November 19, 2002 | 2:25 AM

Laughing into the fire/Is it always like this?/Flesh and blood it�s the first kiss/The first colors the first kiss

I just made the best two mixes.

Don�t wanna ruin �em too much for the gal I made �em for.

But I can�t resist bragging a tad.

One�s called �Songs in Red: A Dexadrine Mix�

The other�s called �Songs in Blue: A Valium Mix�

The Dexedrine mix has songs by X and The Modern Lovers and The B-52�s and Le Tigre among others.

And the Valium mix has selections by The Cure and Ida and The Shangri Las and Grant Lee Buffalo and several more golden sob story greats.

It�s strange when one of your favorite memories just happened to you. Something you weren�t expecting. Totally spontaneous and absolutely true. Like tuning into the radio not expecting to hear anything good, and then suddenly, sonofabitch, there�s this song and you don�t even know who it�s by but you can�t keep from humming along and twitching your toes with joy. And suddenly it�s over. You wanna hear it again but you don�t even know what the title is so you can�t very well call the station and say, �Um� can you spin that new disc, you know the one? It�s got a good beat and you can dance to it?�

You just have to savour the feeling and wonder if you�re singing the tune right. And hope that maybe on some sunny day soon it�ll grace your car stereo once again. And next time you�ll catch more of the lyrics.