Today's Theme Song

Jonathan Coulton - Big Bad World One


Coulton is a mad scientist/genius. Hear the original, or buy all the Thing a Week songs here. If you're even a minor geek, you couldn't help but laugh when hearing "Code Monkey." He can be satirical one moment, and tender the next. Often, he can be both at the same time. It's amazing.

Don't believe me?



All done with Creative Commons licensed photos on Flickr. Just descriptions of photos. Funny and beautiful at the same time. Brilliant. Dwyer really does rock out on air guitar.

There, I feel better now about not having time to think lately. Even without the Tivo.

Oh No The Tivo

The Tivo died last night. DIED! It's just no longer responding. We've asked. We've begged. But, it just won't answer. It's frozen on the power up screen.

We missed Top Chef. We won't have a DVR all weekend. And it's a long weekend! And when we get it, it'll be a sad knockoff of a Tivo because DirecTV is stupid.

I'm not ashamed to admit that the Tivo has made me addicted to television. I admit it. You can bite me.

I. Need. Tivo.

Shaking. The thought of things not being recorded at my will is hurting me deeply.

Wilco - Another Man's Done Gone (From Man in the Sand)

Mates of State - Beautiful Dreamer

Mates of State is a band that consists of a married couple, an organ and a set of drums. That's it. Their fans claim it's cute how they give each other longing looks while they play. The band denies it. This video proves otherwise.

I can think of a thousand reasons why their music shouldn't work. Usually the word "organ" sends me running. And, yet, I own all their albums and love them dearly. In fact, whenever Kori wants to drop of their daughter for a play date with Gert, I'm up for it.

Neil Young and Willie Nelson - Four Strong Winds

My ride was windy today. Again. I looked over my log and at least 1/3 of my rides have had notes of strong winds. I had wind. Worse, I bonked today, which makes no sense considering my dietary habits in the last 24 hours, was wearing new gloves which I now officially hate and then managed to get some sort of exercise induced asthma when I was at my furthest point from home. Now I have a splitting headache.

Over all, today was the worst ride I've had in the last two years.

There's Always Someone Cooler Than You

And that person will inevitably be David Byrne.

He was cooler in 2005:


And in 1983:

Early In The Morning, Sometimes At Night

Can't seem to sleep past 4:30 a.m. Tired. Can't sleep, the clown will eat me.



Jeff Tweedy sans amplification singing "Acuff Rose." Because sometimes things are better without electricity.

The Ditty Bops - Summer Rains

It's rainy today.