When I go downtown I always wear a corduroy suit.

Billboard March 18 2006

• I'm going to see the Silver Jews tomorrow and you're not.
  
• Well, unless you're Tiff, of course.
  
• Who also, incidentally, got her BSC blog linked in the Jane Magazine blog AND Gawker.
  
• So I'm a bit jealous.
  
• I've also discovered recently that we still have a video of "Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store", so if anyone would like to join me in a round of the Ghostwriter drinking game, let me know.
  
• I'm planning to view it mostly as research for some more "In the Year 200" posts (see sidebar links if you don't know what I'm talking about).
  
• Man, I'm hungry. I ran out of granola bars earlier this week and have been too busy/moody/tired to buy any more.
  
• And distracted by sewing notions at Walmart to remember I needed them.
  
• Anyway, the magazine...
  
• It's all SXSW-y.
  
• So I finally heard the Arctic Monkeys record and I think I like it (I was distracted by the usual morning work stuff while listening).
  
• I'm going to take it with me on the Dayton trip this weekend as a test.
  
• So there's an overly-arty picture of Deadboy & The Elephantmen and the girl has REALLY cute glasses.
  
• I think I need new glasses.
  
• Or maybe just some serious maintenance on my current ones.
  
• Seriously, can all you guys who actually have seen me tell how crooked they are?
  
• b/c they look totally crooked to me, but I'd wager I'm more scrutinizing.
  
• The last person I asked this of was AndytheX, who had apparently missed boyfriend school on that day, because he replied, "Yes. I really like that about you, how nerdy you look."
  
• What the HELL did Debbie Harry wear to the Rock Hall induction ceremony?
  
• Here's a picture of her in a red glittery outfit with gold maryjane heels.
  
• Actually, the shoes are pretty cute, but the whole thing is way too much.
  
• Like the makeup in early films, when it was still stage makeup designed to be seen far away and small.
  
• Sarah McLachlan's so annoying.
  
• She's such a freshman feminist girl.
  
• I know Trent keeps mocking Christina Aguilera's red lipstick, but I'm really liking her new sorta old-school glamour look.
  
• Or maybe I'm just a sucker for red lipstick.
  
• I think "In Love With Yourself" is my favorite Liz Phair song.
  
• Or maybe "Speedracer", which I don't think is available digitally yet.
  
• Girlysounds wishlist, anybody?
  
• OK, has anyone else heard that song "SOS" that samples Soft Cell?
  
• It's such a guilty pleasure/alone in the car song.
  
• This indie record store article is just going to annoy and depress me on several levels, so I'm not going to read it.
  
• Blondie, Blondie, Blondie...
  
• Who wants to hear a terrible secret of mine?
  
• Secretly, I'm just not that big a Blondie fan.
  
• I mean, they're OK, but I'm never super excited to hear them.
  
• I wasn't even pissed when Lara ruined my best of Blondie cd.
  
• Actually, the 2 Blondie songs I like the best are "X Offender" and "In the Flesh" and they're never on best of's anyway.
  
• You all hate me now, don't you?
  
• The ad for this year's What Teens Want Conference features an illustrated girl in the Target Luella Bartley cherry skirt.
  
• Do they have to pay for that?
  
• I mean, it's such an obvious allusion.
  
• Also, this girl must either shop at a different Target from me or be a lot shorter, b/c when I tried that skirt on, it was not that long.
  
• You, know, the Flanders chart never fails to make me chuckle.
  
• Stupid sexy Flanders.