I'm headed to Houston tomorrow to spend a day looking at the PET/CT setup at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Never been to Texas, but statements like "the best thing to come out of Houston is the I-45 to Dallas" don't have me all that excited.

Decided to post weekly top 10 played artists lists for a while to see if it produces any interesting results. You can still get my all-time top 10s on the music page.

The nay-sayers are quick to point out Chelsea's lack of quality in their unconvincing 1-nil win over Aston Villa last weekend. I watched the Chelsea TV highlights online this morning, and cannot sugarcoat the continued defensive lapses. But i also saw continued flashes of brilliance in Duff's runs and Veron's midfield marshalling, and further signs of cooperation among our star-studded squad. And hey, we did win, in the kind of match we would've drawn or lost a year ago. The Soccernet Insider sums it up nicely: "It is a point of some concern for the rest that Chelsea are winning despite the fact that they are playing well below their best. If they do eventually click, they are well placed to mount a championship challenge.".

On a somewhat-related note (at least in my video game-addled mind), i started a Master League season using Chelsea in Winning Eleven 6 International. My squad now includes speedy side back Ulises De La Cruz, wild-locked Taribo West, midfield general Emmanuel Petit, track star Tijani Babangida, scoring machine Juninho, and strikers Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Emmanuel Olisadebe. I picked up Gianfranco Zola as well, but to my extreme dismay he has been horrifically ineffective. The Master League mode is fun ... it gives you the chance to mold your squad a bit while still focusing on the competition element of the game. I'll have to give Championship Manager a try soon.

I like laughing along to Howard Stern on the way to work in the morning, but sometimes that guy says some incredibly stupid things.

Cat Power is hot.

Back to the bay, and sooooo many shows to choose from. Paul Weller at the Fillmore, Mark Gardener and The Stratford 4 at Bottom of the Hill, more Pretty Girls Make Graves, Echo and the Bunnymen at the Fillmore, a chance for Death Cab for Cutie to wash away the bad taste of The Photo Album, and Sondre Lerche at the apparently revitalized Cafe Du Nord. Plus Veronica and i are taking my parents to the live performance of A Mighty Wind at the Warfield for my mom's birthday in November. Got to see the movie now.

Woohoo!!! My new computer just rolled in the door! Got's to cut this short so i can get this show on the road.