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Simple Minds -- New Gold Dream

Yuck!

I'm going to wait for the electrostat version.

My mother was frightened by one while I was still in the womb.

OK, but the Soundsticks have to go.

Malcolm Middleton -- Into The Woods This is rather good, despite being Scottish.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds -- No More Shall We Part "Gates Of The Garden" must be close to the top of any list of Sex > Death songs in popular culture.

Disturbing cover art night at your house? Oi Va Voi -- Oi Va Voi

Elvis Costello -- Mighty Like A Rose

Another Deathstar incident? Know we're quite storage-intensive around here, maybe advance warning will save someone's data. Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives said to be failing at an alarming rate - Engadget

Pfft. Are you a modder or a mouse?

One step closer with that leash and I'll bite your friggin' nuts off!

Don't bet on it. Those are the same liquidators who just did Linens 'n Things and I saw how they worked there. First raise tagged prices by 30%, then put up the "35% OFF!" banners. They are in there to squeeze out every last cent for the creditors and they don't fuck around. On the other hand, consumer electronics pricing is very transparent now thanks to the Web, so it's pretty easy to do your homework. EDIT: Today must be my day to be just slightly too late.

From the specs, it looks like they might be a touch -- how you say -- bass light? EDIT: Too slow.

Those eggs can stay, as they appear quite firm.

Thank goodness the breakfast link is broken. No one wants to see your runny eggs.

Many reports!

Round about zero here. My son isn't too enthusiastic about his swim lesson today, for some reason.

I know it's been said, but every time you think it couldn't get any worse...

Not to a bloody cack-handed Scotsman. (Too soon?)

Del Amitri -- Waking Hours

If he was any sort of businessman, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Marillion -- Misplaced Childhood