A Bonus Present!

Yesterday a friend presented me with a mix CD for no particular reason. Yay for Bonus Presents! In general we don't share/talk music that much; our taste is pretty different. I don't listen to music as much as I used to "in my younger days"; probably a combination of not getting good reception to any decent radio stations, and not having a car anymore. I don't even listen to music to fall asleep anymore. So basically, I can go weeks without singing, weeks without getting a song in my head, and days without hearing songs (other than MTV or VH1). It's one of those things that falls into the category of "I don't miss it until it comes back and I realize how happy music makes me."

Maybe it's wacky, but I *LIKE* letting music manipulate my moods. Back in my college days I had "Driving to Work" music, "Working Out" music, "Writing" music, "Being Angry" music, "Getting Pumped Up" music, etc. I liked that if I needed to be in a creative mood instead of having to "reach right down to the bottom of my soul, to see what I could feel"* I could cheat by just popping in some music to take me there.

Last night I listened to this new CD in bed while going to sleep. It made me sleepy, and I think my dreams had a soundtrack last night. I must make a goal to listen to music more often.

*Whoever can tell me what that line was from will get a present. Excluding You, who knows it's one of my favorite lines.