This year has had its ups and downs, relationship-wise. I've only got precious little time left as a 20-something, so I dearly hope the emotional rollercoasterness of this ending year is a vestige of times past, and not an omen of things to come. All was pretty quiet in January, pretty intense come spring, awkward in the summer, super-lame at the end of summer, contemplative in the fall, and now, somewhat interesting again.

Here are some songs to summarize - and immortalize - these times.

• Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls
• Theory of a Deadman - Bad Girlfriend
• Jet - She's a Genius
• Puddle of Mudd - She Fucking Hates Me
• The Roots - Seed
• Blackstarr (Mos Def and Talib Kweli) - Beautiful