Dusty Chalk

That's at work. Now at home: New Wet Kojak (Girls Against Boys side project from the same era).

Little Brother

Now on a Piazzolla/Tango/Bandoneon kick, starting with Zoe Tiganouria, Tanguera, and probably to be followed by Concierto Para Bandoneon/Tres Tangos, La Camorra: The Solitude of Passionate Provocation, Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night, and Tango: Zero Hour. Probably well into tomorrow.

Nothing but sympathy, crappy. I just heard a story on the radio that said there was no good way to fly in to New York if you had to be there tomorrow. Driving was probably easier.

Really? (tries to resist urge to make One Ring To Rule Them All reference pedantic singular vs. plural reference...fails)

So...paper mâché, basically.

I forgot to leave a sign on my door saying I was out (at work). Most of other apartment dwellers in my building are hardly ever home, and weren't when I left. I expect the entire building to resemble a Christo wrapping be swathed in toilet paper when I get home.

Any idea why they discontinued it? A quality $300 pre/pro pretty much has no competition at its price point. EDIT: My guess, if I had to make one, would be that one of the many new multi-channel standards was impossible to update onto it.

I did not see a class action lawsuit in the past. I am only prescient, not postscient.

They could have at least put it in the "discontinued" section. But you compared it with the Benchmark, so you're using it as a DAC?

They don't even list that on their site. A pre-pro?

That's fucked up. So they lied when they said it'd take 24 hours? By the way, "not procedure" and "cannot" are two separate things. Also, do it in writing. Make sure to opt for delivery confirmation. PS I just asked for you, as a non-subscriber considering subscribing, but hesitant to do so because of exactly this...etc. I will tell you what they say. I also submitted a negative helpfulness on the FAQ page. "How do I cancel?" should provide instructions for cancelling. I see a class action lawsuit in the future.

Hélène Grimaud & Sol Gabetta, Duo

Upon review, I'm not even sure I've read the third compilation trade, Good for the Soul. I should just buy the definitive editions, and read it all in one or two sittings. I finished Grave Peril from The Dresden Files, haven't started Summer Knight, but that's next. I wonder if he will ever write Stormy Knight.

You mean, all of it? I didn't realize it was over. I need to finish that. Best anti-take on the superhero since Watchmen.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, Ari.

$2 Boorrito from Chipotle -- I didn't realize there was a promo going on, $2 for a burrito with coupon and costume, but he just waved me through when I protested. I said, "at least tell me that's a terrible costume." He said, "alright, that's a terrible costume." I usually get that all day -- "that's a terrible costume", "what are you supposed to be?", etc. This is probably the first time I actually appreciated being told that.

"But who knows when that will be? That's at least 7 months in the future. iPad Mini is the future. It's the future until May...at least. Probably more like the end of May. Or more than likely June. iPad Mini is now the future until then." Lollers.

It's like 2012 as realized by the people behind Birdemic.

I still like the exosuit, but that is pretty fuckng cool costume to build around a wheelchair. I still want to see a baby cthulu or as a tumorous growth.

Yup, special rate probably expired. Been there, done that, and for the same reasons (although I'm a little better about watching my statements these days). That reminds me, I should probably pay my rent.

Verah Nice

Yup, overkill. Better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it.

I'm feeling kind of sheepish for never having wandered outside yesterday.