I have made mixtapes in the past
which were usually the best songs by one particular artist on each tape, but in keeping with the question I seem to specialise in iTunes playlists and have quite an OCD-like tendency to make them for any given reason. Currently I have ones for the seasons, Christmas, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, happy, going out on the piss, cheese and guilty pleasures, an old playlist that I assembled for my roommate in Italy so she could burn some CDs, and one of all the songs I listened to while I was living in Lausanne. For some reason, I do find it helps to have mood/occasion/memory playlists, to either remind me of happier times or to complement how I'm feeling at the time.

Currently I'm compiling one for grieving; my grandad passed away on Sunday and as was an atheist and wanted to donate his body to medical science, there won't be any kind of funeral, plus I'm 200 miles away from home and in the middle of a very busy semester. I think it may help me to work through it.

Now if I could just do one to make me wake up in the morning and get on with my dissertation...
( Maladicta, Tue 12 Feb 2008, 14:22, 1 reply)

Sympathies, good luck n stay strong
with your dissertation and everything.

My ex student housemate used to wake up every day with Betty Boo (on his tape alarm). Worked for him but didn't half piss me off.

And don't displace all your grieving creativity as mix tapes - work some into the dissertation.
(jmaxi returned again on, Wed 13 Feb 2008, 12:17, closed)