your patience is requested

happy 2010 and welcome back, etc-roc'ers! we're experiencing some technical and logistical difficulties here at etc roc. not only has mike left the island, but my trusty 2005 ibook is no longer to be trusted. it has crashed, taking with it the last 5 years of photographic, musical, and text-based history. fortunately, i am viewing this only as a temporary setback and not a permanent catastrophe. in the meanwhile, i'll be scaling back my adventures to better complement my tiny, school-issued Eee PC "notebook" computer. tonight's big adventure: getting a library card and checking out books from a high school surrounded by colossal soybean fields and putrid duck farms! coming soon: riveting tales of sweatpant-scouting, mochi-making, and data-stalking.