stuff to consider

The new Ben Kweller album comes out Tuesday. You should buy it

Same with The Curtains record that comes out (on Sufjan Stevens' Asthmatic Kitty lable) on Oct. 24.

But skip the My Brightest Diamond disc (also on Asthmatic Kitty). It's pretty pretentious stuff.

Why aren't you watching The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman? This show is awesome. Like "Entourage" but sometimes even more raw. And sometimes even better.

Finally, Sophie had surgery this week (to, among other things, remove a mysterious, persistant cyst on her forehead).

She's already got her appetite back and seems to be making a full recovery. Plus she's got a punk rock haircut.

Damn, I love this cat....Send her good thoughts, please. She seems to be a cat with more than nine lives, but I don't want to jinx her good luck.