I'm listening to Lovage at work right now as we speak!  I love that album! 

I haven't had a chance to listen to the full album much yet, but the few times I've streamed it I've really liked it.  That said, I do agree that "Stone Letter" is terrible.  When they released the single last fall I was crushed — after eagerly awaiting this album for ages, the first single was… that?  As a huge…

I agree.  While I love the avant garde (and all the weird directions it helps take me as a music fan), it's always nice to hear Patton doing song-songs.  I mean, I very much enjoy Laborintus, but Angel Dust, California, and Mondo Cane are the albums that get by far the most plays on my ipod.

This is a genius suggestion…

Thanks.  I'd been making lackluster attempts to quit for years, and had never been able to go more than two or three days.  Then last Groundhog Day, for whatever reason, I was just like, "Welp, I don't drink Diet Coke anymore," and haven't looked back.  Weird.  But satisfying.

Monkeys are the worst!  My father put it best when he said, shuddering, "Too close for comfort."

@avclub-445c00b7f37f817d4b2c309208ad00b2:disqus ::leering:: Very nice!

@avclub-de4a08d644135b09bd7e1a592dff156b:disqus Dude, Discogs is the BEST.  My only problem with it is that I completely lack self control, so the fact that I can find everything there makes it hard on my checkbook.

Hi!

Thanks a million!

Okay, we're definitely going to be eating some delicious Mexican food, then.  (Which is good, because there is NO good Mexican in my regular life.)

Thanks!  I'm going to need to add more days to my trip to get all this food in…

This isn't a 2013 resolution, and is hardly on a par with quitting smoking, but next weekend I'll be a year without Diet Coke.  I'm pretty proud of that.  (And that's my story.)

I've never liked bananas.  No offense, @Dikachu:disqus .

SOLD!  I'm totally staying there.  This is going to be the cheapest vacation ever!

Definitely mixed in with the pesto.  It's gotten to a point now where I kind of can't bear to eat pesto without ricotta mixed in.

@avclub-f121d09285898f1c66d66f1e6f0455a6:disqus Okay, admittedly I'm nice and cozy here in my office (now that they've finally turned the heat back on).  If I had to do any more walking than just standard "across various parking lots" fare, I probably wouldn't be so chipper about this.

I love fountain pens too, but can't use them because my grip is not unlike a particularly challenged kindergartener's.  Man, I remember back in grade school when one of my teachers floated that I should have to use those dumb pencil grip correctors that the uncoordinated kids had to use… I must have looked horrified,…

@avclub-577bf73a564d1fd9878f3c70f931a066:disqus I'm also loving this crazy cold.  We had no winter at all here in New Jersey last year, so why not make up for it now?

Rawr!  Very nice glasses!  And I concur with @avclub-e38d7d01bb3addc2e58724fe04de73e8:disqus that the scruff is a good look.