i have since become incensed at a lack of a musical equivalent to this survey. here goes:

1. total number of albums (cds, tapes, vinyl, etc) owned?
~100. Plus a significant number of mp3s collected in college.

2. The last album I bought?
For myself, used copy of "Kick" by INXS. most recently i bought a used copy of "Sleepless in Seattle" for my mother. been meaning to buy a copy of the new star wars soundtrack however.

3. Last album and song you listened to?
The last album i listened to start to finish was "Pet Sounds" (The Beach Boys). Currently playing song: "Needy Girl" by Chromeo, which you can download free from their website, which is a ridiculous cacophony of popups and flash, so here's a direct link.

4. 5 songs/tracks/etc. that mean a lot to me?
I tried to do 10 favorites a few months ago, which was near impossible, so this should be fun.
- My absolute favorite song ever is "New World" by Björk (on Selmasongs). That song makes me melt.
- The first time I ever heard the Ella Fitzgerald version of "Someone to Watch Over Me" (gershwin) i cried.
- "Temptation" by New Order. wow.
- super-sentimental: "Saying Goodbye" from The Muppets Take Manhattan
- "Piano Phase" by Steve Reich. and suddenly my ears were open. one of those times i could actually feel my brain expanding.

5. yeesh, now pick a song that isn't so mushy
"Be My Baby" by The Ronettes. That is kinda mushy isn't it? "Once in a lifetime" by Talking Heads.

i was tempted to make this a category, but i'm not sure everyone else goes through this: 5 songs i'm currently obsessed with:
- "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" by Rufus Wainwright
- "What'll I do" by Irving Berlin. after much deliberation, I'm leaning towards the sinatra version on this as my favorite... although i haven't yet heard ella's take, and i'm sure she had one.
- "Can't Stand Losing You" by The Police. "i guess you'd call it suicide, but i'm too full to swallow my pride" hehehehe.
- "Perfect Kiss" by New Order. The video for this seems very plain, and the song didn't really get me at first. but i just kept watching it over and over. and now i'm obsessed.
- "Descent Into Mystery" which is a track from Danny Elfman's score for Batman. cheesy name, AWESOME sequence. i believe it's the part of the movie when batman is driving vicki into the batcave.

6. make an awkward comment about how other people should be as dorky as you are.
if laura and leslie don't do this, i will cry.

i will do the movie one, i promise.