Day 7 – A song that reminds you of the past summer.

Last summer was a tough one. No, scratch that. Last summer sucked the sweaty balls of a thousand dirty, disease-infested cows. (Are cows with balls called something different? I’m obviously a city girl.)

I spent half of last summer waiting for Male to leave. The other half was spent mourning his loss as he went off to law school in another state.

It seems like he’s been gone a million years and I haven’t seen him in forever, which is partially true. I haven’t seen Male since last summer and this summer is approaching fast. Now, he’s almost done with his first year in law school and on May 29th, I will get a giant bear hug from a giant bear. He’s coming home. Well, at least for a little while before he goes off to China (don’t ask).

Anyway, Male is awfully fond of making mixed tapes. He made me one when we first started dating about 3,456 years ago, and he’s made many since. Last summer, he made a Mountain Mix because we climbed a mountain. Here’s the whole playlist:

Right after he left, I listened to that mix obsessively. It’s full of inside jokes, and subtle and not so subtle messages.

Percy Sledge singing “Living in darkness, to hide alone. You and me, at the dark end of the street.”

Teddy Bears: “I got my upsides and my downsides, you got your earthquakes and your landslides. You just have to push my button, ‘cos I can take it like no other.”

Archie Bronson Outfit: “Eight, lose your hate, it’s a game, come on love me, it’s your fate.”

Lou Reed: “Now life’s like death without living. That’s what life’s like without you.”

Thank you for the days
Those endless days those sacred days you gave me
I’m thinking of the days
I won’t forget a single day believe me

I bless the light
I bless the light that shines on you believe me
And though you’re gone
You’re with me every single day believe me

Days I remember all my life
Days where you can’t see wrong from right
You took my life
And then I knew that very soon you’d leave me

But it’s alright
Now I’m not frightened of this world believe me

I wish today could be tomorrow
The night is dark
It just brings sorrow let it wait

Thank you for the days
Those endless days those sacred days you gave me
I’m thinking of the days
I won’t forget a single day believe me

I bless the light
I bless the light that shines on you believe me
And though you’re gone
You’re with me every single day believe me
Days I remember all my life

Days where you can’t see wrong from right
You took my life
And then I knew that very soon you’d leave me
But it’s alright
Now I’m not frightened of this world believe me…days

Thank you for the days
Those endless days those sacred days you gave me
I’m thinking of the days
I won’t forget a single day believe me

I bless the light
I bless the light that shines on you believe me
And though you’re gone
You’re with me every single day believe me…days