Wednesday, January 11, 2023

From the Barcelona Archive

I’m writing this (short) post from a plane on its way to Barcelona, because that’s what my life has been like lately. I don’t say that in a braggadocious way, but more to emphasize just how chaotic this year has been. I…

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Monday, June 27, 2022

Continued Evolution

Lately I've found myself in a music rut, listening to playlists I made years ago or repeating the same songs - my comfort songs. I have been so busy surviving, going through the motions, that I started feeling disco…

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Saturday, January 15, 2022

The Perfect Playlist ~ By Zane Stalberg

Anyone who knows me knows that in the past few weeks I have become insufferably obsessed with the music of Father John Misty. As I am prone to do when the moment strikes me, I have delved all the way into a new musical …

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Friday, October 29, 2021

Between The Days of Doubt, There's Good

There are seasons of life, striking a parallel to seasons in the weather. They come and go, usually before we are ready for them to end and we have absolutely no control over how long they last. The only thing we can do…

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Rainy Days & Silver Linings

That feeling of returning from a vacation and having to face real life... now imagine that but after your first vaccinated vacation since early 2020, returning to daily thunderstorms & constant rain. That's wher…

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Another Trip Around The Sun

It's [almost] my birthday! I welcome you to enjoy a little tradition I have with my brother who I share a birthday week with. We are 4 days (& 3 years) apart and are lucky enough to celebrate our birthdays at th…

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Meditations, Ruminations, and Reincarnation - By Zane Stalberg

One of the most valuable things my therapist ever said to me was, “sometimes you just have to fucking surrender.”  What she meant was, a fundamental part of being human is being imperfect, and that you have to let life …

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Artists You Should Know - Volume 2

I'm really excited to publish the second installment of my Artists You Should Know series. In the last AYSK post, I wrote up a short bio on each artist and linked their Spotify artist profile. You all are smart &…

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Monday, March 22, 2021

A Lesson on Making the Most of Every Day

It's pretty amazing what a little Vitamin D and ocean air can do. Every time I'm out west I feel like a different version of myself. It feels more natural to be listening to something upbeat in my headphones, s…

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Goin' Back to Cali

Since I am (temporarily!) moving back to San Diego this week, I figured I'd bring an archived playlist out of retirement from my first move out west in 2015. This playlistwas my way of feeling connected to my new ho…

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Monday, March 1, 2021

Music For Your Workday

The title of this post really sums up whatever I'm about to say here, so if you're as busy as I have been lately, skip to theplaylist below and get your groove on. 
I've been inspired to put together a playli…

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Pick Me Up - by Sky Hanson

It’s that time of year again. The impending Valentine’s Day weekend that falls on a Sunday. Now whether you’re into celebrating it or not- I like to take it as an opportunity to reflect on my closest relationships wheth…

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Monday, February 8, 2021

Emotional Motion Sickness

Disclaimer: This is not an anti valentines day post! I have had these songs on repeat for the last few weeks as I've been going through ... an interesting time in my life. Without getting too deep into the trials an…

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Monday, February 1, 2021

A little pop, a little punk, & a little Drivers License.

I've had this playlist in progress for a while now, and never felt like it was perfect and ready for others to see. Isn't that silly? I used to make random playlists with anywhere between 8-25 songs, no rhyme or…

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Imagination - By Joe Meola

I know it’s easy to imagine,
but it’s easier to just do...
see, if you can’t do what you imagine,
then what is imagination to you? If you know the song that accompanies these lyrics, congrats! This set of lines may be some …

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Sunday, January 17, 2021

Songs That Shaped Me

Though maybe this should be the easiest post for me to write, in some ways it’s actually the hardest. This collection of songs had impacted and inspired me in so many ways, whether it was a song that someone very meanin…

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Sunday, January 3, 2021

New Year, New Vibes

New year, new vibes on this blog. Happy 2021, I have something fun for you this week. Historically, New Years Eve has been a super fun evening for me, inevitably with New Years Day bringing sometimes a literal hangover …

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Monday, December 21, 2020

Wish I Could Give You My Love

Don't read too much into that title, it's just a lyric from one of the works of art on this playlist. I told you I'd have a painfully emotional collection of music for you eventually. It snuck up on me, I di…

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

No one wants to see your Spotify Wrapped.

Sike. I'm the friend who was sending the Spotify Wrapped link to everyone waiting to see if I was going to hit them back with the clapping emoji or give them shit for having Drake as their #1 artist (you know you wh…

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