Trudging through wet snow and high winds to the gym today was not fun--but my favorite time to go to the gym, for whatever reason, is during adverse weather conditions. Heavy snow, bitter cold, sweltering heat and humidity, in between strong thunderstorms (I try to time the trip using local Doppler radar)...it makes the visit that much more fun.

Anyway, today's test drive was of yet another playlist, this one of rather chill alternative and rock material. It worked very well, so here it is. I'm calling it "Music on Ice" (and quickly running out of names for playlists).

(1) "Live Forver" (Oasis, Definitely Maybe)**
(2) "In the Blood" (Better than Ezra, Deluxe)
(3) "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Pearl Jam, Vs.)
(4) "Texarkana" (R.E.M., Out of Time)
(5) "Californication" (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Californication)
(6) "Welcome to My Party" (Rusted Root, Welcome to My Party)
(7) "Say It Ain't So" (Weezer, Weezer)
(8) "Brian and Robert" (Phish, The Story of the Ghost)*
(9) "Thirty-Three" (Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)
(10) "What's Up?" (Four Non Blondes, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!)

* in the top 1% of all-time favorite songs
** in the top 5% of all-time favorite songs