Music?

Trying something new with my music. I have in the past, as I have acquired songs I like, slowly filled CDs of my own design, one after another. Thing is though, I just went by approximate acquisition date, and took great pains to assemble the songs in a varietal manner, that is, mixing the moods of songs on a single CD. I approached it as an art project, beginning softly or else with a bang, filling the 'journey' of the CD with peaks and valleys, moments of triumph, moments of angst, moments of calm, moments of tension and moments of resolution. Sort of like writing a story with songs, I guess.

But see, I never realized when I actually *listen* to the music, I skip over songs depending on my mood. If I am feeling angsty, I listen to the angsty songs and skip the calming ones. If I'm in the mood for calm, I skip the upbeat ones. If I'm in the mood for driving and angry, I skip anything slower and sweeter. So at any given point on one CD, I'm only listening to one fourth to half of the songs I put there per cycle.

So why not make mixes based entirely on a mood instead of what's freshest in my ears? I've been sorting through my best rated songs, creating four new playlists as I go: Angst, Upbeat, Calm, and Fighting. It's not always a clearcut call, but I've already practically filled these four new CDs. I hope I finish this little experiment soon, because with a recent cleaning out of the car, I took out my collection of self-made CD mixes and left only one CD in the player itself. Ironically, it's one of my least-liked mixes, and so every time I drive somewhere, I reach to change the CD and remember I took my supply out for restocking.

Current Tea: Oolong Shalimar
Current Project: Deep cleaning the kitchen