Quick takes

--In Clipse's "Grindin'" Pusha T says a funny thing at the end of the first verse, right before the chorus kicks in: "Platinum on the block with consistent hits / while Pharrell keep talking this music shit..." This is a hilarious way to characterize what is happening in the song.

--On the way to the subway this morning, I walked by a pile of shattered glass that had been swept to the side of the street, right up against the sidewalk. There were four sparrows jumping around on it and picking up pieces of glass with their beaks!

--Old ladies strike! Via Jess.

--I went to a party last night at Housing Works and wrote a thing.