Pazz and Jop is up. Here's my ballot. Also, I've gotten into the comments section on my first try: it's in here. Frankly, I thought the bon mots I sent regarding Gorillaz and My Chemical Romance were much more interesting. Ah well.

I'm a little surprised how much of my ballot wound up in the top 40 albums and singles. Not sure what it means. This is what the zeigeist feels like? No, don't be silly -- critics haven't even copped a feel of the zeitgeist in ages.