A few things...

1) Joe brought home a promo of the album by the Sword and it freakin' rules. It's weird because I know the songs from seeing them so many times but everything is so clear.

2) AEgypt by John Crowley also rules. It's like a not-as-dense Baroque Cycle book except that it was written 15 years earlier when Neal Stephenson was still writing about cyberpunk pizza delivery guys. AEgypt is the first part in a four part series but sadly only the third one is still in print (the fourth is yet to be written). The second book, Love and Sleep, is going for $20-$30 used on amazon. I may have to bite the bullet and pay some real money for a book (as soon as I get an actual paycheck).

3) My mom found this blog. (Hi, Mom!) I really had hoped this would never happen. I don't know how this will affect what's on here except that I'll probably ease up on the profanity.