I'm in the process of trying to get my major 3 lifts (squat, bench press, and deadlifts) up to 1,000lbs for 5 repetitions. As it turns out, a lot of my struggles have been mental. Envisioning yourself lifting 400lbs is often harder than actually lifting it. You're generally stronger than you think you are. I found this article to be an excellent resource:

http://www.straighttothebar.com/2009/02/get_mental_the_psychology_of_s.html

For the ho-hum lineup at ACL this year. Looks like I gambled and lost on the early tickets:

http://2009.aclfestival.com/

Asher Roth is to Eminem as Vanilla Ice is to Third Bass. Asher gets a big gasface.

http://blog.fortify.com