soundtrack of my life

It's funny when I glance at my CD tower (which Hunter has recently disassembled). It always seems to reflect a different "me". It shows a different part of my life in music. There's "the basketball years", "the high school years", "the bar star phase", then there's Christian music (which I still listen to) and a big fat "other."
It's funny to think how music could tell you a lot about what I was going through at which time.
Like:
... listening to Indigo Girls and Dixie Chicks and other female artists... I was in a phase where I was kind of a mellow and strong single chick.
...listening to rappers, I was totally surrounded by that kind of music on basketball road trips and with my boyfriend at the time.
...listening to the dance music, that's how Justin and I kinda became friends and I was into going to the bar on weekends.

I could go on and on. Instead, I'll just tell you that the soundtrack to my life right now...
Teddy Bear's Christmas (Christmas Concert for gr. 1)
Paul Hahn (our tape of choice in the car, for Hunter)
A mixed Christian music CD in our player at home (always on random)
Radio music (the soundtrack of my drive to work)

It's good stuff but the radio tunes part is not that indicative of my life stage, I don't think. Maybe down the road it will be. We'll see.

Oh, and another thing... how come I remember having cool CDs that I can't find anymore??? Dido, Faith Evans, Lauryn Hill! Where did they go?