Perils of Background Music

Good writing music is important to me. It helps set the mood, reinforces tone, and drowns out the annoying hum of the tiny overworked fan inside my trusty computer.

This can lead, however, to some interestingly incongruous moments when working while jacked into an iPod with a rather...eclectic collection on it. One of these involves looking up at the tail end of a four-hour writing jag on a project (yes, I have more than one of those) that involves large guns putting large holes in large people,