"Do you know why I pulled you over?"

"No."

"Your registration is expired."

*mind tries to spin... November... right now it's...*

"It was due in February"

"What?" *incredulous look*


I've got fifteen days to rectify the problem. The nice young officer recommended that I go to the DMV, because doing it by mail would take two months, since they're all backed up. He also told me that the street I pulled onto (there's no place to pull over on the street where he got me) had no outlet, and that I'd need to turn around. And to be careful pulling back out on the main street. Sheesh.

cheese

I ordered a bacon cheeseburger at Culver's last night. When I bit into it, I discovered it tasted sour. I couldn't figure out why until I realized it was real cheddar. It's sad that I've grown so accustomed to the fake cheese.

small towns

You know it's bad when the only DMV in the county is only open two days a week - and it's in a church.

fog

Last night, on the drive back from Madison, there was a low-lying fog and the moon was bright. That was a nice combination. I'd look off to the south, and big, black shadows would be rising out of the blue mist, with dark, rolling hills behind. Or it would be clear to my right, but the fog would be pushing up against the embankment on my left. Sometimes I could see a layer of fog up above the road, but it was clear below it. When I got towards the city, mist could be seen piled up under the streetlights. Sometimes the traffic would make tunnels through it.

NIИ

I saw Nine Inch Nails last night. Good show. I forgot how much fun the people watching is at shows like that. Lots of black. Lots of style.

I missed Autolux, the first opener. Queens of the Stone Age were next. They were decent. Metal with shades of glam and Pink Floyd. They did a long set for an opener. They had pretty liberal use of the lights too. You don't see that much.

Nine Inch Nails went on a little before 9:30 and finished at 11:00. They started the show behind a sheer curtain. They had LED effects, and a screen behind the stage. In the middle of the show, they dropped the curtain again, and projected film onto it. The first film started with bacteria swarming, then moved up in scale to bugs, and then fish, birds, grass and waves. The next juxtaposed scenes of war and death with money, happy couples, a happy President Bush and suburbia.

Pinion led off the show, but I think they remixed it. I was disappointed not to hear "The Wretched," but they played it, so I just didn't recognize it. "Wish" was my favorite.

The sounds was good. i was just in front of the sound board, and it was packed. I heard people were getting hurt up front, including a security guy who got hit with a mic stand. The guitarist was a wildman. I guess the drummer was a replacement, but he was pretty damn good. Some of the drum tracks were recorded, but most were him.


Pinion - B
Love Is Not Enough - WT
You Know What You Are? - WT
Terrible Lie - PHM
The Line Begins To Blur - WT
March of The Pigs - DS
The Frail - TF
The Wretched - TF
Closer - DS
Burn - TF
Gave up - B
Eraser - DS
Right Where It Belongs - WT
Beside You In Time - WT
Wish - B
Sin - TF
Only - WT
Reptile - DS
Suck - TF
Hurt - DS
The Hand That Feeds - WT
Head Like A Hole - PHM

PHM - 2
B - 3
DS - 4
TF - 5
WT - 7