Love

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Outside the jewel case for the mix CD I made for my wife.

Inside the jewel case for the mix CD I made for my wife.

I had a blast making this mix CD for my wife for Valentine’s Day.

Yeah, I know, it’s 2025. But who cares? Mix CDs are way cooler than giving someone a playlist (which of course I did).

The process of acquiring a blank CD, meticulously crafting a playlist of songs that made me think of my wife, making the album art in Pixelmator, and handing it to her when I was done gave me the biggest feeling of pride I’ve felt in years.

And yeah, it was just a dumb, impractical CD filled with mushy songs.

But it was fun as hell to make, and that’s what it’s all about.1

Here’s the track list:

  1. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
  2. Seals & Croft - You're the Love
  3. The Bird and the Bee - Birthday
  4. Kate Nash - I Hate Seagulls
  5. Bonny Light Horseman - Lover Take It Easy
  6. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
  7. Sonya Spence - Let Love Flow On
  8. The Mountain Goats - San Bernardino
  9. Lily Allen - Littlest Things
  10. Paul Frees - Although I Dropped $100,000
  11. Freddie Scott - (You) Got What I Need
  12. Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams
  13. Belle and Sebastian - If She Wants Me
  14. Exile - Kiss You All Over
  15. Stars - My Favourite Book
  16. RuPaul, Lawrence Cheney, Bimini Bon-Boulash, Tayce, Ellie Diamond - A Little Bit of Love

  1. Well, it’s also about showing my wife how much I love her, too. Like they say in the movie Dog Man: “Love isn’t just something you feel. It’s something you do.” ↩