how random is ipod shuffle???

the other day i thought to myself "i'm in a depeche mode mood. but i really can't be arsed with all that button pressing & wheel turning" so instead i clicked on shuffle (actually 'brani casuali' - archimedes is italian at the moment). out of over 4000 songs he chose to play depeche mode!

and that's not all. even though none if my music is sorted into genres (i don't like to categorise that way) archimedes often chooses similar sounding tunes, he looooves playing me long lists of raucous grrrly music.

he sometimes follows a song with another that has a connection - like yesterday he played the breeders then the kelley deal 6000 straight after!

if i'm thinking about a certain person he'll play something that they loved or that totally relates to how i feel about them.

i can't tell you how many hours i have spent pondering this question. has anyone had similar experiences? or are me & my love just so in tune that we are becoming one?