good morning…i must say that i am feeling a bit lazy.  my spin class instructor at equinox has been in hawaii for the week to compete in the ironman, and since i have little faith in his replacement, i have been sleeping until 7 or 730.  it’s quite nice.  i don’t even hear the crows at 6am.  i’ve even had time to post here before work…and prepare breakfast while i listen to an audio book.  I just finished The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowiecki ; and now I am listening to The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

They’ve been on my list for a long time…but I’m just getting to them.  The funny thing is that both address the current market events in a direct manner (even though they were written long before things fell apart).  Side note, you should definitely Chinua Achebe’s book if you haven’t.  I’ll consider writing a review, or perhaps just reflections on each of the books…but for now you’ll have to settle for the reviews on Amazon.  I will say that I feel much more informed after reading each book — especially the latter.

Today’s song of the day is by MIA.  If you recall, I was really digging her work last winter.  I even posted a link to Kala, her album.  I also recall thinking that she was just too innovative for most to get their heads around.  You can magine my surprise when I heard "Paper Planes," in a shopping mall.  I was stoked, to say the least.  So I made it the theme song of the day.

and speaking of books…. here’s a free cappuccino at barnes and noble. just print this coupon and bring it in. it’s good until 10/31/08.