i just got a junk e-mail advertising, in both english and french, their art auction database services. i opened it because the subject line was 2003: The Surrealist year - L'annee Surrealiste 2003. and how did i come to receive this ad? it was sent to my 'they might be giants' e-mail alias. someone out there knows their demographics.

i will be in iowa next week.

things are not well at the moment. that is both related and unrelated to me going home.

on an unrelated (sort of) note, check out these great lyrics to hefner's "the day that thatcher dies":

we will laugh the day that thatcher dies
even though we know it's not right
we will dance and sing all night
i was blind in 1979
by '82 i had clues
by 1986 i was mad as hell

the teachers at school
they took us for fools
they never taught us what to do
but christ we were strong
we knew all along
we taught ourselves the right from wrong

'cos the punk rock kids
and the techno kids
no it's not their fault
and those hip hop boys
and heavy metal girls
no it's not their fault

it was love
but tories don't know what that means
she was michelle cox from the lower stream
she wore high-heeled shoes while the rest wore flat soles
and the playground taught her how to be cruel
i talked politics and she called me a fool
she wrapped her ankle chain round my left-wing heart

the teachers at school
they took us for fools
they never taught us what to do
but christ we were strong
we knew all along
we taught ourselves the right from wrong

'cos the punk rock kids
and the techno kids
no it's not their fault
and those hip hop boys
and heavy metal girls
no it's not their fault

we will laugh the day that thatcher dies
even though we know it's not right
we will dance and sing all night

ding dong
the witch is dead
which old witch?
the wicked witch (repeat and fade...)

oh yes, it is a fabulous song. who wants mix CDs?