what point is the proper time to get one's hair cut? is it before one's hair gets to that "unkempt and puffy" [in my case] or after? in my regular haircut era [which dates to 1999], i've always fell into the latter camp. because i figure, assuming 6 weeks is standard between-haircut-time [a long time, for sure, but i just get it cut too short], it works out to between 8 and 9 haircuts a year. however, wait an extra week for each haircut, and you're down to about 7 haircuts a year, thereby saving 13 dollars, meaning that you can purchase the latest indie-hipster album. i use this logic approximately twice monthly.

in other news, i'm having difficulty updating the left-most column of this page, meaning that i haven't been able to change the (most enjoyed) section to the beatles' abbey road. i probably listened to that record 20 times between friday afternoon and monday evening. it's pretty incredible.

a conversation with former roomie didi, however, has put me on a hip hop kick, leading to my downloading of the most recent records by talib kweli, common, and the streets. i don't know enough to judge if they're good, but i've been nodding my head quite a bit.