Since I made my students do a freewrite today, I figured it was only fair that I do it too. The prompt was “Write about whatever song is stuck in your head right now.” All day, I’ve had “Accidents Waiting to Happen” by 12 Rods swirling in my brain, playing the frantic drum part on my teeth, despite a long bus ride soundtracked by iTunes shuffle and an episode of This American Life.

The thing is, this isn’t even one of my favorite songs from Lost Time, or one of my favorite 12 Rods songs, period. My favorite off Lost Time is probably “Terrible Hands,” the sort of song you can tell would have fit right into a Dismemberment Plan set. Not that “Accidents” wouldn’t. Not at all.