LATE SHIFT BOOB TUBE: Watched a good doc on Jimmy Carter late last night, which was just as good as Man From Plains. Can’t remember the precise name. It’s on the Comcast OnDemand deal, buried in the Smithsonian section or something. Watch it.

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GOOD LOOKIN’ GREEN GOING ON HERE: You would have had our vote, Mr. President. I was three at the time, so, you know, a little on the young side.

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AN HONEST PEANUT FARMER: When I think about Jimmy Carter, I smile. I am honored to have lived under his Presidency. When I think about George Bush, I want to spit. Great legacy, man.

Here’s a nice set of Jim Carter buttons from a completely different political landscape.

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A RUN-ON SENTENCE REGARDING THE FOLLY OF MY SO-CALLED “ADVENTURES IN TECHNOLOGY”: Last night, completely fed up with the dirty little trackball inside my old Mighty Mouse, which I default to cuz the latest Super Mouse thingies jumps all over the screen too fucking much, I went and jumped on to YouTube, found some nerdy high school kid’s “how to clean the thing” video and got to work, breaking the little ring off the bottom, getting into the guts, unplugging the little chips, unscrewing the molecular-level screws, into the track ball unit, cleaning those little shit-ass pins, removing all the gunk, strife, hair, sweat, and whatever else, put the whole thing back together, got out the Gorilla Glue super glue, and in the very last step, trying to glue the little ring back on, like a big dumb ass, went and glued the fucking “downclick” of the thing to the chassis, or something, or some other mystery, or who knows, and it’s dead, more or less.

Moral of this story: I’m dumb.

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KING OF THE BREEDS: A wood dachshund, with some nice geometry. (Thank you, Matt Payson, you long dog lovin’ beast. Appreciated.)

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AUSTIN, THIS SHIT’S GETTING SERIOUS: Austin’s Creative Workers Union set up a Kickstarter for our talk in Austin! Thankful as hell. Let’s make it happen! All in attendance are gu-aaron-teed the following: A load of headturnin’ imagery, no shortage of eye-rolling tall tales and one hell of a good time.

Who’s gonna be showing up? Graphic designers, that’s who. Tons. Creative motherfuckers? From every direction? Salt of the eart, bleedin’, sweatin’, fartin’ Texans are invited too! Except for George Bush. Sorry, bud. Don’t make the trip down from Dallas.

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WELL?: You better have grabbed one of our new Steno Book from Field Notes by now! Don’t make us backtrace our orders. You need one of these. Seriously awesome. Take it from the us.

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ON THE PLAYER:

01. Supersuckers - La Mano Cornuda
02. Shellac - Terraform
03. Thruston Moore - Trees Outside The Academy
04. The Fucking Champs - IV
05. Fugazi - Steady Diet of Nothing