cryptique

In my opinion, you have tracks 2 and 3 reversed. 2 should grab you by the short-n-curlies and let you know that you're in for a helluva ride (and that the opener was no fluke); 3 is the slower groove to let your sore pubes heal a bit.

Really liking this so far.

A friend and I talked a lot about this many years ago, and we agreed that track 2 is the most important track on an album. There are exceptions, of course, but in general, that's the track where we decided the strongest song should reside.

Go here. You won't be sorry.

I'm not convinced. I'll continue to pray that they don't do anything like this.

Or Target.

The price for Kobe is just way too high. If the Bulls need a superstar scorer, I'd rather see who they can sign in free agency. Trading away everyone who's mentioned in this hypothetical three-team trade does not make them a better team, no matter what anyone says.

I don't think trading away that much talent just to get Kobe and a couple of guys I've never heard of is a way to build a team. The Bulls are good right now -- maybe they need another piece or two to be complete, but not someone like Kobe. A trade of this magnitude would set them back rather than move them forward.

I got to the Bridget question (#42 or 43 or thereabouts), died, and gave up. It took me many attempts to get that far, of course.

What a fucking nightmare that would be for the Bulls. I know, let's trade away the nucleus of our young, up-and-coming team for an aging, disgruntled superstar! If they do anything even remotely like that (read: if they trade for Kobe), I might have to find a different team to cheer for.

Who?

Yup, great DVD. Had to buy that one.

...and that might have to be next.

Just finished: Moving on to:

What he said.

Oh, so you were talking about since the album came out. Yeah, I hope they make another appearance soon.

You're joking, right? They were on last year, at least twice.

...and it's still my second-least-favorite song on the album.

Your Heat might have a few clues about that.

Well, obviously they're going to play whatever song is in the VW commercial that's being run at that point.

Yesterday was Garfield's 29th birthday. Why I know this, I couldn't say. I haven't read the damn strip in a couple of decades, but for some reason I still remember 6/19/78 as being the stupid cat's birthday.

Then there should be a new album. Following the loose progression established by albums such as Departure, Captured, Escape, and Arrival, this one would be called Whacked. And then they'd break up for good.

Like I'd know?

Maybe this exposure will result in Journey and Steve Perry finally getting back together.