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current rotation in my car, but now I don't drive as much. I could've told you what Internet radio stations I listened to at work, but they are all stuck on repeat. I could tell you what is on my iPod, but I haven't changed the selection in probably a year. Can I define my tastes further by genre?

Of course this depends greatly on mood at the moment and overall current state of mental health. If I'm angry I listen to vastly different music than if I'm headed to the beach on a sunny day. I might listen to some hard indie rock or some funky ska or reggae. I even had a stage where I listened solely to 80s rock. My preferences have gotten a little cleaner and softer since I was a teenager. I've revised again in order to be a more responsible mother. I've cultured myself with classical and instrumental and I try to expose my son to a wide variety of music.

"What kind of music do you listen to?" My stock response is, "I enjoy a variety of music, but always seem to fall back on alternative." I have my tangents and plenty of exceptions, but when it comes right down to it, that's where I always go back to, the alternative rock music of the 90s. Perhaps this is somewhat a reflection of my age and when I had the largest listening opportunity. Music has such a strong reminiscent force. When everything is new, every song seems to speak to you. At that time I also had more liquid funds allocated to music and other non-essentials.

I'd like to like jazz. I just have a hard time listening to jazz without being mentally transported to an elevator or the dentist's office or put on hold, waiting for customer service to finally pick up. I think jazz has to be seen live to appreciate it. Complete with the smoky bar and listeners bopping their heads with their eyes closed. Wait, maybe that's what makes all music great...

I need live music! I need to bop my head with my eyes closed. I need a smoky bar and a guy with a guitar. He doesn't have to have an English major (actually I'd prefer that he doesn't), but he does need some original lyrics.

Is there such a thing as original lyrics anymore? Please no more remakes and no more of the same old breakup songs, seriously.

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