Not all that glitters is gold
What is it about big cities that draws people? It seems like so many people itch to leave the place they were raised as soon as they're through with school. I know — I was one of those people. After 22 years of living in small Midwestern towns, I needed to see what all the fuss was about. Seven million people in the San Francisco Bay Area can't be wrong, yeah? Well, it's been almost six months now. Overall I'm glad I made the jump. I've got a good job, a good place to live, and there's no shortage of things to do around here. (You may be surprised to learn that the last thing can't always be said for Midwestern towns.) I wanted something different; that's what I got.
But not everything about city life is peachy. For example, it's quite hard to make friends because of the stereotypical cold "keep to yourself" attitude of large cities. Of course, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not trying hard enough. I spent this Saturday night sewing some pants and washing dishes, when I could have been at some hip place meeting hip people. But I feel like having to go out and hunt for friends is highly artificial. I'd rather just let it happen. (And besides, nobody wants to hang out with a guy with ripped dress pants.)
A friend of mine moved to a big city on the other coast, and she's having a tougher time with the adjustment. We exchanged stories on the phone this morning, and it sounds like our experiences are similar. We agreed that things will improve in time. But since we're impatient and need instant gratification, here's a mix to help ease the lonely self-pitying voices in our heads. Cheers.
1. "Alone in Kyoto" by Air from Talkie Walkie
2. "Spider In The Snow" by The Dismemberment Plan from Emergency & I
3. "Why You'd Want To Live Here" by Death Cab For Cutie from The Photo Album
4. "This Place Is A Prison" by The Postal Service from Give Up
5. "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette from Jagged Little Pill
6. "Invisible City" by The Wallflowers from Bringing Down The Horse
7. "February Stars" by Foo Fighters from The Colour And The Shape
8. "One Of These Things First" by Nick Drake from Garden State Soundtrack
9. "The Only Living Boy In New York" by Simon & Garfunkel from Garden State Soundtrack
10. "I'm Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)" by The White Stripes from Get Behind Me Satan
11. "City of Blinding Lights" by U2 from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
12. "Yr City's a Sucker" by LCD Soundsystem from LCD Soundsystem
13. "Transit Ride" by Guru from Jazzmatazz Volume 1
14. "Last Stop: This Town" by The Eels from Electro-Shock Blues
15. "All The Pretty Girls Go To The City" by Spoon from Kill The Moonlight
16. "One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21" by The Flaming Lips from Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
17. "New Slang" by The Shins from Oh, Inverted World
But not everything about city life is peachy. For example, it's quite hard to make friends because of the stereotypical cold "keep to yourself" attitude of large cities. Of course, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not trying hard enough. I spent this Saturday night sewing some pants and washing dishes, when I could have been at some hip place meeting hip people. But I feel like having to go out and hunt for friends is highly artificial. I'd rather just let it happen. (And besides, nobody wants to hang out with a guy with ripped dress pants.)A friend of mine moved to a big city on the other coast, and she's having a tougher time with the adjustment. We exchanged stories on the phone this morning, and it sounds like our experiences are similar. We agreed that things will improve in time. But since we're impatient and need instant gratification, here's a mix to help ease the lonely self-pitying voices in our heads. Cheers.
1. "Alone in Kyoto" by Air from Talkie Walkie
2. "Spider In The Snow" by The Dismemberment Plan from Emergency & I
3. "Why You'd Want To Live Here" by Death Cab For Cutie from The Photo Album
4. "This Place Is A Prison" by The Postal Service from Give Up
5. "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette from Jagged Little Pill
6. "Invisible City" by The Wallflowers from Bringing Down The Horse
7. "February Stars" by Foo Fighters from The Colour And The Shape
8. "One Of These Things First" by Nick Drake from Garden State Soundtrack
9. "The Only Living Boy In New York" by Simon & Garfunkel from Garden State Soundtrack
10. "I'm Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)" by The White Stripes from Get Behind Me Satan
11. "City of Blinding Lights" by U2 from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
12. "Yr City's a Sucker" by LCD Soundsystem from LCD Soundsystem
13. "Transit Ride" by Guru from Jazzmatazz Volume 1
14. "Last Stop: This Town" by The Eels from Electro-Shock Blues
15. "All The Pretty Girls Go To The City" by Spoon from Kill The Moonlight
16. "One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21" by The Flaming Lips from Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
17. "New Slang" by The Shins from Oh, Inverted World
posted by Elliot at
2:27 PM
3 Comments:
Let's give "It Hasn't Happened Yet" an Honorable Mention for that mix. I love William Shatner's stuff, but it always seems too over-the-top to include when I'm putting the mix together.
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Elliot, at 2:40 PM
wow, three songs from garden state, eh? i think they already made that mix. haha. i'm serious though, you need some guided by voices. hold on hope, bro. it was PERFECT. kind of. but every mix needs some gbv, so we'll make it work.
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jen, at 12:31 AM
You can never have enough Garden State soundtrack.
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Elliot, at 7:05 AM
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