1. Today I woke with the sun. I stumbled into the kitchen, grabbed a glass from the cupboard and, in the dark, mixed up some emergen-C. Upon the first sip, I felt something crawling in my mouth. When I spit it into the sink, low and behold, a wolf spider!

2. Everybody in the United States should watch the film, Trade. Some films are just important.

3. I’ve been listening to the new Japanther album non-stop for a week. There are lots of familiar stuff from other albums and singles, but it’s soooo good.