Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel!

The picture pretty much says it all. This little guy is poetry in motion, so whatever you're doing, drop it immediately and proceed to the video.

Top 10 2006: The Return of the Jerk

So, as many of you have pointed out, I haven't been updating this blog much lately. Aside from general jerkiness, that can be attributed to busyness at work and at home with a bunch of car trouble and the attendant hassles.

Hence, I bring you, nearly halfway through February, my Top 10 Albums of 2006 list. And yeah, I know Rolling Stone had theirs up two months ago, but they also put Justin Timberlake in a wet T-shirt on their cover, so we'll just call it even. Here are my picks, for what it's worth:

Top 10:

AFI: Decemberunderground
Bouncing Souls: The Gold Record
Bob Dylan: Modern Times
Greg Graffin: Cold as the Clay
My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade
Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam
Tom Petty: Highway Companion
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium
Rise Against: The Sufferer & the Witness
Tool: 10,000 Days

Honorable Mentions:

Soul Asylum: The Silver Lining
The Strokes: First Impressions of Earth
Thursday: A City By the Light Divided
Taking Back Sunday: Louder Now
Pete Yorn: Nightcrawler

Now that you've read those, feel free to chime in with your own, or dispute mine - hey, even though I'm obviously right, I know none of you will agree with all my picks. So please offer up your incorrect opinions. Man, apparently I'm feeling extra-jerky today. Must be the weather.