If I’m doing something (like writing, or math homework), I like to put a time limit on it so I don’t go crazy. I listen to Danny Elfman’s Serenada Schizophrana from start to finish when I’m doing these sorts of things because it’s right around an hour, and I’m familiar enough with it that it’s not distracting.
In the morning, the alarm clock is set to an oldies station, so oldies in the morning. (Not a bad way to wake up!)
On the way to school, I like to listen to things that are sort of angry, as a way to get “in the mood”. (Rise Against, AFI, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance…pretty much anything I’ve heard on my local radio station.)
On the way home, I like more relaxed things and will listen to Coldplay, Death Cab, Frank Sinatra, swing music, and various soundtracks (especially Growltiger’s Last Stand…don’t ask.)
On the weekends, it’s a weird mishmash of whatever I like, from Irish Folk Rock to Classical and everything in between. Except rap and country.