HerMixTape’s Guide to Holiday Music Lovin' Shopping

If They Were Nice:

Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones
Perfect for: Anyone; specially those with small ears (like myself)
More: High-endurance, high-fidelity earphones.

iHome
Perfect For: Anyone
More: Phenomenal sound quality for the price.

iPod nano
Perfect for: Anyone who needs a new one?
More: An obvious choice.

Kohler SoundTile Shower Speakers
Perfect for: Shower Singers
More: Kohler has taken showering to the next level with SoundTiles, matching speakers that stream your favorite music and Internet radio right into your shower.

If They Were Naughty:

iTunes Gift Card
Perfect For: The co-workers you forgot existed. Keep a stash of ‘em ready in your desk.

Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 27
Perfect for: Tweenage family members
More: I am pretty sure everyone has caught onto this concept when Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 6 was released.

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Perfect for: The reader/music lover
More: The reader will think about their iPod content in an entirely new light.


Spin, Rolling Stone, Under the Radar Magazine Subscriptions
Perfect for: The commuter or the gym rat
More: You can get a year's subscription to any of 'em for under $15.

Belkin RockStar
Perfect for: Someone who is always inflicting their new music finds onto others.
More: The RockStar has 5 jacks, which lets 5 people listen to one or more iPods (or other MP3 or DVD players). The device also has mixing and fade-in controls so you can mix songs together and pretend you're a DJ.

'Tis the Season, Bitches.

Despite the recent epidemic of allowing Christmas music the four-to-six week “cold sore” lifespan, I don’t put my Christmas playlist on a healthy shuffle until mid-December.

Christmas Mix
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Christmas Time is Here, Vince Guraldi Trio
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, John Mellencamp
Santa Baby, Eartha Kitt & Henri Rene
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Frank Sinatra
I'll Be Home for Christmas, Bing Crosby
What Are You Doing New Years Eve, Nancy Wilson
Sleigh Ride, Ella Fitzgerald
O Tannenbaum, Vince Guraldi Trio
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch, Thurl Ravenscroft
All I Want for Christmas is You, Mariah Carey
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, Elmo & Patsy
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives
A Holly Jolly Christmas, Burl Ives
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee
Baby, It's Cold Outside, Dean Martin
White Christmas, Bing Crosby
Pine Cones and Holly Berries, Hank o
Linus & Lucy, Vince Guraldi Trio
Let it Snow, The Ray Brown Trio

Annnnnnd I’m obsessed.

Last Saturday, I headed up to my friend’s hometown of Logandale, Nevada to partake in some extreme, extracurricular activities. In short:

A) I was a passenger on a motorcycle reaching speeds of 135 mph on I-15. Ladies note: Do not wear mascara if you ever plan to do this.

B) We headed out on ATVs to cruise around the town’s famous Red Rock/Valley of Fire State Park, and I four-wheeled up the practically vertical and locally known ‘Easter Egg’ rock.

C) I came out with only a minor cut and a collection of bruises after driving down the side of a mesa wall in a pick-up truck. Next time, I will be sure to use my free hand to hold onto the Oh-Shit-Bar… instead of holding it out the window like I was a rollercoaster ride.

Just what I need: An expensive and potentially fatal hobby….


Off-Roading Play List:
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Oh My God, Kaiser Chiefs
Burn This City, Cartel
Supermassive Black Hole, Muse
I Don’t Care, Fall Out Boy
Bodies, Drowning Pool
Allow Me to Introduce Myself... Mr. Right, The White Tie Affair
Fat Lip, Sum 41
Pioneer to the Falls, Interpol
Believe, The Bravery
Big Star, Mathclub
Army, Ben Folds Five
Dammit, Blink-182
When I Come Around, Green Day
Bossman, Lucky Boys Confusion
Ruby, Kaiser Chiefs
Hero/Heroine, Boys Like Girls
Diamond Hipster Boy, Washington Social Club
Tessie, Dropkick Murphys
Mr. Brightside, The Killers
Black Betty, Ram Jam
Muzzle, Smashing Pumpkins
Remember When, There for Tomorrow
I Won't Be Back, New Atlantic
Tyrant, OneRepublic
Snow (Hey Oh), Red Hot Chili Peppers
Into Your Arms, The Maine
You're Making it Come Alive, My Favorite Highway
Stop Me, Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather
The Quest, Bryn Christopher

Back like Jordan wearing the 4-5.

I finally got internet in my apartment.