An owl on my car.
In my building's parking lot.
On busy Bardstown.

Let's see how many years it is before I do another of these.

In the early minutes of 2009, I said to myself, with great humility and terrible exhaustion, "At least this year won't be as awful as 2008."
The universe heard me and apparently mistook my quiet little plea for some kind of brazen challenge or dare, because 2009 began badly and progressively found new and increasingly inventive [...]

… but I've been listening a lot lately to the Gin Blossoms album in question, and it always reminds me of the night I bought it, so here it is again for the 40-gazillionth time.
It's August 2006. The Gin Blossoms and Nina Gordon have released new albums on the same day, which is excellent news [...]

Let's all solve more problems in 2009.
I'll start.
Problem:
Rosario Dawson isn't happy with how crazy Los Angeles drivers are.
Solution:
Come live with me in Louisville, Rosario Dawson!
"Goodbye, 2008! I'm off to John's house now. Forever."
See how easy that was?

This is a rather sad but really interesting article about the "death" of the VHS format that I found while browsing the forums at Blu-ray.com.

And did you know that A History of Violence was the last major Hollywood film to be released on the format? (I'm still trying to erase that movie from my brain. [...]

I'm swimming in deadline-infested waters with cement blocks strapped to my feet, but as soon as I can I'll start telling hilarious stories of our weekend trip to see Jonatha Brooke and Glen Phillips performing together in Pittsburgh.
(One of the deadlines is particularly exciting. And I can't tell you about it yet.)
But!
In the meantime, you [...]

… and oh, will I have some stories for you.
We left at 8 a.m.
It should have been a six-hour drive.
Instead, we walked into the 8 p.m. concert at 8:07 and were lucky we got there at all thanks to weather and numerous stops to sit in stalled traffic for crazy amounts of time.
Stories coming soon. [...]

"I made a promise to my parents to protect this city from the evil that took their lives."
– Batman, The Long Halloween
"I promise myself that I will be HD-ready by the time The Dark Knight comes out on Blu-ray."
– John Bierly, in the kitchen one evening while sipping on a Pepsi
And so it is.
Ladies and [...]

… but I swear it's for a good cause.
And by good cause, I mean sharing something fun with you.
(And big thanks to your friend and mine, Melissa, for sharring it with me.)
Go here …
Gap.com: MerryMixIt
… to check out "a surprise holiday cast" mixing it up to sing Christmas songs while wearing Gap attire.
My favorite is [...]

… but Bob isn't.
Check out this post about Presidential codenames, and come up with some of your own!
Meanwhile, I'll try to come up with a new Whatever.
(And please don't think I've given up writing. I'm writing more these days than I've written in my entire life, just not here. And I'll tell you what I'm [...]