Dusty Chalk

Those pictures are great. Not only are they fantastic shots, but the subject matter is some of my favorite subject matter (I've said many times that mother nature is my favorite artist). Well done, and thanks for sharing it with us.

I don't remember there being a buzz issue with the SRM-1 Mk2 that I've had (admittedly small amount of) experience with. If your buddy is on the same power system, I would make that the first thing to check.

End of Green, High Hopes in Low Places -- totally dig. Rock. (Doubled?) Male vocals. Goth-ish without being full-on goth. Certainly has a certain Sisters of Mercy-ness to them. (And if not SoM, then it's someone else that I'm not putting my finger on, but it's someone I dig a lot.) EDIT: I think maybe black-album-era Metallica. Maybe Type O Negative. I don't know.

Perhaps we should subcontract out to Postjack International? (Which would probably just subcontract out to Sri Lanka, or perhaps someplace innovative, like Kyrgyzstan.)

I like stabbing paper with a letter opener.

We just got a fax (alas, no, it was not alcoholic) from Envirofax asking us to fax them our unwanted faxes. I lollered.

No, it was probably attached to a rocket.

It was probably an iPhone.

Nice.

Can we get that as an emoticon and as a fried-fish sandwich?

Can we get that as an emoticon?

Met Dan for lunch, that was nice.

Unholy carp!

That sounds like a 'yes'.

Kang Pao chicken from Far East restaurant -- needed some comfort food

Stolen Babies, There Be Squabbles Ahead

New 'Walking Dead' already given life for season 2 Love that headline

I have a heating blanket from the 90's that gets pretty hot, so I don't think you have to go that far back.

Changed a flat. Tomorrow's post now:

Can't you just close your eyes and pretend?

New Order was inconsistent -- sometimes they sucked, sometimes they were great.

Sorry to hear about your foot, but this was my first thought as well:

Yeah, I read somewhere once that John does love himself some female vocals, so everything (cartridges and headphones) is voiced with that in mind.

Ricky's Rice Bowl's bulgogi chicken -- so nom-nom good.

Still, 2TB for $80 isn't bad neither, is it?