...the mice figure out what to do.

Tess is off on some wine-and-women-only thing (no clue), and I'm Macaulay Culkin. I'm home alone. I decided to play rock and roll music extremely loudly. I had "Anarchy Burger" by The Vandals going. There was some X being played and I heard Sisters of Mercy. I played 'Jocko Homo' by Devo even. I'm a rebel. An aging rebel. w00t.

I never turned up all the way the $400 sound system on my PC. It gets pretty fuggin loud. I also never expected that kind of fidelity at such loud a volume. I'm impressed. I mean, I can't hear the keyboard clicking as I type this. Anyone that knows me knows of my predilection for the loudest and heaviest keyboards possible. (I currently use a circa 1991 Keytronics, although I have an IBM keyboard from 1981 that is louder). So that's saying something. It sounds like a party in here. A party of one, at least.

Aside from rock and roll music (AC/DC is playing now; 'Back in Black' has to be loud), I'm trying to find a free virus scanner for Windows. It's been so long since I used Windows at home that I find myself wanting to scan things I download. It sucks. The download in question is Masters of Orion. I don't know if I want to play it. It involves thinking and strategy and learning a new interface and new rules. I'd rather just do mindless stuff. I put in over 55 hours this week. I have a government job, mind you. Time to zone out and barbeque some chicken.

By the way, Rage Against the Machine sounds really good at full volume. Even if I don't agree with their politics, they make damn good music.

I need to find a mindless, non-constructive activity. Besides TV.