Ready for da cold.

There’s nothing better than coming home after a long week, checking my Squid Can ‘updates’ email, and finding this:

After nearly two decades writing and recording some of her generation’s most emotionally powerful music, Tori Amos will release her first seasonal album, Midwinter Graces, on November 10 via Universal Republic.”

Woah. Did I read that right? A Tori Amos seasonal album? Complete with goofy cover art and songs that may possibly be more astoundingly bad-slash-good than “Police Me”? Oh, but here’s the best part—there are original songs. Pretend I just whispered that in your ear. You can’t yell shit like that aloud. This is sensitive information. Nobody else can know about new, sure-to-be-classics like “Jeanette, Isabella” and “Pink and Glitter.”

Okay, I kid, but will I buying this? Haha, no. Until I hear samples, this is barred from my Valhalla-sized “Stuff to buy” list. Even if it has been “40 years in the making.”

Also, you may have noticed that, as of late, I’ve been adding little blocks of interesting links to the bottom of each news post. Occasionally I may expand one of those links into a short blurb. This is one of those occasions. Also, I should be watching The Office on [adult swim] right now. But I needs some sleep.

Read this: “Rape Fantasies” by Margaret Atwood
(Read at Scribd ) A grim yet entirely intriguing title, isn’t it? In this (very) short story, Atwood uses her typically hyper-caustic wit and humor to cut swaths across a recurring fantasy for modern females. You’ll laugh, but you’ll also ponder what Atwood is trying to say about the nature of gender and communication.

Mp3: “Fire Ant” by Space Ghost (sort of)
Next album review: The Phoenix Demos by Kate Bush (Tomorrow)

Watch this: Music video for “Lily” by Kate Bush (YT)
Daily bargain: Moderat by Moderat ($5.49 at Lala)
Cool beans: "Matthew’s non theme based fancy dress party" (via 27b/6)
Sign of the endtimes: Guiding Light ends