Alone

Well, Jon has left for his sciencey escapades and I am here freezing my butt off alone. Good time to write blog posts under the blankets.

In December I took part in a really neat gift exchange. My artsy, funky, creative ex-roommate who now lives in Vancouver decided to organize a holiday CD swap via facebook. She invited lots of people to particpate, so most of us didn't know each other. Then once she had all our names & addresses, she randomly gave each of us one of the other participant's contact info. We were assigned the task of making a CD for that person as well as decorating it in some way (collage, drawing, etc). I had lots of fun with mine. Here is the playlist I finally created:

Woo Hoo - The 5 6 7 8s (OST Kill Bill Soundtrack)
Big Time Sensuality - Björk (Greatest Hits)
Both Hands - Ani DiFranco (Living In Clip, Disc 2 [Live])
Nothing - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars)
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley (Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1957)
The Passenger - Iggy Pop
I Just Want to Make Love to You - Etta James
Jealous Of Your Cigarette - Hawksley Workman
In one ear & out the other - Fujiya & Miyagi (Transparent things)
Always on My Mind - Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson (VH1 Storytellers)
Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash (Gospel Glory)
Jolie Louise - Daniel Lanois
Fever - kd lang
Bongo Bong - Manu Chao (Esperanza)
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone (Finest Hour)
Compositor Confundido - Ibrahim Ferrer (Putumayo Presents: Cuba)
Instant Pleasure - Rufus Wainwright
Oh What A World - Rufus Wainwright (Want One)
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) - The Doors
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Mack the Knife (aka "Morit'at") - Ella Fitzgerald
It's True That We Love One Another - The White Stripes (Elephant)


The one I received is also great and visually gorgeous. Lovely combination of songs I know (and like) with songs I'm still digging my teeth into. I'm so curious about who sent it...

Title: Kowalksi's Last Sandwich
Count Basie/Topsy
Roberto Grela/Milonga Triste
Amsterdam Klezmer Band/Sadagora Hot Dub
Band of Horses/Our Swords
The Cinematic Orchestra/To Build A Home
Peter Bjorn & John/Amsterdam
Fred Hughes/Baby Boy
Lowell Fulson/Tramp
Billie Holiday/Getting Some Fun Out of Life
Desmond Dekker/Rudy Got Soul
Dusty Springfield/Little By Little
Belle & Sebastian/Funny Little Frog
Holly Golightly/Tell Me Now So I Know
Fantasia/When I See U
Dilated Peoples/Night Life
Jurassic 5 with Dave Matthews Band/Work It Out
Kelis/Trick Me
Rockin Squat-Supernatural/Undergroud Connexion
Perez Prado/Guagliane
Vampire Weekend/A-Punk
Lhasa De Sela/Los Peces
The Shins/Red Rabbits
Iron & Wine/Each Coming Night