life soundtrack

In total disregard for the Gregorian calendar, I'm just going to go ahead and keep posting as if it's still 2010. I'll let you know when I'm ready to start anew. (Hi, 2011. I'll get to you in a minute.)

Like those old xanga surveys that used to float around so that emo teenagers could express their feelings through mainstream ballads and define their unique suffering by picking and choosing which parts of pop culture they consumed, here’s my life soundtrack, which was way more interesting for me to come up with than it will be for you to read, in copy emulation copulation of Luinae’s post:

Opening Credits: Lion King – "The Circle of Life"
Waking Up: A Very Potter Musical – "Get Back To Hogwarts"
First Kiss: Spring Awakening – "Touch Me"
Falling in Love: Dashboard Confessional – "Hands Down"
Heartbreak: Regina Spektor – "Hero"
Driving Fast: Joan Jett – "Bad Reputation"
Getting ready to go out: Ke$ha – "TiK ToK"
Partying with friends: Katy Perry (feat. Snoop Dogg) – "California Gurls"
Dancing at a club: Akon (feat. Snoop Dogg) – "I Wanna Fuck You"
Flirting: Jesse McCartney – "Leavin'"
Feeling good: Jason Mraz – "I'm Yours"
Walking alone in the rain: Yael Naim – "New Soul"
Missing someone: Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson – "Winter Song"
Playing in the ocean: Lilo and Stitch – "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride"
Summertime: Fountains of Wayne – "Stacy's Mom"
Fighting with someone: Sara Bareilles – "Love Song"
Introspection: Johann Pachelbel - "Canon in D Major"
Feeling Depressed: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – "O Children"
Feeling Betrayed: The All-American Rejects – "Gives You Hell"
Falling asleep: Jonathan Elias for Nike – "Move"
Love of your life: RENT – "I'll Cover You"
Quiet moments: Jeff Buckley – "Hallelujah"
Nostalgia: Lord of the Rings – "The Shire"
Closing song: City and Colour – "Body In A Box"

To make up for how boring that was (and for anyone who just scrolls for pictures), here's a quietly spectacular marriage of moor and metal in a ring:

Above, Haunted, by Sarah J. Christenson, at Wexford Jewelers