... thank you elliott.

why should you want any other, when you're a world within a world?

it's sad to think that elliott's record sales will probably increase this week after people learn of his death ... but i can't really say anything, as i finally bought "figure 8" early this afternoon.

i wish i'd bought it sooner - it would have been especially good for me while i was in dc. his voice just puts me in this suspended state of reality - it's about time i bought the album.

margaret cho, kickass woman and fellow blogger, wrote an amazing post about elliott on her site - i highly recommend everyone check it out. if you were a fan of elliott's, you'll understand what she's talking about. if you weren't a fan or you didn't know who he was, you'll be blown away by the writing. it demonstrates just how true the line from "almost famous" is - "to truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts."

Cut me up like a jigsaw, whole reflection cracked apart
Like the lines on my hand or the map of a broken heart

bah. i'm feeling lazy and need to get fired up for this evening's performance in waitsfield. but, after sleeping in this morning, i'd just love to curl up with a book, a movie and a blanket. and just relax. or read. or write a novel. i feel like i could do it - it feels as if my mind is in the state for it today.

the review does look pretty decent on the page, having bought a copy of the paper on my way home. it makes me feel better about it, as i was not particularly pleased with the final result when i filed it. i wanted to do the production justic e and felt as if i had failed it in some manner. but at that point i was completely crashing and the words just refused to come to me in the manner i hoped they would.

c'est la vie.