driving into work was one of those early fall moments of peace, i'd say. riding down the tree-lined section of shelbyville road, blasting the of asaph cd…leaves turning brown and falling…an overall good morning.

which brings me to that of asaph cd…i've liked these guys both times i've seen them live, and i had been meaning to pick up the cd for ages, but i never did. i picked it up the other night before the rainer maria show on a lark and…it's amazing. it sounds like…i dunno…"what if the last don caballero cd rocked solid instead of being a bunch of bleepy bloops (not that there's anything wrong with bleepy bloops)." it's great. the only drawback of …what a wonderful day it was is that it's only 4 tracks. consider this an incredibly enthusiastic recommendation.

in my current state of sickliness, i've been trying to find non-soda beverages to drink with total abandon. things that fill the bill of "taste good and aren't totally unhealthy." i was drinking the sun flavor of the snapple elements for a while (ostensibly because it had echinacea in it, which is supposed to promote good health), but last night i discovered the arizona herbals. i've been downing the one labeled "health," but mainly because it tastes good. it also has echinacea in it, but i'm seeing no positive reaction from the 60 ounces of this business i've drank in the last 12 hours. regardless…it's a good, tasty tea. another thumbs up.

jesus…does anyone else have a product i can shill for?

"pink robot guy" update: not only does he continue to sit at my desk (and mess up my monitor settings)…now i am undertaking a massive search for "skull ball." more "pink robot guy" personal items have invaded my desk while "skull ball" has come up missing. i'm assuming some sort of foul play is involved, and i intend on leaving a note. maybe i'll drop the fellow an email or something. maybe it'll say "if skull ball isn't returned to his proper spot on my desk within 24 hours, your little gay robot dies." or something like that…

you know me…always the peacemaker…