Another Year In America May 14, 2009

The number one alb is by who the fuck (Chrisette Michele), while the number one single is what the fuck ("Boom Boom Pow," I love it); Taylor's "You Belong With Me" makes its second run at the charts; Eminem's new alb is streamed on his MySpace (seventeen songs in, seems like a recovery/therapy album that takes its razor blade to the concept of recovery, makes it a slasher film; this is a potentially fruitful concept, and a song or two have reached me already ("Bagpipes From Baghdad," "Same Song & Dance," the tears of a sex killer), but his voice is inexplicably muffled).

The question I've been asking myself for several weeks without making any effort to find out an answer: how do you pronounce "3OH!3"? Then I actually looked hard at the name and went, "Oh, I get it, it's an area code." Pause. "Hey, it's my area code." Facepalm. Boulder not Denver, it turns out, and I like the revolting and catchy "Don't Trust Me" more than anything by local nice guys The Fray.

( Daughtry )

( Eminem )

( Sean Kingston )

( Kristinia Debarge )

( Zac Brown Band )

Mid-May Yogurt

1. Sartorial Event: Blue, gray, and black.
2. Aesthetic Event: Season one, episode one, Buffy.
3. Vaccination Event: Shingles.
4. Exercise Event: Walk.
5. Culinary Event: Blackberries.