sep 8 2010 ∞
sep 8 2010 +
  • toy story
  • wok and roll
sep 8 2010 ∞
sep 8 2010 +
  • less than jake / better than ezra
  • cat power / elf power
aug 31 2010 ∞
aug 31 2010 +
  • roths-gormleys
  • brian crimmel (lv2prty)
  • mike miller
  • robbie
  • dr. bill cutter (she is 81)
  • fil, glo, and sarah dale deangelis
aug 30 2010 ∞
aug 30 2010 +
  • moria
  • elsa
  • lauren czsczshk

hopefully this weekend!

aug 30 2010 ∞
aug 30 2010 +
  • the iPad
  • complete stranger throws cat in rubbish bin!
aug 30 2010 ∞
aug 30 2010 +
  • david byrne
  • david lebovitz
  • the last words of david
aug 27 2010 ∞
aug 27 2010 +
  • red: porn star look-alike
  • black: washed-up child star
  • yellow: cautionary tale for seat belt wearing
  • pink: felicity cast member and basic cable star
  • blue: well-adjusted middle-aged gay man
  • green: ultimate fighter
aug 20 2010 ∞
aug 20 2010 +
  • water purification
  • coffee thing
  • sleeping pad
aug 7 2010 ∞
aug 7 2010 +
  • ocean, ocean, ocean. I'll beat you in the end.
  • there is water on the bottom of the ocean
  • the ocean is the ultimate solution
  • your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark
aug 2 2010 ∞
aug 8 2010 +
  • wordplay / swordplay
  • aspirin / aspiring
  • pacifying / opacifying
  • laughter / slaughter

related: assuage / sausage are anagrams

aug 2 2010 ∞
aug 2 2010 +
  • using grill lighter
  • dsus4 on guitar
  • wiping butt
jul 30 2010 ∞
aug 10 2010 +
  • I just checked out the coolest book from the library
  • I read this in a back issue of the new yorker
  • have you gotten the may issue of national geographic? I think there is a problem with my subscription
jul 28 2010 ∞
jul 28 2010 +
  • judge judy dubbed in other languages
jul 24 2010 ∞
aug 20 2010 +
  • wagon wheel
  • amma, the hugging saint
jul 12 2010 ∞
jul 13 2010 +
  • like PLO I don't surrendo
  • peace out, she'll kill you like uma
  • is your dad a dealer? cause you're dope to me

MIA is pretty much my favorite poet next to walt whitman

jul 12 2010 ∞
jul 12 2010 +
  • catalan
  • pennsylvania dutch
jun 30 2010 ∞
jul 23 2010 +
  • sell the god damn television
  • replace your god damn brakes
    • good job now you need a new tire
  • buy some god damn print cartridges
    • thanks csaba
  • buy one more god damn picture frame
  • plant some gosh darn greens
  • bean tepee
    • even though it looks like a child made it... and not a smart child
  • learn how to use thumb when finger-picking
jun 17 2010 ∞
jun 17 2010 +
  • turkey in black mole
  • potato pave
jun 14 2010 ∞
jun 15 2010 +
  • I'd like to be a gallery, put you all inside my show
  • my brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare
  • I wish you could swim like dolphins can swim
jun 12 2010 ∞
jun 12 2010 +
  • blackberry milkshake
  • rose wine
  • tang
jun 12 2010 ∞
jun 12 2010 +
  • mainstream media
  • men who have sex with men
  • mechanically separated meat
  • miami sound machine
jun 11 2010 ∞
jun 14 2010 +
  • giant framed yoshitomo nara work of art
  • large bowl of fruit that is always full of fruit
may 24 2010 ∞
aug 31 2010 +
  • ordering off-menu
  • faking your own death
  • attending an infomercial taping
  • licking the wall of a salt mine
may 23 2010 ∞
may 23 2010 +
  • desolation wilderness (CA)
  • emigrant wilderness (CA)
  • inaccessible island (south atlantic)
  • destruction island (WA)
may 23 2010 ∞
jul 19 2010 +
  • it's in the detonator
  • the bride punching her way out of the coffin
  • nick cave: THERE IS A WAR COMING!
may 18 2010 ∞
jun 3 2010 +
  • your stomach
  • in the detonator
  • the crown
may 10 2010 ∞
may 14 2010 +
  • blanching
  • making a risotto
  • beurre monte
  • building a roux
  • pan roasting
  • mise en place
  • skimming stock
    • also purifying stocks and braises by cooling and then removing the fat
  • straining
may 4 2010 ∞
jun 4 2010 +
  • madonna
  • lady gaga
  • alex trebek
  • miss cleo
  • kim cattrall
  • christiane amanpour
apr 17 2010 ∞
may 1 2010 +
  • yogurt
  • sauerkraut
  • coconut milk
  • coconut milk (needs to be on this list twice)
mar 26 2010 ∞
mar 26 2010 +
  • nickname if I had ever gone on nickelodeon guts
  • sing "maurer music electric revival" at the end of bombs over baghdad
  • after preparing homemade sauerkraut, write "maurerkraut" on gift jars and distribute as gifts
mar 24 2010 ∞
mar 24 2010 +
  • caramel tofu, dark greens
  • pan-roasted potatoes
  • squash soup
  • fried brussels sprouts
mar 23 2010 ∞
mar 23 2010 +
  • lord of the rings: fellowship of the ring
    • drink on "ring"
  • harry potter
    • drink when there is magic
    • optional
        • fire
          • sexual tension
            • hermione says something smart
        • roxanne
          • split into two teams
          • one drinks on "roxanne"
          • the other drinks on "red light"
        mar 23 2010 ∞
        jul 9 2010 +
        • robbie
          • piercing blue eyes
        • professor newman
          • rotating disc electrode
        • jason b
          • the healthy yelper
        • joel street
          • hair, tight pants
        • hung
          • stone fruit, promptly
        sep 6 2008 ∞
        mar 23 2010 +
        • "bogoroditse devo" from rachmaninoff's vespers
        • "sandwich day"
        • a poached egg
        • blue lake green beans
        • "america" from west side story (movie)
        • "annabel lee"
        • a pizza, a salad, rose wine, friends
        feb 17 2010 ∞
        feb 24 2010 +
        • acoustic cover of 4 minutes
        • single ladies / andy griffith mashup
        • show me your teeth
        • lovestoned
        • lucky star (or rainbow high?)
        oct 14 2009 ∞
        aug 21 2010 +

