While installing my car stereo today - a job I estimate as taking the better part of 3 hours - I came to the realization that the person who stole my previous one knew exactly what he was doing. The molding was cracked in the exact place needed to slip in and wedge the deck out from the housing. That's interesting. So if you ever need to steal a deck from an old Buick or Oldsmobile, just let me know.

The other thing I realized was that Torx bolts are the dumbest invention ever. It's nice to know that they actually serve a purpose - I was trying to figure this out while I was working and I couldn't think of any reason to use one in place of a standard hex bolt. Anyway, who cares? That's all done and I have a shiny new deck in my car.

Finally, I'm currently wondering what the deal is with "Instant Karma!" It's the strangest mix - the slapback on the vocals and the way they distort pretty much through the whole song; the weird Spector-esque placement of the instruments and the huge group sing-along in the background ... I dunno. It's catchy with the handclaps and the backbeat and such, but I wonder why it works when so many things are "technically" wrong.