Love is a Mix Tape

I finally got the CJPE out of the way (I should find out the results in about 30 days), and I've been diggin' on some non-pharmacy related reading this past week. I just finished "Love is a Mix Tape" by Rob Sheffield, it was a great read. It definitely made me miss the days of the mix tape. My favorite mix tape of all time is one called "I'm not going to eat and you are", it is a mix that Paula made me back in early high school I recall. The title of the mix was birthed by myself over a weekend when my parents were out of town. They had left my sister and I some money for food, and I suggested that we split the cash down the middle and fend for ourselves. It was a time in my life where any spare change I had lying around was spent on music or music related schtuff (magazines, concert tickets, etc.). My plan was to take my half of the food money and put it towards some sort of R.E.M. paraphrenalia. "I'm not going to eat and you are" was my response to my sister when she asked me what I was going to do that weekend without food money. Other favorite mix tape authors include Casey (Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden, Sausage Gut by Jurassic 5) and Melanie (Kodachrome by Paul Simon). I really need to track those mix tapes down so I can recreate them as playlists on iTunes.

Next on my non-essential reading list: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, I've heard this bad boy is a real page turner. I'll keep you posted.