Save the Date

Who knew that sitting down to create a quick Party Playlist on iTunes could be fraught with such peril or pose so many--if not philosophical, at least debatable--questions, such as: If you could only choose one early Britney Spears' tune, what would it be? Baby One More Time or Oops!...I Did It Again? (Baby One More Time). Is The Mars Volta a bit on the somber side for cocktails? (Probably). And finally, would the entire Funeral album be too much Arcade Fire for one party mix? (The jury is still out.) Fast forward to two hours later when I realize that the Party Playlist is now an ungainly eight hours long and I'm reminded that in fact I do need to eat and that actually there is no party because I haven't set a date yet. I'm going to go read a book. A Tale of Two Poohs, in which two Poohs become entangled in the French Revolution and...well, let's just say it doesn't end well for one of them.