taking up even more space on the train

today i broke out the winter coat. i have boasted to friends and family that it's only necessary for me to be outside for two blocks in the morning. this is true, but apparently it's only necessary for my landlord to turn the heat on in november. so our apartment is giving me the chillblains.

also, i was reading something about a carbon monoxide detector and that landlords HAVE to install them or risk paying huge fines. awesome. considering we don't even have a working smoke detector - my fault, the last one was put down after it disaproved of my cooking for the third time - one less way to die is good.

i went out in carroll gardens on saturday. the bar was okay, the commute was WONDERFUL. something seems very wrong with that sentence, but it will have to do. whilst i was bar-hopping, i missed the ashlee simpson hoe-down, much to my dismay. fortunately it's all over the web, look for links at stereogum. i'm sure she'll be able to spin it and continue on her merry way, but there's a possible Brit-like destructive spiral ahead... kill our idols and all that.