Watch It

I just stopped a woman from running out into traffic. This was somewhat lucky, since I think the exact same behavior would also work for frightening someone into traffic. I have a tendency to mumble slightly, so what I actually did was nonchalantly comment in a medium volume, "wait, you're about to die!" Or words to that effect.

I have the following Christmas dilemma. The drive home is 13 hours. If I can spend that time listening to audiobooks, my odds are good for retaining my sanity. On the other hand, if I have to spend the entire trip waiting for NPR to come in and out of reception as I wind through the Blue Mountains, I will be powerful discomfited. Especially if they're playing classical.

So I need an mp3 player, but my iPod just checked out after being dropped a final time, for a grand total of something like 39 catastrophic dropping accidents, for a sum of hundreds of feet spent falling. I want this thing for Christmas. But really I need it before Christmas, so I can use it for the drive...

Incidentally I see why this wolf parade album has gotten such good reviews. Much better than the ep.

Also, today I discovered this amazingly overlooked band, comet gain. I'm sure that makes me sound like a raging imbecile.