I should be working, of course... Most of the time, I should be working. Right now, though, I need to stop and count at least one blessing. For my own sanity.
Last night, someone asked me what music I like. I was asked this a couple of months ago, as well, and quite honestly, it is a question that irks me for many reasons. One being that I have a hard time actually answering, because I feel like the question has many different answers depending on my mood, my current situation in life, etc. Another reason is that most people seem to use those answers to make assumptions/judgments about others; I'm not really sure that the kind of music you like says much about you other than what kind of noise you are willing to put up with at a given moment... Maybe that opinion comes from a desire not to be judged or pigeonholed by others based on my music preference. Really, what do you think you know about me from that information? How much will you base other opinions on me off of what radio station I typically turn to? I feel that I've ranted enough about that for now; in any case, What kind of music do you like? is not one of my favorite questions.
Even though I cannot honestly say what my "favorite kind" of music is, I can say that I love music. Particularly, I love the many associations I have with certain songs... Hearing a specific song for me is like smelling a familiar smell or looking at a photograph. Instantly I am flooded with many memories -- good or bad -- and a glorious feeling of nostalgia. So maybe my favorite music is music that makes me remember moments, places and, most importantly, people. Which is probably why my iTunes library is filled with so many incomplete albums and single songs; I really just love music that reminds me of my life.
Speaking of iTunes... The great thing about putting your iTunes on shuffle is that, much like Forrest's box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. I find at times this is also the bad thing about iTunes shuffle, which I guess would also be true for the box of chocolates. You never know if you're actually going to get something you'll like because much like food, what you like can change and other times you don't really know what you like or dislike until you've had an experience with it. Shuffle also means that you never know when you might hear a song that brings back memories. That brings me to blessing #3, which in some ways is linked to the reason I started to count my blessings and also to wanting a DeLorean...
Blessing #3: "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend
I am so blessed... iTunes shuffle brought the song "A-Punk," by Vampire Weekend into my afternoon. For me, that song brought back a plethora of memories about the last few months in Phoenix because I was introduced to the song by one of my "people" here (my friend uses that term to describe the people she feels closest to, and I would definitely say that applies here). Movies, restaurants, Tempe, baseball games, dinners at a friend's, gchats, birthdays, teaching, inside jokes, nicknames, deep conversations, not-so-deep conversations, movie and TV show quoting, "I'm On A Boat"... basically my life here the past few months and the "people" who have been integral to making my life here so blessed.
Don't forget to count your blessings.
Much love. ♥
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