Being picked over sucks...time for a playlist

So if you have been following this blog for awhile you are well aware that my dating life sucks. It sucks so much that I have never had a boyfriend and I feel like the movie "Never Been Kissed" with Drew Barrymore should be a reality TV show about me. So for the Nth time its happened again, I have been pushed aside and replaced by another girl (this time its a high school chick too...I didn't know being 19 suddenly translated to being old and washed up...go figure). I shouldn't be surprised and I'm not, and I really shouldn't be hurt the guy was a dud anyway (Mr X) but I am. I could mull over in my brain what went wrong, whats wrong with me blah blah blah, but what for? He is a Buffalo guy, he isn't that complicated, I am just too advanced for people here, Buffalo may not be a small town but it sure behaves like one. I feel like there is pressure to "couple up" even with a loser (but hey I'm not that desperate yet). This is the kind of place where people get married right out of college, have kids and move to the suburbs...that's not the life I want. All my life I have been a bit, unconventional, I just didn't realize it would make it difficult to find a good guy. And not just a good guy, a guy I could really be compatible with. I am uneasy in a place where everyone is so satisfied with themselves, like they never see the bigger picture. They are happy with their local news about Terrell Owens and The Bills, or The Sabres, they have no desire to explore. I want someone who challenges me, who is as excited to explore the greater world as I am, I am not going to live here forever (believe me I'm not) and I certainly don't need some one to bring me down to a Buffalonian level. So on that note and the fact that I feel bitter and bitchy and no its not PMS its PSMS (Post Stupid Man Syndrome), its playlist time!

Anyway here is my "Life sucks I am going to become the first Jewish nun" playlist!

Kate Nash - Mouthwash
Oh Kate never ceases to make me feel better during bad times, and her songs are always so cheery and yet so bitter I love it.



Lily Allen - LDN
A lot of people claim Lily and Kate sound similar, I always thought Kate was the sweeter one and Lily was more of the "fuck you" type of girl, which is why I like her.



Athlete - Half Light
This is something I put on if I'm really pissed off it has a calming effect on me for some reason.



Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me
Instead of grabbing tissues and wallowing I usually play this...which sounds just as emo.



Spirit Of The West - Home For A Rest
My favorite Canadian Celtic rockers make great angry, drinking songs...all I need is this song playing and a few guinesses (emphasis on a few) and I may be alright.



Ladytron - Seventeen
here's to being an "old maid" yeah right...



So at this point all I want is alcohol, alcohol, and a really lame romantic comedy so I can get drunk and make fun of all the actors...but like the Rolling Stones said "You can't always get what you want" and no, I will not get over it because wallowing in my own self pity feels pretty damn good right now...at least until the next loser comes along.

May Playlist

These are songs I'm listening to now regardless of how old/new they are. Some of these bands are fresh others have had their albums out for months!

The Duke Spirit - "The Step and the Walk" sounds a bit mod, and a bit bluesy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkymJsrUkt0

NASA - "Gifted" Not a huge Kanye West fan, but this track features Kanye West, Lykke Li and Santogold...so obviously Lykke Li and Santogold overpower Kanye and his ego. I have been playing this on my computer on repeat for at least a month now, its so catchy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twpLBvg03YI

The Cribs - "Men's Needs" This song was my summer anthem and I have found myself listening to it again. The track has a great guitar riff and the lyrics are smart and sarcastic. Its one of those songs that keeps playing over and over in your head hours after you have listened to it. "Because a man's needs, a man's needs are full of greed! Are full of greed! A man's needs are lost on me...A girl's needs, are girl's needs, just don't agree with a man's needs...uh oh uh oh"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCNTYi9fHuo

Kate Nash - "Men's Needs" Covers are rarely as good as the original song, however Kate Nash happens to be one of the only musicians whose cover songs can rival the quality of the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRW8mVuTTQM

Kings of Leon -"Sex on Fire" Its quite a sexy song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhhcKxflMY

B.o.B. - "Hip Hop Ain't Dead (The Future)" finally a rapper who actually does "keep it real."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhX4ObBlIZI

Unrequited Love

Laura Marling - "Ghosts" and "New Romantics" I have a broken heart, I fell in love with a close friend who is now dating another close friend...these two songs have helped.

In other news, I was listening to Kate Nash's song "We get On" and realized it was written for my situation, but then again when you are sad every unrequited love song applies to you. Here are my other favorites:

Robyn - "Be Mine!" (Her whole album is actually amazing, she has a great voice and really unique style.)

Kate Nash - "We Get On" It sounds happy at first but there is an emotional shift in the middle.

Vertical Horizon - "Everything You want" and "Best I Ever Had" These guys must have gotten their hearts broken a lot because their entire debut album consists of break up songs!