i've been listening to npr on the internet at work (wnyc in particular, bigitup bigitup bigitup nyc, peace) and it makes the time go by hella fast. i start my mornings with the gentle pace of morning edition and marketplace, only to be drift away on a carpet of cerebral discussion and bland, non-offensive ethnic music courtesy of Brian Lehrer and Leonard Lopate with news bulletins from newsreaders with impossibly exotic names bearing witness to the rich ethnic tapestry of America like Soterios Johnson, Steve Innskeep and Renee Montagne (create your own npr name here: mine is Dapniel Lucerne, Adelle's might be Adrelle Chibougamau (not in Europe, but awesome and within the spirit of the game).
the highlight of my radio day, however, has to be soundcheck, a daily look at music with john schaefer (need to work on that name, man) that has filled in the gaps of my musical formation which has up until know consisted of a handful of songs on loop. through this show, i've discovered ted leo and the pharmacists, harlem, le poisson rouge (so hip they don't even have a website or any music on youtube!), jonathan coulton and a host of other bands with equally pretentious names and ironic instruments. really helps one get through that 2:00 slump in productivity (although, in all fairness, my entire day can often be described as one enlongated slump in productivity, a dilemma which my dockworking ancestors would have envied).
i do hope you are all well and reading this in good health.
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