was pretty fantastic. taking the quarter off has been the best decision i've made in years.

got up and had a lazy breakfast, then biked around the city for a few hours with my new housemate alex. hit a record shop and picked up a mantronix record (the one with scream on it (god i love that song), i forget the title. it's the second album i think) and a basic channel record, phylyps trak.

now that my laptop is dead and i can no longer access my mp3s (so umm, no mp3s for the foreseeable future), i'm feeling more attached to my records and vinyl in general. which kind of sucks, since i have no income and shouldn't be spending my savings on records. but whatever. sometimes you need beats. what can you do.

anyway, i also got to see the best sunset of the winter so far today, from the top of an old water tower at the top of capitol hill. ridiculously clear 360° view of the cascades, the olympics, rainier, and downtown, all lit up by a fiery red-orange sunset. so beautiful.