Actually, I misspoke yesterday. The mini-headphone-to-RCA plug does work, it’s just that the input level to the receiver is very low. So I have to crank the receiver up to high volume to hear the output from the iPod. The S-Video cable still doesn’t work, and the main issue there is that my TV is old and only has a coax input. At some point I will need to buy a TV with S or Component video inputs to get the whole enchilada.

This Old House, Part 2. So I got the insulation installed under the pantry last night. It was actually pretty easy to do—cutting down the stringers was easy with the compound miter saw, and actually putting the insulation in was a snap. Unfortunately, the kitchen is still pretty cold because the radiator is barely alive. So, no quick fix.

Legion of Boom by the Crystal Method is a disappointment. Not as melodic as Vegas (“Busy Child”, “Trip Like I Do”) or compelling as Tweekend (“Name of the Game”, “Roll It Up”), none of the tracks on this album stand out, make me want to do kung-fu, shoot people up, or drive cars fast. And that is the standard by which I judge all my big-beat electronica. “Weapons of Mass Distortion” and “Broken Glass” come close to the old-skool soundtrack for ass-whuppin’, but this is pretty uninspiring stuff.

Missing. Todd just reminded me that Spalding Gray is missing and presumed bumming; apparently he was in a bad car wreck back in ’01 and has not been right ever since. My friend Martha and I both went to see Gray’s Anatomy at Center Stage back in ’94 or so; it turns out that Todd could have been there the same night (and, based on our particular brand of shared coincidence, I would put money on it) and we all enjoyed the show. God bless, man, and I hope you’re OK.

Random Fun Links. Heavy rotation this morning: Pete Yorn’s Musicforthemorningafter, specifically “On Your Side”. Beautiful stuff. This could be very cool. Provided I can get it to work. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass. This translates, in Industry-speak, as “Get out, you loser.” (this has direct bearing on a certain project I was working on last year.)