Spinoff: what's your aural inspiration? (Read 817 times)

Yeah yeah! NPR! Thanks for the nod. I think. I was listening to NPR to calm myself. When I want to pump up, sometimes I listen to Ode to Joy. Is that less dorky? I agree, though, on remixes of pop songs.

When I want to pump up, sometimes I listen to Ode to Joy. Is that less dorky?

If you are visualizing scenes from Die Hard, then I think it could be very inspiring.

My 10k PR was set after a night of very heavy drinking and a quickie in the morning before I literally ran to the race. It was a nice 5 mile warm up. Who said women weaken legs? That's how I roll.

No, she said what's your aural inspiration. Stop bringing us down into the gutter.

No, she said what's your aural inspiration. Stop bringing us down into the gutter.

Oh, ok. Listening to trance while having a quickie following a night of heavy drinking. How's that?

Heavy drinking, 'eh...? Trance...are you sure you didn't do "E"?

Damn drug damaged pea-sized brain. Yes, E!!! Now that's how I really roll!

I don't really like rap music, but before a race I'll sometimes listen to "Lose Yourself" the main theme track from the Movie "8 Mile" by Eminem. I particularly like the verse "Success is my only muthaf****** option, failure's not... So here I go, it's my shot Feet fail me not Cuz maybe the only opportunity that I got"

That is a song present in many of my playlists.

When I'm driving to a race in the morning, it means I am in the car, by myself. This doesn't happen a lot in my regular life. I don't commute by car, and from the moment I wake up in the morning or come back in from my run, I have the kids at my knees, asking, demanding, whining, informing . . . . Gotta love 'em, but it's not the best way to appreciate Morning Edition. So, yes, absolutely, I listen to NPR on the way to the race, and if I hang out in the car to keep warm beforehand. It's bliss, really, uninterrupted listening in a cozy warm car. So relaxing, calms any jitters.