From the "Happy Or Else" folder

[squeequeg]

Today kinda sucked. Here in Boston, it was gray, gray, horrible gray, and the day job wasn't much better. I ended up in a really lousy funk during work (and after, since I had to stay late), and this wasn't helped by the realization that I'd been listening to "Brian Wilson" by the Barenaked Ladies on a loop for a little while. Great song; not helping.

As there's only so much I can do in these circumstances, I've been self-medicating with chicken soup, hot chocolate, and aggressively cheerful music. But since a lot of people seem to be going through the same thing, I thought I'd share. Misery may love company, but defiant joy throws better parties.

So here's four from my "Fuck You, I Refuse To Be Sad Right Now" playlist. Post some of your own music that chases off bad moods! Or cat pictures! Or corgi videos! Or anything else that makes you smile or brings back a little of the sunlight!

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[rissymonster.livejournal.com]

It's still sunnytime here in the Bay Area, but I've occasionally thought of doing an "If you can't beat the rain, then join it" mix for the month of February*.

* "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Commitments version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cshw-LvHlkM)
* "Purple Rain" by Prince
* "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (by that old crooner whose name I can't remember
* "Here Comes the Rain Again" x Eurythmics
etc.

* My first winter here, it rained some portion of every single day in February. I was going fairly nutty by the end of that month.

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Yay Commitments! I swear, I listened to that soundtrack on a loop for months.