so i was driving yesterday during that fantastic thunderstorm and i swear i almost got hit by lightning. the flash was so close it hurt my ears. wait a second, i don't think lightning actually produces sound, so it must have been the boom of thunder. can any meteorologists clear this up for me?

novocain got played on the radio yesterday.

it was completely stunning and somewhat surreal. the whole time it was playing i was listening nervously to the song while various people (ahem) were dancing around the house and calling everyone i know. i mean, not only was it played on my favorite radio station (89.3), but it was also beautifully introduced by my favorite dj- radio goddess mary lucia.

i immediately called my parents to let them know that for the first time (and quite possibly the last) their son had risen above the sum of all his failures and that he hadn't completely wasted his life by pursuing music and that he had now joined the ranks of the product producing american workforce. i had a song that got played on the actual radio.

in a complete anti-climax, all i got was the answering machine. maybe they were working in the yard or something.

ryan, if you ever read this, i owe you big time.

for those of you who don't know, i have a job that involves me just surfing the internet (i hate that phrase) for long periods of time. i thought i would take this opportunity to share some of my points of interest- think of it as a guided tour of the web.

www.craigslist.org - the best things on the net are the home-grown, non-profit ones. this is great for finding, well, anything you need. i bought a trumpet off here for 50 bucks! can't beat it. read the personals.

www.wikipedia.org - they have an entry for everything here and it's constantly being uploaded to and reviewed.

www.earth.google.com - i'm an addict. you can view THE ENTIRE EARTH with this program. i can now explore the far reaches of our planet from my little computer screen

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/thecurrent/ - greatest....radio....station....ever....

http://www.howwastheshow.com/index.html - this is the place to go for great local music news.

oh, i went to a show at the uptown bar a couple of nights ago that was just great. i saw a duo called "beatrix jar". anyway, you can check them out at www.hypercreatives.com.

i'm sure i've forgotten a ton of cool places, but whatever.

Jeremy

P.S. - feel free to post your own sites of interest.