        I wish I had thought of first

        • sofa so good
        • adam's ribs
        • joanie loves tchotchkes
        • desperate housewares
          • or disparate housewares?

        I actually did think of first

        • loaves and fashions
        aug 18 2009 ∞
        jul 30 2010 +

        that already exist

        • gayby
        • gaymer
        • gaysian

        that ought to be in broader usage

        • pennsylgaynia
        • gaycation
        • drivegay
        • thanksgayving
        • speed gayting
        • gayrizona
        • daily affirgaytion
        mar 2 2009 ∞
        aug 9 2010 +
        • "let's get out of these wet clothes and into a dry martini"
        • "did your eyes hurt when you were born? because you're the only girl I've ever loved."
        • "to call this 'beyond the pale' would be an insult to pale people."
        • checkmark "war requiem? more like whore requiem."
        • "dramaturgy? more like trauma-turgy."
        • "a heart full of larb"
        • "onward, christian hipsters."
        • "that night he was haunted by apparitions of all the well-hun...
        jan 6 2010 ∞
        jan 6 2010 +
        • I was late because Mike Lock is broken.
        • I hit Mike Lock in the morning when I want to go back to sleep.
        • When I was unpacking I found Mike Lock in a box under my bed.
        • I'm worried that Mike Lock is wrong; I should have had my period last week.

        please help me think of more.

        jan 5 2010 ∞
        jan 7 2010 +
        • start composting
        • no more canned beans
        • communicate with shana daily
        • thank you notes
        dec 30 2009 ∞
        feb 1 2010 +
        • samuel a maurer
        • samantha a mirzoeff
        • robert o beahrs
        • darlene a radke
        • melissa e lopez
        dec 26 2009 ∞
        jan 6 2010 +
        • thisiswhyyourefat.com
        • lady gaga
        • oprah
        dec 23 2009 ∞
        dec 23 2009 +
        • bogoroditse devo, rachmaninoff
        • samson, regina spektor
        dec 20 2009 ∞
        jun 28 2010 +
        • mila kunis / milan kundera
        • susan sarandon / susan lucci / sally field
        • palestrina / ginastera
        • brandi carlile / belinda carlisle
        • heston blumenthal / fergus henderson
        apr 22 2009 ∞
        mar 25 2010 +

        in order of increasing offensiveness:

        • a golf ball and a 2009 escalade
        • peanut butter and jam
        • a radial tire and 365 blow jobs
        • terri schiavo and a tomato
        • sarah palin's mouth and sarah palin's vagina
        dec 16 2009 ∞
        jul 8 2010 +
        • incorrectly adding an extra "s" to the end of someone's name (e.g. "julia childs")
        • overblown arrangements of "carol of the bells"
          • also, most arrangements of "carol of the bells"
          • especially the one by trans-siberian orchestra
            • also, all songs by trans-siberian orchestra
        • ugly sweater parties
        • tupperware without lids
        • the @ sign
        • just spelling a word the way it sounds when you could easily look it up
        • only having ...
        dec 20 2009 ∞
        jul 20 2010 +
        • apple butter
        • butter braised brussels sprouts radishes and kohrabi
        • herbed walnuts
        • soffrito
        • cauliflower soup with beet chips
        • torn croutons
        • caramelized scallops
        • leek bread pudding
        • duck confit
        • spring vegetable garbure
        • creamed summer corn
        • asparagus coins
        • wild cod en persillade (with halibut)
        • green bean salad
        • pan roasted halibut
        • pie crust
        • (15 egg yolk) pasta dough
        • cherry pie
        • polenta, both creamy and crispy
        • plum zinfandel ...
        dec 4 2009 ∞
        dec 14 2009 +

