"A" IS FOR APRIL, "A" IS FOR AWESOME!

NODIN IS AWESOME! NODIN LEARNING TO REPEAT WORDS AND TAKING A FAIRLY INTENSE INTEREST IN HAVING PEOPLE READ TO HIM IS AWESOME

BUILDING A HOUSE? AWESOME

5INGLES SEEING SYNDICATION? TRIPLE-FUDGE AWESOME! (ALTHOUGH I DON'T GO FOR TRIPLE-FUDGE ANYTHING AS A RULE)

NEW THURSTON MOORE X-TREME NOISE ALBUM (SENSITIVE/LETHAL)? AWESOME INNA EYES-GLAZED-OVER STYLE

THAT NEW GEICO AD WITH MRS. BUTTERWORTH, YOU KNOW, WHERE SHE'S ON A COUCH WITH SOME SUPPOSED GEICO CUSTOMER AND SHE'S ALL "OH MY GOODNESS, SOMEONE HAS PLACED A LOGO OVER MY FACE"? YEAH, THAT ONE? AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AND ALSO A SIGN OF HOW OUR AGE IS SINKING EVER-DEEPER INTO A PARADIGM WHERE TWO OR MORE BRANDS ADVERTISING TOGETHER ISN'T WEIRD, JUST UTTERLY NORMAL, BECAUSE THE TERRORISTS AREN'T WINNING AND UNITED WE STAND AND DIVIDED WE FALL, ETC.

BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA HAVE A DAUGHTER NAMED MALIA; AWESOME! BECAUSE IF NODIN HAD BEEN A GIRL THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD'VE NAMED HIM

TYPING IN ALL CAPS SO IT SEEMS LIKE I'M YELLING AT YOU OVER THE INTERNETS: DISTRESSED METAL-FONT AWESOME

SKIMPING ON PUNCTUATION AND IN SO DOING LEAVING THINGS SORTA OPEN-ENDED IN TERMS OF MOOD EMPHASIS: AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

THAT TINA FEY/RACHEL DRATCH FLICK ABOUT MOTHERHOOD LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE AWESOME, SO STOKED, I'M SO THERE

RIC FLAIR GETTING BEAT BY SEAN MICHAELS AT WRESTLEMANIA 24 AND FORCED INTO RETIREMENT: AWESOME, DUDE WAS HELLA OLD AND I WAS ALWAYS SCARED HE WAS GONNA DIE IN THE RING

THE EVER-LENGTHENING WAIT FOR LIL WAYNE'S THE CARTER III? NOT ESPECIALLY AWESOME, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT PLAYA

MARLEE MATLIN ON DANCING WITH THE STARS AND GENERALLY? AWESOME

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWESOME