Headphones On

GOOD

• Booker T. is playing SxSW. BOOKER F#CKING T.
  
• Tax Return season! Finally, being a homeowner will work in my favor. I knew there was supposed to be a reason for all the stress of a mortgage.
  
• Al Franken is finally moving home to Minnesota to attempt to take back Paul Wellstone's Senate seat. I still can't think about Paul without tearing up.
  
• Bruce Mau is considering a move to Chicago.
  
• BOOKER T!
  
• iConcertCal is my newest digital toy. It installs directly into your itunes library and then scans your music for tour dates of artists you listen to. Brilliance.

NOT SO GOOD

• R.I.P. Molly Ivins. Thank you for the muckraking over the years.
  
• I don't often complain about the weather around here. I chose to live in Chicago, I grew up in the area so I am aware of our weather extremes... BUT the past week (and I hear the week to come) have been intolerably cold. We're all walking around like 5-year-olds being sent out into the first snow day... and I'm still cold.
  
• I appreciate how excited this entire city is about the superbowl. I do. I know how excited I get when the Devils make it to the Stanley Cup finals and I've had that pleasure 3 times in the past decade. Still... I will be SO GLAD when the SuperBowl is over and my entire city isn't overwhelmed in blue, orange and people screaming "Go Bears!" at each other on the sidewalks.

READ ME

• Stax: The Heart of Soul - The Independent 02/02/07
  
• Molly Ivins Tribute by Anthony Zurcher
  
• ThingsMyBoyfriendSays.com - pure hilarity

Thank you to Langley for the beautiful poses.