From Beginning to End

Life is good. All the things that I have been stressing about for the past 2 years (yes that's right, TWO YEARS) doesn't seem to stress me out anymore. And that's not to say they have been resolved, I just don't care like I did before. Its incredible, I feel light and happy - not euphoric or ridiculous - I am just so unbelievably content. Very unlike me.

Somewhere in these deep and meaningful thoughts of mine I managed to equate my current happy existence to how I feel about listening to an amazing tune. Something about an amazing tune that makes you put it on continuous repeat and drive everyone else mad.

Unless you have an Ultimate Album.

An Ultimate Album by which every single track on the album is amazing, (or maybe there is only one not so amazing but still good, song).

Ultimate albums aren't frequent or common, you'd be lucky to find one on an annual basis, but when you do it will always be an Ultimate Album.

So in no particular order, my Ultimate Albums

• Alanis Morisette "Jagged Little Pill" - I can still see myself and my friends dancing around the dorm and singing Ironic at the top of our lungs
• Oasis " Whats the Story Morning Glory" - My introduction to the world of Britpop
• Paolo Nutini "These Streets" - Saw me threw two break ups and a make up and despite some of the ugly memories I still love it
• Florence and the Machine "Lungs" - Words fail me to describe the power of this woman's voice and its effect on me
• Lighting Seeds " Jollification" - Stole this album from my Dad
• Lionel Richie "Back to Front" - Slightly cheating as this is a greatest hits, but really they are all so good. Not a dud one there.
• Norah Jones "Come away with me" - Not normally a fan of background or elevator music but Norah passes the test in this case
• Reginald Dwight, AKA Elton John. Forget albums, every single song.

 So that's it, I think if I have to think any harder then they cant be an Ultimate Album of mine.

But how does this time into my present state of mind, I'm not quite sure, I'm just hoping that now that I have found my happiness it will be like an Ultimate Album. I can listen to it from beginning to end. And then start all over again without anything getting in the way.