Ah. The proverbial 'Friday'. How sweet it is.

No big plans today. Just home, and then take it from there. I'm totally wiped out. Didn't get a whole lot of sleep this week, but that's why God made the weekend.

Jason writes:

I'm really pleased to read that you are getting into Norah Jones. I had the pleasure of seeing her at the 9:30 club in DC a year ago and have been hooked ever since. She has a very delightful, slightly jazzy sound. I recently saw her open for Dave Matthews Band here in Virginia, and she's still really down to earth and cool.

That leads me to the point of this email. I really think you should try listening to Dave Matthews Band. I never thought I'd hear myself saying that, but they are actually a lot better than I ever expected. If you get past their poppy radio stuff, the rest of their stuff has a really distintive cool jazzy sound. This makes sense because most of them started off playing jazz.

Anyhoo, I'd recommend you listen to "Two Step" a couple of times.You'll certainly be hooked. Also try "#41" if you get a chance or "Say Goodbye." I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Sorry about your GameCube problems. I picked up Eternal Darkness a week ago, due partly to your recommendation and it is an incredible game. The difficulty curve is perfect, even for a nongamer like me. Still, the game kinda peaks half way through and the ending doesn't make sense. So maybe your little accident was such a bad thing.

Yeah, Norah Jones is great. Come Away With Me is currently my favourite album, and I'd love to see her live. Problem is, I usually miss out on concerts simply because I don't know about them until it's too late. There must be some kind of mailing-list, somewhere. Maybe they're only for the Cool People.

As for Dave Matthews Band...I'll try it. I'm skeptical - I've always thought of DMB as bland, American "adult contemporary" soft-rock - but you've piqued my interest. I'm going to check it out, and give 'em a fair chance.

And, finally, regarding Eternal Darkness, I've played through two-thirds (at least) of the game, and I still think it rocks. The problems I'm having with my 'Cube aren't game-stopping - they're just hugely irritating. And I don't like being irritated. It's so...irritating.

Come next week, however, I probably won't have time to play E.D. anymore. Three words: Super. Mario. Sunshine. Glee!

Headin' out.  ¶ 17:53