I can't believe I didn't use that one sooner.

KKCK:

Leona Lewis "Happy"
Surprise!  That leaked song of hers with Justin Timberlake isn't the first single from her new album.  It reminds me of "I Will Be" in spots, but not enough for a direct comparison.  If you've liked Leona's other stuff, there's nothing about this song that will make you like her any less.

Foo Fighters "Wheels"
I'm a bit surprised more stations aren't jumping on this track.  This is about as radio-friendly of a song I've ever heard from the Foo Fighters.  I like it more every time I hear it, which is good.  If pop radio gives this song a chance, we'll be hearing it a lot.

Nickelback "Never Gonna Be Alone"
When "Mutt" Lange produces a power ballad, he makes sure you know he produced it.  I hear bits and pieces of this song that remind me of songs like "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" by Def Leppard, "Do I Have to Say the Words" by Bryan Adams, and "Still the One" by Shania Twain.  If "Mutt" Lange was a football coach, he'd be that guy who moved from job to job with the exact same playbook that always worked, regardless of the players on the team.  By the way, if you dislike Maroon 5 you might want to look into going deaf, as Mr. Lange's next CD is their next one.

David Guetta w/Akon "Sexy Chick"
It sounds like Akon got in a fight with a drunken Daft Punk and it was a draw, but I mean that in the best way possible.

Pick to click: Nickelback

Since last week, things have been going incredibly well.  The only real downside to life of late is a lack of sleep, but that's due to just not being able to stay asleep.  I wish I could roll on just five or six hours of sleep like I did in college, but those days are way gone.  Also gone are my days of being able to sleep past 10 AM.  This has taught me both that there's very little that's watchable in the morning, and that DVR might be the best invention of my lifetime.

I've developed a love/hate relationship with the new Marvel "Super Hero Squad Show" on Cartoon Network.  It's aimed at little kids, much of the humor is quite childish, and most of the time the show tries to hard to be funny.  However, the theme song is stuck in my head, sometimes the show floats a joke only adults will pick up on, and the show has a great grasp of the possibilities of humor with the characters (Hulk being stupid, Thor being vain, Cap being a senile old man, Silver Surfer being a surfer 'dude', etc...).  This show is not for everybody, but if you're looking to laugh with Marvel when they're laughing at themselves, check it out.

After hankering down on my new writing project, I've reached the point where the rough draft is 3/8ths done.  I know that's an odd fraction, but that's based on word count.  I know, I know...word count is a horrible way to track progress on a book.  I feel the need for benchmarks and a way to track my progress, and that seems like the best way.  I've heard that once a book is done, the real work begins.  I'm trying to keep that out of my mind, because if I don't get it done I'll never have to worry about the next part.  I am concerned about my ending...or lack thereof.  I have an ending in mind, but I really don't like it.  I keep thinking that if I just keep writing, the ending will come to me.  To quote a William Shatner song, "It hasn't happened yet".

I'd write more, but I have a few other irons in the fire that need my attention. 

September was a pretty spiffy month, so I'm hoping for more in October.  That isn't too much to ask, is it?