        "people have to learn to distinguish between a 'need' and a 'want'" -hvn

        • FEDORA (brown)
        dec 4 2009 ∞
        jan 6 2010 +
        • sam -- liza minnelli
        • adam, joshua l -- beyonce
        • gstock -- lady gaga
        • jeff -- alanis morissette
        • dansteele -- martha argerich
        • colin 1 -- jacqueline du pre
        may 26 2009 ∞
        dec 8 2009 +
        • gay bowling alley
        • churracos
        • fried oatmeal food cart
        • bagel skinz
        • "fat people twister": the game show
        • deep-fried stuffing
        • faghagblog
        • manhandle
        jan 29 2010 ∞
        jan 29 2010 +
        • sleepinginairports.com
        • puttingweirdthingsincoffee.com
        oct 21 2008 ∞
        jun 11 2010 +
        • new mown hay
        • big sky country
        • summer thunder
        • the saddest book you ever read
        • the only girl I've ever loved
        • alabaster altarpiece
        • hey mama wolf
        • solitary Saturn
        • your perfect verse
        • lonely as God
        nov 30 2009 ∞
        jun 11 2010 +
        • intergalactic
        • zombie
        • crash into me
        • checkmark sledgehammer
          • actually all peter gabriel songs
        • checkmark fallin' by alicia keys
        oct 14 2009 ∞
        oct 14 2009 +
        • blizzard of '96, central PA
        • supertyphoon of '09, california
        oct 5 2009 ∞
        may 27 2010 +
        • muscular and chewy
        • hauntingly aromatic
        • a diesel-like hint and darker mineral presence, like being in a mossy, wet cave
        • like licking the armpit of a really sexy woman
        • bloody ball bearing in the mouth
        nov 25 2009 ∞
        nov 25 2009 +
        • target women
        • that's gay
        • stanford ribosomes
        • kimono condom commercial
        dec 4 2008 ∞
        oct 13 2009 +
        • tenzing
        • tanzen wir!
        • super energy pill
        • the franklin badge
        • the jane chord
        • tangularity
        • gamera glasnost
        • slow backup technique
        • ethel rosenberg and the conspirators
        jul 9 2009 ∞
        oct 19 2009 +
        • chocolate stimulus
        • mousse and squirrel
        jan 3 2009 ∞
        may 3 2010 +
        • bjork covering "touch me" (the doors)
        • mariachi cover of "one more cup of coffee" (bob dylan)
        • white stripes covering "(not your) steppin' stone" (monkees)
        • devendra banhart covering "the origin of love" (hedwig)
        • mary j blige covering "psycho killer" (talking heads)
        • jazz band that plays at cheeseboard covering first movement of beethoven's pathetique
        • david foster wallace writing an article about the metaph...
        aug 28 2009 ∞
        feb 5 2010 +

        I actually hate watching movies

        • gates of heaven
        • grizzly man
        • minority report
        • I'm not there
        • the searchers
        • enter the dragon
        aug 22 2009 ∞
        dec 7 2009 +
        • seams to fit
        • in full swing
        • go figure
        sep 13 2009 ∞
        sep 13 2009 +
        • "when you get to where you want to be"
        • "the island of doubt is like the taste of medicine"
        • "the world moves on a woman's hips"
        • "there is water on the bottom of the ocean"
        • "he'll keep on digging for a thousand years"
        • "he wondered if he too had made a similar mistake"
        • "the wind in my heart, the dust in my head"
        • "the gentle collapsing of every surface"
        nov 24 2009 ∞
        apr 21 2010 +
        • spontaneous drunk singalong of the bleeding heart show, possibly around a campfire
        • finding out that shana's great-uncle is actually philip roth
        • that warren zevon song is actually called "werewolves of thunder", and someone makes a movie with that title using it as the theme song
        • getting permission from jon to open a second branch of truck (the gay bar) near tahoe, and calling it "truck truckee"
        • record...
        aug 21 2009 ∞
        dec 17 2009 +
        • (not your) stepping stone
        • five years
        • space oddity (most of it)
        • the origin of love
        • hey ya!
        • how to disappear completely
        • you know I'm no good
        • heaven
        • reckoner
          • as a consequence, the reckoner/love lockdown mashup
        • wicked game (it's just bm a e)
        • cactus
        • electric feel (am7 em f / g em f)
        • the bleeding heart show
        • running out of fools
        • if it be your will
        aug 30 2009 ∞
        aug 7 2010 +
        • bombs over baghdad (outkast)
        • quia respexit humilitatem (bach's magnificat)
        • st. elmo's fire (brian eno)
        • reckoner (radiohead)
        • return of the frog queen (jeremy enigk)
        • most of quatuor pour la fin du temps (messiaen)
          • also joie du sang des etoiles (messiaen)
        • the crucifixion (britten)
        • peaches en regalia (zappa)
        jan 19 2009 ∞
        feb 20 2010 +
        • unseasonable warmth
        • wearing glasses
        • stalking people
        • asparagus season
        jul 24 2009 ∞
        jul 13 2010 +
        • checkmark where have all the cowboys gone?
        • checkmark somebody told me
        • checkmark 99 luftballoons
        • checkmark maybe this time
        • checkmark jolene
        • checkmark you know I'm no good
        • checkmark tiny dancer
          • substitute name of friend for "tiny dancer"

