{"id":1223,"date":"2013-11-01T15:21:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T19:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2013-11-01T15:21:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T19:21:59","slug":"a-seasonal-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2013\/11\/01\/a-seasonal-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"A Seasonal Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Zachary<\/a>My life requires a soundtrack. More often than not, I have something playing in the background. While I\u2019m working in my office, cleaning my apartment, going for a run, writing this blog \u2026 there\u2019s something moving through the speakers.<\/p>\n

Given that, as I spend many hours in the car getting from place to place during travel season, I have made an unofficial playlist for this time of the admissions year:<\/p>\n

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1)\u00a0 ESPN Radio. The bickering and analysis of Mike & Mike greets me every morning. I drink coffee, listen to sports talk, and wake up on my way to my first stop.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0 \u201cWe Were Us\u201d by Keith Urban & Miranda Lambert. I heard an interview about making this duet while in Columbus, and now I can\u2019t change to the station when it\u2019s on.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 \u201cWrecking Ball\u201d by Miley Cyrus. I\u2019m not proud of it, but this thing is on all the time<\/i>.<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0 \u201cEvery Little Thing is Gonna Be All Right\u201d by Bob Marley. After answering many, many concerns about the Common App\u2019s glitches from frantic applicants and counselors, this melody has become my go-to advice. Get lost in these words.<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0 \u201cOut of My League\u201d by Fitz and the Tantrums. A lucky find of a Minneapolis independent radio station introduced this song (and band) to me. Their whole album is great!<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0 \u201cRadio\u201d by Darius Rucker. I was lost in Tennessee when I first heard this new single. As a big Darius Rucker fan, it was three minutes of windows-down bliss in an otherwise stressful situation.<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0 \u201cRoar\u201d by Katy Perry. As word of a contest to win a Katy Perry concert by making a video to this tune got \u2018round all-girls schools everywhere, I, too, got caught up in her new hook.<\/p>\n

8)\u00a0 \u201cSir Duke\u201d by Stevie Wonder. After exhausting the country, top 40, and alternative rock stations, I rediscovered my appreciation for Motown. The horns in this song get me pumped for a visit!<\/p>\n

9)\u00a0 \u201cApplause\u201d by Lady Gaga. After a long day with a drive back to the hotel the final task, getting to blast Gaga\u2019s return appropriately matches my mood. I don\u2019t know most of the words, but at that point, it doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My life requires a soundtrack. More often than not, I have something playing in the background. While I\u2019m working in my office, cleaning my apartment, going for a run, writing this blog \u2026 there\u2019s something moving through the speakers. Given that, as I spend many hours in the car getting from place to place during … <\/p>\n

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