No Louboutins—Just Loud Beats

In Sex and the City terms, I have always considered myself to be Carrie; I'm a writer, I live in the city, have questionable taste in men, and, instead of an involuntary and insatiable thirst for fashion, I'd have an endless passion for music. Instead of parading my Loubitins, I've got rare and imported tracks from Wendy & Lisa. She flocks to New York Fashion Week. I prepare for when Tori Amos comes to town. And remember when she had an opportunity to use all that fashion sense and walk in a fashion show? I had an opportunity to use my music appreciation and dance in a music video.

So yeah, music means a lot to me. And it's definitely the thing that gets the heart pumping at the gym. Here are some of the playlists that get me going.