        ones that other people have done

        • lithium
        • these boots were made for walkin'
        aug 15 2009 ∞
        aug 9 2010 +
        • nothelfer (emergency helper)
        • tiefensee (deep sea)
        • schneeweiss (snow white)
        • obstfeld (fruit field)
        aug 10 2009 ∞
        oct 25 2009 +
        • "we're going to put the limes on his nipples"
        • "we have to go back when they open to look for colin's shoe."
        • "two guys came out of both bathrooms!"
        • "it's not a furry party; it's a costume party."
        jul 14 2009 ∞
        jul 19 2009 +
        • 1: message in a bottle
        • 2: put the needle on it
        • 3: sara and jesus hobo zombies
        • 3: lacey and pasha mannequin dance
        • 5: addiction
        jul 22 2009 ∞
        jul 27 2010 +
        • walt whitman
        • gogo yubari
        • mothra + two girls that summon mothra
        • flo and kay, world's only living autistic savant twins

        http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/catego...

        • group costume: all the robots from mega man 2
        • checkmark julia child
        • werewolf bar mitzvah
        • octopus michael jackson
        • beavis and butthead (and cher)
        • lucy and ethel
        • the grinch, stealing christmas
        • benjamin franklin
        • wile e coyote and roadrunner
        • little mac (punch out!)
        • ju...
        jul 9 2009 ∞
        aug 30 2009 +
        • tina fey
        • jim croce
        • girl from the blair witch project
        jul 6 2009 ∞
        jul 6 2009 +
        • electric feel (mgmt)
        • the mollusk (ween)
        • weird fishes (radiohead)
        • i am the walrus (beatles)
        sep 6 2008 ∞
        jul 6 2009 +
        • st. elmo's fire (brian eno)
        • buckingham green (ween)
        • the upper peninsula (sufjan stevens)
        • the great curve (talking heads)
        • the abandoned hospital ship (flaming lips)
        • white queen (queen)
        • dance the night away (cream)
        jun 19 2009 ∞
        jun 19 2009 +
        • iranian revolution
        • information about bart delays
        • finding the creme brulee cart
        • tina fey observing, "why do I even chew corn anymore?"
        aug 27 2009 ∞
        aug 27 2009 +

        q: how many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? a: some obscure number you've never heard of.

        • pabst blue ribbon
        • animal collective
        jun 15 2009 ∞
        jun 15 2009 +
        • gary danko
        • garment district
        • god damn
        jun 15 2009 ∞
        feb 17 2010 +
        • "marrakesh express"
          • by crosby, stills, and nash
          • not the grateful dead
        • "i will get by"
          • by the grateful dead
          • not the traveling wilburys
          • and is actually called "touch of grey"
        • "do you love me"
          • by the hollies
          • I did not actually know that the band that performed this had a name.
        • "teeth"
          • by lady gaga
          • I thought it was sung by a man named alex
        jun 10 2009 ∞
        jun 10 2009 +
        • "When someone else is using the regular toilet it’s amazing how quickly one of the most enjoyable moments of my day can become one of the least"

        - jess kim, on funky squat toilets in japan

        • "There was also a complimentary teacher appreciation luncheon, which I forgot about until after I had already eaten the lunch I packed. I had two lunches today!"

        - caroline

        jun 2 2009 ∞
        nov 30 2009 +
        • checkmark strainer / chinoise
        • checkmark cheesecloth (cut up old t-shirt?)
        • metal tongs
        • checkmark metal spatula
        jun 25 2009 ∞
        apr 27 2010 +
        • checkmark okonomiyaki
        • checkmark korean burrito (with kimchi in it)
        • pasties
        • cat
        • montreal smoked meat
        aug 21 2008 ∞
        jun 1 2009 +
        • opening credits: ocean of noise, the arcade fire
        • sex scene: ricercar a 6, musical offering, js bach
        • whittling montage: insect eyes, devendra banhart
        • driving scene: one more cup of coffee, bob dylan
        • prostitute gets head beaten in with an oxygen tank scene: downtown, petula clark
        • wandering through tenderloin alone at night: come rather goddess sage and holy, gf handel

