Comments on: My Empathic iPod http://thisis.toddseal.com/2005/my-empathic-ipod/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:45:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.10 by: David Gillis http://thisis.toddseal.com/2005/my-empathic-ipod/#comment-666 Thu, 18 May 2006 01:28:44 +0000 http://thisis.toddseal.com/2005/my-empathic-ipod/#comment-666 I'm glad the instrumental guitar version of Spiderman helped lift you out of your slump. Glad you didn't hear my other tunes at that low point. Most of my songs are depressing like A Mouse's Crumb written two weeks before Oil was invaded, did I say Oil? - I meant IRAQ. Did I say invaded? - I meant liberated. But all positive things are things are intended - I really mean that. Cheers, DG I’m glad the instrumental guitar version of Spiderman helped lift you out of your slump. Glad you didn’t hear my other tunes at that low point. Most of my songs are depressing like A Mouse’s Crumb written two weeks before Oil was invaded, did I say Oil? - I meant IRAQ. Did I say invaded? - I meant liberated.
But all positive things are things are intended - I really mean that. Cheers, DG

]]> by: Todd http://thisis.toddseal.com/2005/my-empathic-ipod/#comment-23 Sat, 02 Apr 2005 08:22:16 +0000 http://thisis.toddseal.com/2005/my-empathic-ipod/#comment-23 I find massage uplifting when I am feeling down. Music plays a very large role in my life and has an enormous impact on how I feel at any particular moment. I bet that's true for most people if they pay attention to it. The song "Drop" by Red House Painters came on again today (why does my empathic iPod insist on torturing me?) and I've been turning the words over and over in my head tonight. Funny how cheery music so often seems fake and uninspired, as if I keep myself down simply by the music I listen to. Then again, how great it would be to shape my world solely by the music I listen to (short story idea!). So do we choose to listen to somber music to keep us in a low spot or is it the other way around? Which came first...? I'll have to listen to "Anthem," because I still don't feel alright about the election! I find massage uplifting when I am feeling down.

Music plays a very large role in my life and has an enormous impact on how I feel at any particular moment. I bet that’s true for most people if they pay attention to it. The song “Drop” by Red House Painters came on again today (why does my empathic iPod insist on torturing me?) and I’ve been turning the words over and over in my head tonight. Funny how cheery music so often seems fake and uninspired, as if I keep myself down simply by the music I listen to. Then again, how great it would be to shape my world solely by the music I listen to (short story idea!). So do we choose to listen to somber music to keep us in a low spot or is it the other way around? Which came first…?

I’ll have to listen to “Anthem,” because I still don’t feel alright about the election!

]]> by: tom http://thisis.toddseal.com/2005/my-empathic-ipod/#comment-22 Sat, 02 Apr 2005 03:22:13 +0000 http://thisis.toddseal.com/2005/my-empathic-ipod/#comment-22 Music can really carry a person through some difficult times. After the election, when I was tired of thinking and mulling over the situation in my head, one song really put the moment into perspective for me. The song was Anthem by Leonard Cohen. Somehow after listening to this song I felt alright. Leonard Cohen is often labeled as producing depressing music, but I find his message uplifting when I am feeling down. Music can really carry a person through some difficult times. After the election, when I was tired of thinking and mulling over the situation in my head, one song really put the moment into perspective for me. The song was Anthem by Leonard Cohen. Somehow after listening to this song I felt alright. Leonard Cohen is often labeled as producing depressing music, but I find his message uplifting when I am feeling down.

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