oh, no, not one of these again!
2006-08-07 | 7:19 p.m.

Okay, so I think maybe I'm a little late finding this one. But what the hell.

Comments will be added wherever I happen to feel like adding them.

Does my playlist know that much about me?
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.
4. No cheating!

How am I feeling today?:
Jaded (Melissa McClelland)
Okay, that actually makes sense, even if it's not entirely accurate. Good start.

Will I get far in life?:
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Cake)
Ooh, two in a row that make sense. Neat.

How do my friends see me?:
End of the World (REM)
Oh, that's reassuring.

Where will I get Married?:
Rabble (Abandoned Pools)

What is my best friend's theme song?:
On Top (The Killers)

What is the story of my life?:
Bleed (Anna Nalick)
Okay, I could call this one accurate if I pretend that I'm supposed to be basing the interpretation on the whole song, rather than just the title. The song is about finally finding the strength to walk away. So ... maybe.

What is/was highschool like?:
Speak Slow (Tegan and Sara)

How can I get ahead in life?:
Ahead of You (Labeled)
Is this an example of answering the question by restating the question? Or does it mean that I'm going to have to stomp on some little people to get ahead? Inquiring minds want to know.

What is the best thing about me?:
Not the Girl of Your Dreams (Tuuli)
Apparently my worst qualities are my best qualities. Rock on!

How is today going to be?:
Into the Flame (Danny Michel)

What is in store for this weekend?:
The Submarine (James Newton Howard)
A submarine?? Cool!

What song describes my parents?:
Begin (Ben Lee)

To describe my grandparents?:
God Knows Where (Starling)

How is my life going?:
Up Against the Wall (The Be Good Tanyas)

What song will they play at my funeral?:
It's Not Happening (The Be Good Tanyas)
Hey, that's almost appropriate.

How does the world see me?:
Back in Black (AC-DC)
Erm ... okay.

Will I have a happy life?:
It's Not the End of the World (Danny Michel)
I choose to interpret this as a "yes" since it's such a sweetly optimistic song.

What do my friends really think of me?:
It's Over (Tuuli)
Ow. My feelings.

Do people secretly lust after me?:
I'm a Mountain (Sarah Harmer)

How can I make myself happy?:
LA (Barlow)
Funny, I would never have thought LA would be my kind of place.

What should I do with my life?:
Try to Follow (Labeled)
Now there's an ambitious plan. Yeesh.

Will I ever have children?:
Plea From a Cat Named Virtue (The Weakerthans)
Okay, given that this song is about a guy who sits around all day talking to his cat until the cat can't take it anymore, this does not bode well.

What is some good advice for me?:
Zdrowy Kolataj (Leszek Mozdzer)
Oh, good. My good advice is in a language I don't know. And the song itself is a lyric-free piano piece. Not at all cryptic, this answer.

how will i be remembered?:
When You Leave (The Trews)
No, how, you dope, not when. Yeesh.

What do I think my current theme song is?:
Shadowland (Youth Group)

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?:
Black Day in July (The Tragically Hip)
Seriously. If this thing is to be believed, I come across as a really dark person. Is this true?

What type of men/women do you like?:
Vices (Oliver Black)

Do people secretly lust after me?:
Sunshine (Tuuli)

How can I make myself happy?:
Serenity (David Newman)
Oh, look, after all the nonsense in the middle, we close with something that sorta kinda maybe makes sense again. Look at that.

So, there you have it. I don't think my playlist knows me all that well. It makes a few lucky hits, and hopes I'll forget about the rest. Just like the hackiest of cold-reading psychics.

And, as an aside, what's with all the Tuuli songs coming up? Seriously.

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