        uncategorized

        • my body is a cage, the a...
        jul 19 2009 ∞
        jun 29 2010 +
        • crepes on cole
        • walk of shame
        • moss on trees
        • mouse brain juice
        jun 15 2009 ∞
        jun 15 2009 +
        • "I'm not gonna be sick anymore, because an angel told me."
        • Prince had a spiritual epiphany that the album was evil and had the album recalled.
        • in its current 4m there is a feeling that the NPGMC gone as far as it can go. In a world without limitations and infinite possibilities, has the time come 2 once again make a leap of faith and begin anew? These r ?s we in the NPG need 2 answer.
        jun 1 2009 ∞
        sep 7 2010 +
        • onion rings
        • checkmark braised lamb
          • I forgot this was even on the list
        • checkmark popovers / gougeres
        • checkmark pita
        • checkmark english muffins
        • checkmark gnocchi
        • checkmark mayonnaise
        • poutine
        • pommes dauphinoise/anna
        • checkmark something with harissa
        • clarified butter + paneer
        • checkmark preserved lemons
        • checkmark chickpea panisse
        • checkmark some kind of filled pasta
        • checkmark bitter melon
          • still do not like it
        may 25 2009 ∞
        sep 7 2009 +
        • frozen unshelled edamame
          • edit: RE-continued!
        • california brown rice
        • high-pulp orange juice without calcium
        • flax pasta
        apr 13 2009 ∞
        mar 22 2010 +
        • tracey does conan
        • hard ball / negotiation
        • sandwich day
        • apollo, apollo
        • anna howard shaw day
        apr 9 2009 ∞
        apr 9 2009 +
        • the music man
        • cinderella (rodgers and hammerstein version)
        • phantom of the opera

        seriously, the music man won a tony over west side story?

        apr 9 2009 ∞
        apr 9 2009 +
        • washing dishes
        • salty fried potatoes
        • warm lava-like egg yolks
        • multivitamins (placebo)
        • mint tea
        mar 29 2009 ∞
        may 28 2010 +
        • gilgamesh (gil for short)
        • malaria vaccine
        • copernicus laser
        • cleopatra laser
        • bart and muni (twins of different genders)
        • rudielle
        • vowel
        • eel
        • catharsha
        • shock
        • poopology
        mar 29 2009 ∞
        jul 28 2010 +
        • munitia ballade
        • ridonkula akimbo
        • nima salami
        • robin wing
        • costco morpheus
        • katt binder
        • mako plantain
        • nuku laruku
        mar 9 2009 ∞
        mar 30 2009 +
        • kindle
        • twitter
        • the iphone
        • foldy bikes
        • emoticons
        jul 26 2009 ∞
        may 25 2010 +
        • cooking
        • blogging
        • choral singing
        • relating anecdotes about growing up in central PA
        • meeting david byrne
        feb 4 2009 ∞
        mar 23 2009 +
        • star w, for writing like I wish I talked
        • jason b, for his ceaseless quest to avoid ever consuming butter, oil, egg yolks, or cheese (and for calling a side salad "uninspired" at a place called "five napkin burger")
        • dan r, for reviewing 30 harrisburg area yelpers, the concept of learning a foreign language, and the taepodong 2 ballistic missile
        • sean b, for several reviews in which he uses the phrase "...
        may 4 2009 ∞
        may 4 2009 +
        • are passing cars running their windshield wipers?
        • are people carrying umbrellas?
        • are there raindrops falling into standing pools of water?
        jan 30 2009 ∞
        jan 30 2009 +
        • enter a competitive eating contest
        • bike to stanford and back
        mar 3 2009 ∞
        may 4 2010 +
        • kona porter
        • moose drool
        • boont amber
        • poppy jasper
        • summer sam
        • lionshead (fuck yes)
        • edel-weisse
        jan 23 2009 ∞
        aug 8 2009 +
        • lie to someone's face
        • say something for no other reason than to hurt someone
        • hos before bros
        • bid one dollar higher than someone on price is right
        • ride a bike on the sidewalk
        sep 12 2008 ∞
        sep 7 2010 +
        • glacier national park (before grinnell glacier melts)
        • mesa verde national park
        • trans-siberian railroad
        • bangkok
        • berlin again (begin again)
        • an anechoic chamber
        • peru
        • sarajevo
        • kvly-tv mast in north dakota
        • checkmark hoh rainforest in washington state
        • qatar (architecture tour)
        • the wave, arizona
        • false kiva
        • the wild wall
        • the lightning field
        nov 30 2008 ∞
        jan 19 2009 +

        "one man with god is a majority" -- henrik ibsen (?)

