Gonna have you naked by the end of this song

Oh, Mr. Timberlake. You had one mission -- to bring the sexy back. Mission accomplished, sir. Mission accomplished. Way back when, you were mocked for your problematic moptop, your penchant for dancing with folding chairs and your saccharine relationship with a certain pop princess. Now, you're all growns-up and you're all growns-up. Kudos, Mistah Timberlake for bringing the sexy back and wanting us all to add a lil' vanilla to our milk.

Gorgeous pictures that inspire and ignite me. Check them out and find some that do the same for you.

I want to be the owner and proprietor of a bar. Not just any bar, but a lo-fi, dim place with lots of dark wood, warm light and brown leather. No bras on the ceiling, no buzzing pink and green neon and no party girls giggling and sipping daiquiris. A bar with the best music -- everything from Frank Sinatra and Chick Corea to Led Zeppelin and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Cocktail onions, not cocktail umbrellas. Not some throwback to the Rat Pack and not some psuedo-hip bar where everything thinks they're so money, baby. Just a place where the seats are comfortable, the music's good, the beer is cold and the drinks are stiff.

I went to bed at 4:30 a.m. I just couldn't sleep. However, it wasn't a total wash because I did end up doing something mildly creative. Still -- no more insomniac nights. They can't be good for me.

Now Hear This:

• Graduation Day -- Head Automatica. Palumbo. Powerpop. Perfection. Hmmm, alliteration.
• Stars and Boulevards -- Augustana
• Diablo Rojo -- Rodrigo y Gabriela
• Istanbul -- They Might Be Giants [Pepe -- I've decided that this is now our song]
• Be Kind + Remind -- Rogue Wave
• Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing -- Chris Isaak
• I Can Tell -- 504 Boys