Discovering New Music

So, at work we recently got XM radio and they have this station that plays what I think is Top 40 radio.   (By the way, I work at a cupcake shop so this should of been expected by me.  Also, don't give me shit for working in a cupcake shop, it's a whole lot more interesting than working in a clothing shop.)  Anyway, the songs that play are by no means anything near what I normally listen to but I've found myself not hating all of it.  Actually, I've realized that some of it I actually enjoy.  (I realize of course that I will inevitably bore of them because they are played on a Top 40 radio station and are by definition Pop music, which leads to it being, almost by definition, something catchy enough to become popular, mainstream, and widely accepted and enjoyed, which then leads to it being, almost by definition, so catchy that it will be overplayed and become annoying, which only makes it worse because its catchiness causes it to become overly annoying without any extra help.)  But anyway, before I digress again, I found this song that I really like.  The thing is, it's definitely not something that someone who even looks remotely like me or behaves remotely like me would stereotypically enjoy.  But hey, I like it and that's all that matters, and anyway, who am I to judge, I work in a cupcake shop.  

But anyway, the song is "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry.  For some reason, the song just sounds so good, it's got the right combination of attitude, witty lyrics, and catchiness for me to listen to it.

While I was at it though I also found some other music.  While playing HypeMachine I found some songs by Tegan and Sara, who I've heard of and listened to but never really bothered to acquire.  I've actually really started liking their music too, and along the way, realized that they are really attractive.  One song that really rings is "Back in Your Head".

Also, I've started listening to alot more Sigur Ros, strangely because of this.  While I was looking around I stumbled upon some of their music and it sort of reignited the fire and intrigue of their music for me.  This is the song that I ran into that night: "Gobbledigook".

So that's it for now; work is boring and tiring, summer is lonely, I wish a lot of things.

Change

It seems that the human mind is made to notice change. Changes in sound, movement, light, or any other senses. With a lack of change comes the dulling of senses and the substance of time and space ceases to matter. Time itself is the tracking of change.

One example rooted in physics is the perception of movement. Imagine yourself on a roller-coaster that has a passenger compartment that is completely closed off to the outside world. Assuming the track is perfectly smooth and there are no imperfections or bumps in the ride, the passenger will notice no movement as long as the compartment is moving at a constant speed. But if there is acceleration or deceleration the passenger will immediately notice. Acceleration is by definition the change in the speed.

There is the argument that speed itself is a change in position but without a change in light of other senses the passenger cannot determine position. There is also the argument that position in a constantly expanding or infinitely expansive universe is non-existent or indeterminable unless it is relative to something else, but even then it is a change in position relative to another object that is perceivable.

Anyway, my point is that this spills over into our lives and thoughts. 

(By the way, this last part is based on my experience alone, seeing as how I have no means of actually perceiving the thoughts of others.)

What I am talking about is how when a routine is set and nothing changes in one's life, experiences become monotonous and expected.  Events cease to happen and things cease to be important.  Nothing that happens is of note and nothing that happens is important  beyond a simple daily routine.  Eventually everything begins to blur together and life seems to be just going through the motions. 

Things begin to happen just for the sake of happening because they are part of the scheduled routine and lose their significance.  Eventually this leads to life feeling insignificant beyond the importance of simply moving onto the next part of the schedule or routine.

addition: Without change there is no life.  In the definition of life is the ability to adapt to change.  Without change however, the ability to adapt to it is lost and life is no more.