        • X3 is a better movie than X2
        • brad pitt is not that attractive
        • rachael ray is a decent person
        • if you are on price is right and you bid one dollar higher than someone that makes you an asshole
        • 'living on a prayer' is a better drunk song than 'don't stop believing'
        jan 19 2009 ∞
        apr 22 2009 +
        • yummy
        • slurp
        • gooey
        • unctuous
        • aioli
        aug 29 2009 ∞
        jan 3 2010 +
        • cataclysmic earthquake
        • laptop power supply exploding
        • gas leak destroying house when I turn on the stove
        • drive-by shooting
        • plane crashes
          • plane I'm in crashing into other plane in midair
          • midair two-plane crash above me raining debris onto me
        may 29 2009 ∞
        jun 28 2010 +
        • victor gold
        • peter gigante
        • guy burns
        jan 2 2009 ∞
        jan 2 2009 +
        • magneto
        • storm
        • doctor doom
        • galactus (devourer of worlds)
        dec 10 2008 ∞
        dec 11 2008 +
        • thou shalt break them
        • he shall purify
        • comfort ye
        • and suddenly there was with the angel / glory to god
        • hallelujah!
        • behold the lamb of god
        • all we like sheep (second part only)
        dec 27 2008 ∞
        dec 27 2008 +
        • coffee table
          • craiglist, decoupage
        • kitchen table
          • get friend with SUV to retrieve from DS's
        • VW hubcap clock
          • you can do it, sam. believe in yourself
        • paintings with song lyrics
          • learn to paint
          • "i wanna be your little seahorse" -- devendra
          • "now how I remember you" -- aeroplane
        dec 23 2008 ∞
        dec 25 2008 +
        • trachimbrod
        • lakefront brewery in milwaukee on a friday
        • beacon street on the first of may when all the flowering trees are in bloom
        • washington square park on a summer night
        sep 10 2009 ∞
        aug 7 2010 +
        • benjamin britten, war requiem: "recordare jesu pie quod sum causa tuae viae"
        • mozart, requiem: "ne absorbeat eas tartarus ne cadant in obscurum"
        • nirvana, lithium: entire song
        • yes, roundabout: bass riff introducing the bridge
        dec 14 2008 ∞
        apr 23 2009 +
        • verbunden (german)
        • mangue, boisson (french)
        • sacapuntas (spanish)
        • аспирант (russian)
        aug 30 2008 ∞
        dec 26 2008 +
        • dizzle
        • killer
        • mevdor
        • richard
        • snivs
        • sakai
        • FGS
        • carj
        • guido
        • best friend
        • colin 1, colin 2
        • roomz
        • v-train
        • sam's mom
        • dansteele

        works in progress

        • sprinkles
        • khalil
        dec 26 2008 ∞
        nov 30 2009 +
        • checkmark (i'm not your) steppin' stone
        • randy scouse git
        • i'm a believer
        • checkmark hey sandy
        • roses
        • checkmark one more cup of coffee
        • checkmark crazy
        • gamma ray!
        • checkmark cactus
        mar 12 2010 ∞
        mar 12 2010 +
        • pizza
        • cabbage
        feb 5 2009 ∞
        aug 3 2009 +
        • telegraph avenue (berkeley) and haight street (sf)
        • solano avenue (berkeley/albany) and college ave below ashby (oakland)
        • palo alto and walnut creek
        • union city and alameda
        jan 5 2009 ∞
        jan 18 2009 +
        • I dreamed that I dropped acid and was really worried about it, and then I met beck, and then we sang the song "gamma ray" together, a capella (Jan 4 2008)
        • I dreamed that someone on the snl writing staff thought I looked like tina fey, so they decided I should replace her on weekend update one night. I couldn't read the teleprompter and messed up really bad, and amy poehler also gave up, so it was a...
        dec 8 2008 ∞
        jun 11 2010 +
        • people behind me
        • people taller than 6'1"
        • people who own iPhones
        • people who don't have brown eyes
        • people who are particularly tan
        • people who wear cologne
        • kristophers spelled with a k
          • also in general names that begin with k
        • cats
        nov 29 2008 ∞
        nov 29 2008 +
        • the predatory wasp of the palisades, sufjan stevens
        • casimir pulaski day, sufjan stevens
        • the stars of track and field, belle & sebastian
        • ocean of noise, arcade fire
        • you oughta know, alanis morrisette
        • zombie, cranberries
        • unravel, björk
        • hyper-ballad, björk
        • reckoner, radiohead
        • acid tongue, jenny lewis
        • alone, heart or/and carrie underwood
        • in the aeroplane over the sea, neutral milk hotel
        nov 11 2008 ∞
        nov 30 2008 +

        november

        • visit from colin 1
          • figure out something to do in hbg. other than state museum
          • hangover brunch
        • sths reunion
          • pregame with shawna
          • embarrass self, but not too much

