First thing's first. Obey your thirst. Sprite, a'ight.

I mean, uh, first thing's first -- the podcast is up. Check your RSS feeds, or you can download it here. I just realized that Al's voice is on the left channel, so I'm re-rendering it now -- but if you just can't wait, go 'head and grab it.

Second thing: Circuit City, your service has been invaluable. I stopped in today after my haircut and saw that ALL games were going for 30% off. That's a pretty good deal, and far better than the 10% from three weeks ago. I snagged The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass ($25 after discount; Amazon still selling for $31), Banjo Kazooie NutsAndBoltslthxbye ($40, $28 after discount), and Left4Dead ($50, $35 after discount -- sorry Steam, I still like boxes if they're cheaper) for under a hundred total after tax. The best part is that I had a gift card from HSBC for being a "valued customer" so I technically got all of this free. Normally I would have just waited until the games' prices went down normally, but Phantom Hourglass is a long time coming, and I knew the instant I heard about L4D and BK:NaB that I wanted to play both of them. I was just too cheap to do it.

Godspeed to all the employees getting laid off, though. Hope you land on your feetses.