in wayfuckinbetter news:

• increased RAM in the PC from 128MB to 320MB. In non-geek speak, things run better and crash less now.
• have decided I like the scarf. it's a bit itchy, and doesn't work too well with about half of my wardrobe, which I guess means I'm going to be needing another one.
• got my mom to agree on splitting the cost of a proper wool overcoat as my Hindu New Year gift (it's on Friday)
• have been downloading music again, so far I have:
  • Annie - Anniemal
  • Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (LA's Desert Origins)
  • Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets
  • Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
  • Death From Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
  • Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
  • Spoon - Girls Can Tell
  • The Dears - No Cities Left
  • Hope of the States - The Lost Riots
  • Akufen - Fabric 17
  • Autechre - LP5 and Tri Repetae++
  • Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk, Dear Catastrophe Waitress, If You're Feeling Sinister and Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
  • Benn Gibbard - Joga (Bjork cover)
  more impressions on them later; so far Anniemal is the guiltiest pleasure ever, and The Dears are like a Britrock timewarp.
• received email confirming that I will be interviewing GWAR, and that further details will be forthcoming.
• mocked someone on the AUS email list; did not mean to send message to entire list, but have so far received 4 general "well done" type messages, one "that was unnecessary" and triggered Collins to send out a reminder not to respond to the entire list. whee!
• opened ING account, am well on way to fiscal responsibility
• am now reading Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel, am enjoying vastly while also pondering if I shouldn't be studying in the time spent reading for enjoyment.
• it's an interrobang‽ it questions? it exclaims!