Just back in town (from here
), and I really need to quit avoiding writing by reading -- as well as by writing shit like this -- but anyway... The first two songs seemed to indicate a thematic structure, and though things changed, I was already in the middle of thinking about the difficulty of starting/resuming running in the summer in Austin, Texas. Lots to discourage you (such as today's 100 degree heat).

Anyway:

1. 'Running to Stand Still,' U2
2. 'They Won't Let Me Run,' John Vanderslice
3. 'Jacqueline,' Franz Ferdinand
4. 'First Date,' Blink-182
5. 'Peach, Plum, Pear,' Joanna Newsom
6. 'Enemy Fire,' Ryan Adams
7. 'Peoria Lunchbox Blues,' Songs: Ohia
8. 'Tonight, I'll Be Staying Here With You,' Bob Dylan & The Rolling Thunder Revue
9. 'She Don't Use Jelly,' The Flaming Lips
10. 'Can't Stop a Train,' The Derailers