Desire:

I want you to touch my blog.

That's why I made this quiz. It's over here on the right, "With the touch..." Come one, touch it. No one can press 'vote' like you can. I mean, the way you hold your mouse. The kind of mouse pad you mouse around on. Whether your mouse has a laser under it or one of those old balls that you have to clean out every two months. Or if you dance your fingers across the dancefloor that is your laptop's trackpad. You don't even have to look at it anymore, that's how good at it you are. Or maybe you just use one of those huge track balls from 1994, because that's 'your thing.' Whatever it is, you are totally unique. This is your world, your time. It's your time to do something totally meaningless that says to the world, "hey, it's me."

A little moment about our Pennyroyal Café here in Provo. I had a salad there that you've got to have. It's the Goshfather, and they do a really nice job with it. I mean, they do a nice job with more than just the name. The nuts, the dressing, the thin-sliced chicken.

Here's an idea for you, one which I'll make a bigger deal out of later. We're going on tour to California from March 18 - 30. If you're going to be there, catch one of our shows. You can pre-order tickets at our store. er.bigcartel.com It's the cool new place to shop! If you don't have California plans yet, you can start thinking about getting away now. Wouldn't a little trip in late March hit the spot? Right before taxes and finals, you know, right when the winter's gotten too long. It's the perfect time to catch a little sun, and catch ER playing at one of the coolest venues in all the land, the Whiskey a Go Go.

Let me also recommend four excellent albums that I've listened to lately: Q-Tip's The Renaissance, The Strokes' Room On Fire, Beck's Modern Guilt, and Elizabethan Report's Are you a murder?. I recommend Q-Tip for taking a shower, The Strokes for driving to work or school, Beck for doing the dishes to, and ER for the last hour before you have to give a presentation you're kind of nervous about.