• Oooh got my google app engine invite. Wait — is that still cool? No? It was only cool at the beginning of last week? Phooey. #
• cash cab after dark is hilarious. #
• keep posting a bunch of crap to craigslist. I would really like to get rid of the old furniture, etc. #
• In honor of National Poetry Month, a Poetry Contest where you can win a bunch of 80’s albums. http://tinyurl.com/6qutdo You know you want in #

Here’s a bunch of 80’s albums. Yes, albums.  I’ve been trying to trade them for something interesting on Craigslist with limited success. So, in honor of National Poetry Month I’m holding a poetry contest instead. Submit your poem in the comments and I’ll pick the winner. The winner gets the albums. Yes, all of them.  If its pictured here, you get it.

The rules:

• Anyone can enter. You can enter as often as you want.
• All entries must be original. If you spy an entry that you think isn’t, just add a comment.
• All poetry must be rhyming. I know, I know: poetry doesn’t have to rhyme. Whatever. It’s my contest and I prefer rhyming poetry.
• You must pick up the albums. If you live outside of Chicago, you’re responsible for shipping costs.
• The winner will be announced on this blog on May 1. The winner will be notified by email.

About the albums: I’m not proud but I’m not ashamed either. It was the times. We honestly thought Wang Chung was mildly amusing. (In fairness, the soundtrack to To Live and Die in LA is actually pretty good.) Other albums include The Dead Milkmen, “Eat Your Paisly”; a Police cutout, the Pretenders greatest hits or something, Frankie goes to Hollywood, etc. And if you’re a Soft Cell (yeah you — I know you’re out there) fan, there are a large number of Soft Cell albums.

These things have been in boxes for at least the last dozen years and I don’t think I’ve actually played them in longer than that. They’re all in reasonably good condition, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call them perfect.