Bust a move.

If you want it (assuming 'it' is a delightful DIY/handmade good), they've got it.

So, yeah, just bust a move.

I lost you, but I found rap music.

There's a delightful pop ditty by Scottish band Ballboy that croons, "I lost you, but I found country music to hold me and sooth me the way you used to do."
Fuck that.
Don't get me wrong, I love Dolly, Loretta, and Patsy. Hank the First, Johnny, Kenny, and even Garth, too, but country music doesn't help me out so much with the moving on part of breaking up. Country music's soft, sentimental laments make me romanticize lost moments of dead love that are better off forgotten. Instead, I turn to rap, hip-hop and r&b to pick myself up off the floor, dust off my swagger and make new 'friends'.

1. Lil Wayne - Comfortable
"If you leave, you're leaving the best, so you will have to settle for less."
Exactly.

2. T.I. - I'm Illy
"Never been fucked by the game; I'm celibate."
Words of invincibility to brighten the darkest hour.

3. The Panty Droppers feat. Ne-Yo & Jamie Foxx - She Got Her Own
"Only kinda girl I want, independent queen workin' for her throne."
It's inspiring to imagine that there are men in the world who appreciate a strong, fly, working woman with her own agenda. Loves it.

4. Kanye West - Amazing
"No matter what you'll never take that from me. My reign is as far as your eye your eyes can see."
It's my neighborhood. Insignificant others just happen to live in it.

5. Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
"Ladies is pimps too, go and brush your shoulders off."
Thanks for the advice and recognition, J.

6. Crime Mob - Stilettos (Pumps)
"I'm turnin' heads left and right, soon as you see one foot step out the car."
I have immense respect for ladies who party on par with men...in heels.

7. Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction
"I'm gonna take my time..."
How considerate.

8. Kelis - Bossy
"You don't have to love me. You don't even have to like me. But you will respect me. You know why?"
I know why: that shit's catchy.

9. Salt-n-Pepa - None of Your Business
"If I wanna take a guy, home with me tonight, it's none of your business."
Because sex is the best revenge.

10. TLC - No Scrubs
"Can't get with no deadbeat ass."
Pretty. Much.

for the record(s)

ladies - have you ever been hitting it off with a dude and toward the end of the night he asks if you want to "come over and listen to records"?

it sounds innocent, like maybe he really wants to continue to engage you in conversation. it sounds like he might be the type of guy who makes suggestions for restaurants or date activities.


we all know "records" is code for "let's make out to mood music of my choice."



but what if he said "want to come over and listen to itunes?" no bozos. TOTALLY different. records-guy appreciates the retro aesthetic of a record player. itunes-guy is lazy and unoriginal. tape-guy is trying too hard. cd-guy is clueless.


a short while ago, I was chatting with Ben of Cut Copy. a cute, unwashed Australian musician.

as the night wound down, Ben suggested we go to my house and listen to records. ladies, at this point don't simply respond with "I don't have any records" like I did. he doesn't really care about the logistics.


he returned to the tour bus. we'll always have Costello's.



anyways. more recently, I went out with an incredibly well-endowed records-guy. 4000 records.


when my ladies asked about his "record collection," I told them HUGE.


even the proverbial question 'does size matter?' is relevant. and (for the record) like other aspects of life, that's up to personal preference.