Should I write about stuff here that I've listened to that I don't love? Or should I keep it positive? Because I just spent too much time listening to something I didn't love. Damn you Nic Harcourt!

And let's hear it for music-related birthday gifts! An iTunes gift certificate and Guitar Hero are welcome additions for this increasingly old man. So is the best pecan pie in the world, but that's for a different blog.

Listening to DJ Shadow's "Preemptive Strike" as I type. Finally swapped out nearly everything in the ipod and replaced it with most of what I picked up in my quick trip to Chicago. Reports forthcoming...