aloha!

just a quick note to say aloha! Kauai is, of course, fantastic and gorgeous and fun and great. well, almost... fyi, ya'll, Wendi had a stroke and we've spent the last day or so in the hospital. she's completely fine, for the most part - I'll tell ya all about it later. anyway, we're off to pick her up and get back to our beach chairs! see ya.

here's a quick little sampling of our fun in the sun.

Let's all watch Radiohead kick EMI in the balls...

It is a joyful time for Radiohead fans.

First of all, there is a new album out next week. That alone is enough to make my eyes roll back in my head. But even better, in fact one of the best things I've ever heard, is that they are selling the new album online (digital downloads, I mean), on their own (they are not signed with any major record label right now) ... and they are letting fans pick the price. Really, you can pay one dollar or you can pay one million dollars. You get to decide what the music is worth to you.

I just love it. I love it as a fan, who will probably even pay full price for it (see, they get that people who love music and love Radiohead don't want to steal from them) but also, I love it in that "stick it to the man" kind of way. Seriously - I cannot imagine how the big record labels are shitting themselves over this move, but I like to try. THE biggest band on the planet are selling their music directly to their fans for whatever their fans want to pay for it - come on! It's a beautiful and revolutionary concept.

Oh, bless that little Radiohead. I'm very excited to see how it all works out. Oh and, of course, to listen to the album continuously for ten straight days while I am looking at this:


and this:

and this:


and this:


and this:


I know, I know, shut up. wink.

Ciao, buddies.
-Nina.