if my life was a movie...

Opening Credits: Farewell to the Old Me, Dar Williams

um... hello? this is practically my theme song: "My life is working better now / But always changing anyhow"

Waking Up: Goodbye Girl, Squeeze

i'm a little embarrassed to say that i downloaded this song after watching the ad for underarmor last summer.

First Day of School: I Can't Get Next to You, Al Green

hell ya, i've gotta have a little al green in the mix. what it has to do with school, i dunno...

Falling in Love: Such Great Heights, Postal Service

let's keep our fingers crossed that i'll be waving from such great heights in the near future.

First Song: Bang Bang, Dispatch

"She woke me up with a bang, bang..." sounds kinky!

Breaking Up: Lyon, Pinback

i can't understand most of pinback's lyrics, but this song sounds appropriately mournful, just like all breaking up songs should be.

Prom: The River of Dreams, Billy Joel

you can't go wrong with billy. expect to cut a rug with me on prom night. and there might be sonambulating involved.

Driving: All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow

"all i want to do is have a little fun before i die..." i think, my ipod is trying to tell me to lighten up.

Flashback: Ghost Train, Counting Crows

"across the desert from sea to shining sea..." i can only suppose that i'm flashing back to my days as a bedouin.

Starting a New Relationship: Bullet Proof, Goo Goo Dolls

does this meme have my number or what? i've spent the last few years bulletproofing.

Wedding: Don't Panic, Coldplay
Birth of Child: Flake, Jack Johnson

apparently i'm going to be a runaway bride and a deadbeat mom.

Final Battle: Pon de Replay, Rihanna

my final battle is a dance-off. shakin' what my momma gave me.

Death Scene: Where is the Love?, Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake

i think its clear from this song that i will be posthumously awarded the nobel peace prize. probably as a result of my aforementioned dancing, which managed to bring the jets and sharks, the bloods and the crips, the republicans and the democrats into one happy, warm, fuzzy group hug.

Funeral Song: The Good Times are Killing Me, Modest Mouse

when you can be ironic at your own funeral, you're a pretty cool person.

End Credits: Mission, Dispatch

"we're on a mission" -- what a way to bookend my inspirational life of change, perseverance, and getting jiggy wid it.

amen