Stephen Mejias

Ward asked, "Did you return the Arcam Solo already? Have you tried any gear yet that you would actually consider going out and buying in the next month or two, were it not for the parade of review gear?"

Feeling uninspired — burned by the heat and wearied by spreadsheets — Kristina fights off a case of the Monday Blahs while searching for her mechanical eye.

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From: Mejias, Stephen

Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 5:53PM

To: Jay Rein, Bluebird Music

Subject: Exposure 2010S system

I was done with shopping. Inside my red cart: lamp and shade, extension cord and powerstrip, four soft white 60W light bulbs, two ice trays. I'd held strong against my urges to purchase a blender, whole wheat pasta, an oak filing cabinet, cotton underwear, a ceramic Japanese dragon, and a Pirates of the Caribbean DVD. However, on my way to the register, my attention was taken by an aisle of stereo components.

The PATH train arrives at its 33rd">http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/path/html/33rd.html">33rd Street stop. The doors slide open. People slither out. Treading up the crowded platform, we are made to pass through stainless-steel turnstiles. I hate touching skin to steel, preferring to push the mechanism over with the forward motion of my legs. Almost as though the turnstiles aren't there.

Fact: I don't even want to know what bi-wiring is.

"I see you finally got your hair cut," says JA.