Did anyone else notice that they kited the debate format from the one Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda did on the final season of West Wing? Not that I'm complaining, mind you. The format they chose for these debates really suits actually getting outside of the easy-to-swallow soundbites and in to a bit of actual, you know, debating.

I will say that I don't think either candidate fully took advantage of the format, but it did benefit Obama's more relaxed, gentlemanly style. Obviously, I'm not an "undecided voter," whatever the hell that is, and I just want to see my guy do well. Frankly, he could have done far, far worse, considering.

In other news, for some reason there is a recent resurgence of SMG sales in actual record stores. We have no idea why, but the whole SMG catalog on Positron has literally been flying off the shelf in the old-fashioned plastic disc form. Go figure. I jokingly told Elle this morning that I should take advantage of the sudden upswing and release an SMG E.P.