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The Astrodome has its own zip code.

A lot of people were in Menlo Park today to try to save Kepler's, but I wasn't really one of them--I guess after Printers Inc., I just don't really believe it. And I have this fear of seeing Kepler's end up like Ruminator in its last days, a few sparse shelves of books nobody wants. Still, I enjoyed watching all the people who wanted to try. People held up signs. My favorite said "but... Neil Gaiman was coming!"

This is crazy Tin Cat week: Practice last night and tonight, a short set at the SoFA Lounge acoustic showcase tomorrow, I guess we have Thursday off, a full show at Dana Street on Friday, and a block party on Saturday.

I feel weird, but not because of that.

Things Hagrid the Half-Giant Would Say If He Served Jesus Instead of Harry Potter.

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The New York Times is introducing a comics section--sort of. Ten pages in the Sunday magazine. Chris Ware will provide the first installment.

BeliefNet will donate $1000 for every 100 people who donate to Mercy Corps or World Vision, here. (I've seen Mercy Corps recommended by a wide variety of people.)

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In the car I've been listening to The Circle and the Square, an oddity by Red Box from 1986: Weak-voiced Englishmen obsessed with Native American themes, singing over a wash of new wave synths, "world beat" percussion, and often a full choir. Good stuff. Apparently it was a hit in England, but if it went anywhere over here, I missed it.

I make a cameo appearance in Natalie Schrik's photos from the Sam Shaber house concert. There are also many good shots of Sam, Paul, and people whose names I don't know.

I adore these photos of low-income housing in Ixtapaluca. Actually the photographer has a lot of others I like too. I guess it helps to have a helicopter.

What are good ways to dispose of used textbooks? Comics? Um, RPG manuals? Maybe art supplies? A t-shirt for a band I liked so much I got all four members to autograph it, and now I don't want to wear it because it has people's names scribbled all over it?

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Sent books/CDs/DVDs to marm0t, greyaenigma, bushmiller, my sister, and to replenish CD Baby's supply of my CD. Media Mail is so cheap! I love the USPS. Ben Franklin was pretty great.

(Packages pending for juliansinger and morganita--I know you just said you need to decumulate, but you asked for these books a while ago and you're not going to get out of it now. Unless you want to.)

I just realized I forgot to check all the books for bookmarks and things, so, uh, if you find any signed blank checks or anything, mail them back to me, okay?