Q: What's on your mind?

A: Because I got nothing over here.

For God's sakes, the top story on Google News involves Tom Vilsack not running for president. In other words, the most newsworthy thing happening right now is that one of the least newsworthy stories of the year no longer exists.

Also, it's very cold.

Feel free to elevate the level of discourse in the comments. Or just continue my theme of whining about how boring Fridays are.

UPDATE: Stop the presses! The Cleveland Browns just won at something!

Granted, it was a only coin toss. And granted, winning it only means they'll get to waste the third pick of the NFL draft instead of the fourth pick. But let's not get bogged down in semantics. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIENDS.

Q: Hey there, Chauncey, why the long face?

A: You just need an adrenaline shot of indie pop to turn that frown upside-down! Into steely lipped ennui. This should do the trick.

Malcolm Middleton (of Arab Strap) - "We're All Going to Die"
A Brighter Beat, 2007

...i.e., life is very difficult, so we might as well get dancin'.