The Illuminated Donkey

Well, tonight I had planned to broaden my cultural and political horizons by checking out a documentary about the local aftermath of the September 11 attacks, "Terror Town: Jersey City, USA," followed by a panel discussion. It was all probably pretty interesting, but about ten minutes before the film started I was driving around looking for a parking spot and I ran into a pothole that must've been about a foot deep, blowing out my front-left tire. So no interesting documentary, no heated panel discussion, just me covered with grease and dirt, struggling to unscrew some damn lug nuts. Bleh. At least I'll get to see Elvis Costello, tonight's Letterman replacement, interviewing Eddie Izzard; that should be cool. Will Ferrell's filling in tomorrow, if you're the kind of person who's interested in that sort of thing...