This was one of my favorite pieces in The Best American Non Required Reading 2003 edited by Dave Eggers. Found it here, but since no updates to that site have happened since 2006 I’m adding it here. Isn’t it awesome

Love and Other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape
by Amanda Holzer

All By Myself, Eric Carmen. Looking For Love, Lou Reed. I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Whitney Houston. Let’s Dance, David Bowie. Let’s Kiss, Beat Happening. Let’s talk About Sex, Salt n Pepa. Like A Virgin, Madonna. We’ve Only Just Begun, The Carpenters. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, The Ramones. I’ll Tumble 4 Ya, Culture Club. Head Over Heels, The Go-Go’s. Nothing Compares To You, Sinead O’Connor. My Girl,The Temptations. Could This Be Love?, Bob Marley. Love and Marriage, Frank Sinatra. White Wedding, Billy Idol. Stuck in the Middle with You, Steelers Wheel. Tempted, The Squeeze. There Goes My Baby, The Drifters. What’s Going On? Marvin Gaye. Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Leadbelly. Who’s Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? Shania Twain. Jealous Guy, John Lennon. Your Cheatin Heart, Tammy Wynette. Shot Through the Heart, Bon Jovi. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John and Kiki Dee. My Achy Breaky Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley. Stop! In the Name of Love, The Supremes. Try a Little Tenderness, Otis Redding. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder), Janis Joplin. All Apologies, Nirvana. Hanging on the Telephone, Blondie. I Just Called to Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder. Love Will Keep Us Together, Captain and Tennille. Let’s Stay Together, Al Green. It Ain’t Over til It’s Over, Lenny Kravitz. What’s Love Got to Do With It? Tina Turner. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore, Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond. I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That, Talking Heads. You’re So Vain, Carley Simon. Love is a Battlefield, Pat Benatar. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now, the Smiths. (Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, the Rolling Stones. Must Have Been Love (But It’s Over Now), Roxette. Breaking Up is Hard To Do, Neil Sedaka. I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor. Hit the Road Jack, Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer. These Boots Are Made For Walkin, Nancy Sinatra. All Out of Love, Air Supply. All By Myself, Eric Carmen.

So I can promise there will be none or quite sporadic posting beyond today’s post for the next week. Cuz it’s the final week I have to ready things for turning in. And more two line posts are just silly

So tonight! Something much more exciting… RADIO! That’ll be 10PM to midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST yo). It’ll be streaming here on the web and on the dial @ 88.1/90.7/91.5 FM. Come listen, a little something for everyone in the mix.

*Playlist found here*

As of 7:27pm I have one more section to go! And as of 7:28pm I am exhausted. I could sleep forever.

And my computer is starting to act fritzy. After holding out this long! So awesome *loving, coaxing voice to computer* Just one more day sweetie, then we’ll send ya to the Apple doctors. Hang in there!

Very pretty day. Yummy buddha food while meeting with a new friend, and then finalized the structure and started work for the section I’m working on. Getting closer, weee!

Did school work most of the day. Hung out with the dogs: got toasty by the stove, rubbed bellies, laughed out loud. Progress is being made, just sloooooooow. Canceled going to The City this weekend because I’m not done yet. Sadness, but I just gotta get done. I can do it! I will do it!

Does not good hot chocolate make.

was so much better. I delivered two thank you cards to places and people that made my day yesterday work in spite of everything. I’m so glad that I did. And I got a huge hug!

Yesterday I pushed through to make delicious falafel, which I’m now going to have more of. And then I think sleep though perhaps I can work in a little writing. I like it.

And then there are days like today that eat you up and spit you out. I’m all crumbly so gonna take care of this imploded brain and hope that tomorrow will be better for finishing the school work. Blarg.

Just finished watching The Fountain this morning since I had an extra hour *grin* I found it to be essentially a three star movie except for the work of Chris Parks which up-ed it to four stars for me. Incredible! So beautiful. And I really like Aronofsky’s insistence on not using computer graphics as much as possible, allowing the film to not be dated, to become more real. Choosing to use Parks’ art for the travel through space to the nebula and dying star, just inspiring. Take a look at this show reel of his work!!

I’m skipping Halloween for the hope of finishing up the schoolio this weekend! If not completely, it will be dang close And I’m close, just two more sections!