plugged my ipod in for a good 5 hours while doing labs today; heard all the old songs i loved/love

and some of them remind me of relationships past; i think there are certain moments in a relationship that crytallise into distinct memories which future nostalgia recall. if it was happy, it doesn't matter the crap that you've been through - you still look upon it with fondness; and vice versa, some moments make you look upon the entire relationship with bitterness that you forget the fun you've had.

i often relate "representative" (for fear of attaching too much importance - after all, they are just songs) songs to these moments, to epitomise/convey how i felt at those silly, crystallising moments.

some are sweet and kind; they make you recall everything with fondness, as if i could relive the exact moment, like i was - i am - in the moment. they put a smile on my face and some warm fuzziness (whatever) inside

(so it seems i can't embed youtube videos; Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight)

others are sad; melancholic. they can send a shiver down my spine (really, they do).

(Coldplay - The Scientist)

and still others are too painful, too fling-y, too cringe-worthy, or plain meaningless that they don't deserve a song; they don't deserve a crystallising moment; they don't deserve a place in my memory (but they pop up on you anyway)