next week.

this morning as i got ready for work, i listened to this weekend's this american life.  the topic was prom and the final story was an old segment of all things considered with ira glass from 1994!  it was fun listening to the ira glass of 17 years ago... a little less sure-footed but as eloquent and soothing as ever.  i adore that man.  i mention this because at the end of the episode, as always, glass gave us a preview of next week's episode entitled 'next week.' 

doing something they've never done before in the show's 16 year history, the episode will consist of news taking place only in the 7 days prior to the broadcast.  how striking that in the past 7 days some incredibly historic events have taken place.  the very week npr has chosen, in a show that has spanned 832 weeks, is the week bin laden was killed.  how strange and conicidental.  i am very much looking forward to listening.

a perfect saturday.

remember that scene in old school with will ferrell describing the saturday he's going to have with his wife? bed bath and beyond type stuff? well i have my own version of a "nice little saturday."  it's not often i get to do it - plans, obligations, wah wah wah but this saturday, nothing is getting in my way.  here's how it goes:

wake up bright and early, without a hangover.
lace up my sneaks and head to the gym for a run.
sweat a lot.
stop at caffe vittoria for the best cappuccino of anywhere.
curl up on my couch for wait, wait don't tell me on npr. 
orange juice, scrambled eggs with salsa.
giggle at mo rocca.  who is the ultimate nerd dreamboat. 

if you've never listened to wait, wait don't tell me, i promise you will love it.  it's an "oddly informative news quiz" that takes place every saturday at 10am.  they get crazy silly guests like: dick van dyke, bono, elvis costello, george takei, wayne newton.  hosted by peter sagal with score kept and judging by carl kasell accompanied by a mixed goup of panelists - you are guaranteed to be entertained and even possibly informed.  give it a shot.  and stick around for car talk afterwards.  i always do.