The world has become so screwed up that I am this close [ ] to listening to what Russell Brand has to say.

edit: Today is also the 40th anniversary of the airing of the first episode of “Doctor Who” on the BBC. This means that today marks the 40th anniversary of the first time the wider world was exposed to the work of Delia Derbyshire via one of the most recognizable theme songs in television history. I’ve been reading David Stubbs’, “Mars by 1980” about the history of electronic music and, though I haven’t gotten to the Derbyshire section of the book, each new pioneer covered in the book makes me more excited to appreciate her contribution to the world. I find her story particularly touching as she did such great work and never got any credit until after she was gone (for the most part). It’s like George Orwell dying so soon after “1984” was published. It’s the ultimate injustice of art. We do not get to pick our time, only what we do with our time.