Yep, they’re gone . . .
I did a cursory check around the house and office, and my earplugs are Really and Truly Gone™. Luckily, Dawn at earEverything still has the molds from a few years ago, so I should be able to get a new pair fairly soon. I’m fairly sure my life would be much worse without this little things in it - not only do they help in the traditional loud places like clubs, bars and steel foundries, but they’re about the only way to get through the fairly consistent fire alarms at work. Seriously, the alarms are ear-piercing, and I’m fairly sure they’d do more damage to your ears than the normal metal band. Maybe not to your psyche, but certainly your hearing.
Also, the podcast book is done (and on deadline, believe it or not), so look for a November release date - just in time for your intrepid podcaster’s holiday list. I mentioned before that this book was a little different in that I had to put together some multimedia work for the book’s accompanying disc. The last part was a promo drop for book readers to use in their podcast, and it took me back to the days when I had to put such things together for the student radio station. And since I’m going back to the old alma mater for a football game (and will no doubt tune into the radio station to see if they’re still playing that one Ween song), I’d like to take this opportunity to link to WGRE, the student radio station in question. Fire up the Real Player and see what you find.
Finally, I haven’t had the chance to watch the new Metalocalypse yet. Don’t tell me about it.