songs that say goodbye

[music: #159, “wish you well” by katie herzig]

okay so i didn’t use to be one of those people that openly blogs about dating.

but i realized, those are the juicy entries i like to read on other people’s blogs ... so why not join the hullabaloo of self disclosure?

i’ll try not to be awkward. i want to be an enjoyable blogger ... not THAT girl. you know what i mean.

unfortunately since my encounter with the facebook dater, i don’t have anything juicy to report.

but i was just thinking about a past relationship, and a principle i learned from that.

in 2010 i dated a guy with superb taste in music. quirky, but superb.

here’s the downfall of such a thing: my playlist plagued me after we broke up. i’d be sitting at work, minding my own business with my earphones plugged in, when a song would grab me out of nowhere and sucker-punch my little heartstrings.

not fair, playlist. not fair.

i had to simply clean it out one day. as much as i liked all that music, it was starting to feel like an infection, and thus it had to go. all of it.

goodbye to you: blind pilot. ben gibbard. arcade fire. ryan adams. rocky votolato. etc etc etc

my relationship w/ these artists, among others, had become detrimental to my peace of mind. and thus my playlist had to become skeletal.

i’ve made some efforts at re-pimping it out. hope you dig it. start listening.

i think i started this anecdote by saying i learned a principle from it. here’s what i learned: if you really invest yourself, there will be aftermath.

here’s my thoughts: invest anyway. better the aftermath than a half-baked effort.

(and i really do mean that.)

agreed?

p.s.
give a listen to the song referenced in this blog's title. #174. schuyler speaks to me again.