i had to resolder the battery connections on my archos recorder. seems it's a common hardware problem and was leading to all the symptoms i've experienced - shorter battery life, rebooting when you squeeze the corner bumpers, general wonkiness. so far, the set of jewler's screwdrivers and the cordless butane soldering iron are perhaps the finest and most useful items i've ever bought at rat shack.


The Girl bought a Scion xB, which is a rad fucking car. i dig.


Mark/Martin/Brad - is the quarter century crisis a normal part of being old? i've been feeling very unfulfilled with this whole "work" thing as of late, and buying a shitload of land out in the middle of nowhere seems like a better and better idea all the time. Some days i really feel like i'll get in the car to go to work in the morning except i'll keep driving, wind up in iowa or wyoming or canada or mexico somewhere.


i got nothin.