February’s 8

Still at it – I’m sticking to my goal of taking a picture every day, and only one (1-22) was shot in a late-night photo panic.

In the car – Nearly a year later, I only have 5,000 miles on my car. Maybe I’ll make some short trips soon. That, or at least go to Zappos to look for wing tips.

In my ears - Jonathan Richman is coming to Louisville, and I’m going.

On the air - The ballots are crowded in Louisville and I’m looking forward to the new season of election reporting.

Speaking of reporting - McSweeney’s 33 is a newspaper (literally, it’s The San Francisco Panorama) and a few copies finally made it to Louisville. One of those copies made it to my house, where it’s spread out on the living room floor right now.

To avoid printed pages – Try the Front Pages Tumblr. It’s a daily feed of front pages from the U.S. and U.K. with links to the top stories. It’s now the first RSS feed I look at in the morning.

And while we’re talking about nonfiction – I picked up a slightly used Mark Jacobson collection last week. I’m digging into it now and really enjoying the way he approaches stories. It’s kind of inspiring. He’s been reporting for years, but never writes like a jaded veteran. Every development seems surprising to him, and in turn surprising to me…the reader.

And now a movie - There’s a Stephin Merritt documentary making the festival rounds. Cool.