It’s been very cold this week - Chris and I generally prefer cold weather to warm, but even we have been blasting the heat during the nights. I wear socks at all times, including while showering. (Okay, maybe not while showering.)

I’m aware that the New York definition of “very cold” is probably pretty wimpy compared to the North Dakotan or Canadian notion. Hell, my cousin Edith is in Antarctica right now and I certainly wouldn’t try to suggest that our cold compares to hers. But nevertheless: it’s cold.

In other news, I grabbed the new Depeche Mode album and found it to be surprisingly good. The first half is definitely stronger than the second, but on the whole it has an interesting new sound that has certain industrial and dark electronic elements that I like very much. And of course the vocals are perfection, as always.