Will Go / Mason Jennings
how can life feel so alive and still feel like dying?
9. Half Jack / the Dresden Dolls
half accidental half painful instrumental i have a lot to think about
10. Hurricane / the Hush Sound
now that the calm's returned i know i can't manage
11. Out Here / Peter Mulvey
out here i make the only human light i am the only human sound
12. Holiday From Real / Jack's Mannequin
so let's screw this one up right
13. Nobody Needs To Know / The Last Five Years
perfectly balanced and then i start making conscious deliberate mistakes
14. This Is Me / Eddie From Ohio
he was smiling then and that's how i think of him still
15. San Bernadino
and it was hard but you were brave you are splendid
16. Little Bird / The Weepies
quiet weekends, holidays you come undone
17. Come On Up To The House / Tom Waits
well you know you should surrender but you can't let go
18. Pas Pareil / Tryo
c'est pas qu'on sent different quoique parfois un peu si
Link is here.
*
this year
try and risk and fail and try again and not give up
1. This Year / The Mountain Goats
there will be feasting and dancing in jerusalem next year
2. Carry Me Home / The Hush Sound
i felt at home i felt alive i felt like i fit in
3. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) / My Chemical Romance
remember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor?
4. Billy Liar / the Decemberists
so the summer is eternity for you
5. Never Knew Your Name / Mason Jennings
put the ghost in my sails put the spin in my wheels
6. My Lady's House / Iron and Wine
thus like a spoken word she is more than her thousand names
7. Wolves / Josh Ritter
i was singing without knowing the words
8. For The Longest Time / A-men
i'll take my chances i forgot how nice romance is
9. We Are More / Erin McKeown
pieces of colonies we find that we follow a church of our own design
10. Madeline and Nine / Mike Doughty
not struck dumb i'm just dumb that's all
11. Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued / Fall Out Boy
take our advice: we are bad news
12. Believe! / Empires
don't you want to believe the leaves?
13. Appalachian Spring / Aaron Copland
14. Salut Ô / Tryo
vous voyez bien qu'on peut vivre heureux sur la terre
15. That Green Gentleman / Panic At The Disco
so it seems i'm someone i've never met
16. On The Radio / Regina Spektor
the solo's awful long but it's a good refrain
17. Sound Of Your Voice / Barenaked Ladies
if i had a wish or even a choice i'd wake up to the sound of your voice
18. Catchers Drummers Anchormen / Eddie From Ohio
you never hear these guys say when
19. Rise Up Singing / Daisy May
trouble ain't built to last
20. Wagon Wheel / Old Crow Medicine Show
i hear my baby calling my name and i know that she's the only one
21. Lullabye / Fall Out Boy
when you wake up the world will come around
Link is here.
Happy 2009, dears. Hope it's a good one.