        december

        • haircut
          • cheesesteaks
        • visit nyc (see other lists)
        • lancaster B&B with shana
          • pretend to be mormon newlyweds
          • visit wolf sanctuary
          • begin research for novel (tentative title: primal howl)
          • cross fingers for quiet snowfall
        • meet dan r. with shana
          • g...
        dec 23 2008 ∞
        dec 23 2008 +
        • "there must be something strangely sacred in salt. it is in our tears and in the sea." -- khalil gibran
        • "then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the lord in the air." --the bible
        • "there is now, in my mouth, this sharp chain. and it never comes out" -- equus
        nov 14 2008 ∞
        nov 16 2008 +
        • tell them "this might be on the exam"
        • tell them the only time available for extra office hours is 7:30 AM
        • use the urinal next to them
        nov 21 2008 ∞
        dec 29 2008 +
        • is living on a houseboat a good idea?
        • is "snow in august" a good book?
        • can there be irony in facial hair?
        • is mortality a turn-on?
        nov 29 2008 ∞
        aug 20 2010 +
        • wearing someone else's clothes
        • not flushing after using a public urinal
        • being called "buddy" by strangers
        • alphabetizing things
        • expressions that use both "fuck" and "shit"
          • fuck this shit
          • what the fuck is this shit?
          • holy fucking shit
          • shit-eating motherfucker
          • fucked the shit out of bears
        • reading over people's shoulders on public transit
        • folding things into nine sections
        • walks of shame
        • wearing a sweatshirt without...
        nov 16 2008 ∞
        nov 16 2008 +

        (in order of quality)

        • "if I ever get out of here..."
        • "band on the run! band on the run!"
        • "stuck inside these four walls..."
        nov 15 2008 ∞
        apr 15 2009 +
        • voice mail
        • mom (home)
        • mitra
        • ruthie
        • jeff
        • shana
        • dan steele
        • mom (cell)
        • adam
        nov 23 2008 ∞
        nov 30 2008 +
        • sweet potato
        • peanut butter
        • lemon sponge
        • coconut custard
        • cherry
        nov 13 2009 ∞
        nov 13 2009 +
        • post-dentist mouth freshness
        • first day of unqualified health after a nasty cold
        • sleeping in a bed that I just made
        nov 8 2008 ∞
        nov 8 2008 +
        • I like to wear ties sometimes
        • lots of colors
        • threadless t-shirts
        • impressive outer layers
        • my glasses are blue
        nov 8 2008 ∞
        nov 8 2008 +
        • howard
        • caroline
        • joe
        • jed
        • bethany
        nov 7 2008 ∞
        nov 7 2008 +
        • I mean
        • Idonno
        • so
        • okay
        nov 8 2008 ∞
        nov 8 2008 +
        • "well, you know I wish someone would come invalidate my marriage. it's too bad we can't switch places"
        • "I mean, if you got a sex change, then your marriage would be invalid in Pennsylvania."
        • "why do I have to get the sex change? why can't your father ever do anything?"
        oct 16 2008 ∞
        apr 6 2010 +
        • ian price
        • alex goldsmith
        • arjun
        • that one unicyclist
        • jewel
        • bhushan
        • jeff reimer
        • dude in my german class
        • andy rooney
        • michael pollan
        • james marsden
        • anneli rufus
        • new hukilau manager (current)
        oct 26 2008 ∞
        apr 30 2009 +
        • hummus
        • vegetable stock
        • bread
        • guacamole
        • granola
        • yogurt
        sep 6 2008 ∞
        oct 12 2008 +
        • "we probably know someone"

        --to our neighbor, going to report on a hacker convention

        • "bristol palin's baby daddy"

        --in response to "who is levi johnston?"

        • "jesus christ vampire hunter"

        --what movie should we buy in addition to grindhouse?

        • "poor iceland"

        --while discussing its economic collapse with Adam's parents

        oct 5 2008 ∞
        oct 5 2008 +
        • shock the monkey
        • sledgehammer
        • solsbury hill
        • steam
        • san jacinto
        • slow marimbas

        (note all are inferior to "street, mercy")

        feb 7 2010 ∞
        feb 14 2010 +
        • cauliflower soup with red beet chips
        • caramelized scallops with marble potatoes and radishes in a lemon vinaigrette
        • cassoulet, duck confit, leek bread pudding
        • cheese course
        • chocolate mousse, theo's coffee chocolate

