I like the word random. A lot. I use it to describe myself, my interests, my cat, my book collection, my friends. I usually mean “multifaceted” or “wide-ranging” – except in the case of my kitty Galahad, who really fits the dictionary definition: “without definite aim, purpose, method”– but I find the word itself works pretty well to describe my world.

Hence the newest feature here on Woosh- The Random Five. No rules, just five things that have caught my interest for one reason or another. It might involve guest contributors, animals, celebrity sightings in New York, YouTube videos, Facebook memes or your mom. You never know – it’s random!

The inaugural edition takes a cue from Rolling Stone, which in every issue highjacks a celeb’s Mp3 player and publishes the first ten songs that come up – no skip button, no do-overs. I figure: “It’s only five songs and I’m PROUD of my music; how embarrassing could it be?” Soooooo:

1. Somewhere Out There – Mice from American Tail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRjb8sMjYu8

(Ok…that’s embarrassing. At least I got that one out of the way first, right?)

2. Mariella – Kate Nash
3. Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Ray
4. Not a Pretty Girl – Ani DiFranco
5. Lucky – Britney Spears

See, told you it was random!

Now, A DIRECT CHALLENGE to my fellow Woosh bloggers and our readers: Pull out your Mp3 player and put it on ‘shuffle.’ Type the first five songs that come up into the comment box. It’s on your honor NOT to skip that unknown Ricky Martin song from his third album. (Not that I have that or anything…)