For me, this week was full of music. 

I downloaded a bunch of stuff on iTunes, which I'm just now learning how to use -- I know I'm behind the times -- because my darlin' wife is obsessed with her iPod. It's almost impossible for me not to listen while I download. Then, I have a hard time turning off the music, and it ends up wasting a lot of time. It's fun, though. I even stole the iPod while I could listen while shoveling snow.

Here's what I've been hearing lately:

- the Beatles;

- the Supertones;

- lots of U2 (like most of their repertoire, in fact);

- the Skatalites;

- old-school Sublime;

- the Specials;

- a Tooth & Nail Records sampler CD called "You Can't Handle the Tooth," featuring songs by Anberlin, Classic Crime, Spoken, and Starflyer 59;

- Ace Troubleshooter;

- the "Clerks" soundtrack, featuring songs from Alice in Chains, Bad Religion, Love Among Freaks, the Jesus Lizard, Supernova, and Soul Asylum;

- Payable on Death (P.O.D.);

- Magnified Plaid (more commonly known as MxPx);

- Norah Jones;

- Prince;

- Project 86;

- Rancid;

- Weezer;

- and the Velvet Underground.

And after all of that music, I can't keep the "Howard the Duck" theme song out of my head? I swear I'm going crazy.