        plus

        • tooter, dan, adam
        sep 22 2008 ∞
        sep 22 2008 +
        • oxford comma -- vampire weekend ("who gives a fuck about barack obama?")
        • umbrella -- postal service ("you can turn the city upside down, barack obama, but it won't keep you dry")
        nov 8 2008 ∞
        nov 8 2008 +
        • lista walking in front of the car throwing pebbles in front of her
        • "does she suck his penis?" he wondered
        • conversation with the dial / rain of vomit
        • last page of chapter at the play ("his scalpel, his Torah pointer, the universe, blackness.")
        • 613 sadnesses of brod d.
        oct 16 2008 ∞
        oct 21 2008 +
        • video games
        • competitive eating
        • walt whitman
        • big lebowski
        sep 26 2008 ∞
        sep 26 2008 +
        • empire builder
        • coast starlight
        • carl sandburg
        • wolverine
        • ann rutledge
        sep 17 2008 ∞
        sep 17 2008 +
        • mondays: chamber chorus (5:30 pm)
        • tuesdays: listening to savage lovecast
        • wednesdays: donuts (3:30 pm)
        • thursdays: nothing (soon to be 30 rock)
        • fridays: sleep
        sep 17 2008 ∞
        sep 20 2008 +
        • wearing a bicycle helmet
        • flossing daily
        • washing hands after using restroom
        • taking a multivitamin
        aug 30 2008 ∞
        jul 20 2009 +
        • whole wheat toast with peanut butter, honey, cinnamon and coarse salt
        • toast with apples, honey and extra sharp cheddar cheese
        • chewy oatmeal with bananas, walnuts, maple syrup and a little granola, with cold milk
        • a split baguette with a fried egg on top
        • eggs and sweet potato home fries
        • rice porridge with scallions, walnuts, maple syrup and soy sauce
        • an english muffin with apple butter
        aug 30 2008 ∞
        sep 26 2008 +
        • end of chapter 8 of a prayer for owen meany
        • end of brokeback mountain
        • part of 1984 with rats
        • more than two minutes of requiem for a dream
        • dorothea lange photography
        • radiohead's how to disappear completely
        dec 23 2008 ∞
        mar 16 2010 +
        • "I hope it's stillborn."
        • "maybe she's so unhappy because she's a beard."
        • "so apparently I was saying such objectionable things about this homeless woman on the subway that someone felt compelled to give her food out of pity. I was happy, because she got a meal and I didn't have to give it to her."
        • "I also made one of my shitty students cry when I read out loud the log I’ve been keeping of his ridic...
        aug 26 2008 ∞
        aug 26 2008 +
        • more cushion for the pushin'
        • stupider than Jupiter
        • I'm down with that
        • bros before hos
        • batshit crazy
        • [x] and [y] go together like ice cream and an onion
        aug 26 2008 ∞
        oct 22 2008 +
        • milwaukee
        • berlin
        • san francisco
        • TIE: boston, rome, barcelona, paris
        • harrisburg
        aug 26 2008 ∞
        oct 22 2008 +
        • the world according to garp
        • snow in august
        • extremely loud and incredibly close
        • brave new world
        aug 26 2008 ∞
        aug 26 2008 +
        • abbey road, beatles
        • quadrophenia, who
        • illinois, sufjan stevens
        • yoshimi battles the pink robots, flaming lips
        • music from the adventures of pete & pete, polaris
        • kala, MIA
        aug 26 2008 ∞
        dec 29 2008 +

        definitely

        • john lennon
        • sufjan stevens
        • prince (even though he is an asshole)
        • jimi hendrix

        and maybe

        • stevie wonder
        • brian eno
        aug 21 2008 ∞
        sep 3 2010 +
        • exacerbate
        • disarticulated
        • pestilential
        • lasciviousness
        • inconsolable
        • meander
        • demagoguery
        • conflate
        • convolve
        • concatenate
        • concordant
        • commensurate
        • coalesce
        • ichor
        • shiksa
        • monotreme
        • exhale
        • kakistocracy
        • incontinent
        • echolocation
        • ovipositor
        • fungible
        • presbyterian
        • ptomaine
        • sacrosanct
        • shibboleth
        • sabbath
        • illiquid
        • anemometer
        • cloture
        • arbiter
        • cypriot
        • germane
        • pursuant
        • prefigured
        • usury
        • prurient
        • stupidly
        • transubstantiation
        • shorebirds
        • recidivism
        • portmanteau
        • acr...
        aug 30 2008 ∞
        sep 6 2008 +
        • flatland
        • the unabridged pocketbook of lightning
        • hat with the flag of switzerland on it

        (I have his earwarmers, though, so we're even)

        aug 26 2008 ∞
        feb 18 2009 +
        • kenneth the page from 30 rock
        • sufjan and marzuki stevens
        • lukas podolski
        • mark wahlberg (c. 1991)
        • prince caspian
        • russ tamblyn (c. 1961)
        • raphael barker
        • halle berry
        • shakira
        • heidi klum
        • paula radcliffe
        • judi dench
        aug 21 2008 ∞
        aug 21 2008 +
        • chocolate fountains
        • farmers' markets
        • moving sidewalks
        • drive-in movies
        • using iambic pentameter in everyday speech
        • gmail
        • four syllable phrases
        • jägermeister
        • bike lanes
        • sandal weather
        • corduroy
        • argyle socks
        • my handwriting
        • double- and triple-tonguing
        • putting "and" between multiple consecutive hyphenated words
        • garbage disposals
        • grocery lists
        • showering when I didn't shower the day before
        • semicolons
        • North Dakota state quart...