 + denotes reread
For Leisure
- First Year, B.A. (Beloit College)
- How We Are Hungry
- The Bluest Eye
- Cat's Cradle
- A Diamond Is Hard but Not Tough
- Fugitive Colors
- Lolita
- A Natural History of Homosexuality
- Slaughterhouse-Five
- The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings
- No One Belongs Here More Than You
- First Year, A.A. (Seminole State College)
- Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
- The Gun Seller
- Ariel: The Restored Edition
- The Handmaid's Tale
aug 26 2009 ∞
mar 5 2012 +
 ZenKimchi's 100 Korean Foods
- ✔ Myeolchi Bokkeum 멸치볶음 (Stir-fried Anchovies)
- ✔ Samgyetang 삼계탕 (Ginseng Chicken Soup)
- ✔ Bulgogi 불고기 (Grilled Marinated Beef)
- ✔ BulDalk 불닭 (Burn-your-pants-off Spicy Grilled Chicken)
- DalkBal 닭발 (Spicy Chicken Feet)
- ✔ Korean Fried Chicken 치킨
- ✔ Dalk Galbi 닭갈비 (Stir-fried Marinated Chicken and Veggies)
- ✔ San Nakji, chopped 산낙지 (Semi-live Baby Octopus)
- San Nakji, whole 산낙지 (Live Octopus)
- ✔ Sundubu Jjigae 순두부 찌게 (Soft Tofu Stew)
- ✔ Juk 죽 (Rice Porridge)
- ✔ Galbi 갈비 (Grilled Short Ribs)
oct 1 2008 ∞
apr 26 2010 +
 Main acts listed first.
- 2013/10/30 @ The Social: Tim Kasher, Laura Stevenson
- 2012/09/27 @ Hard Rock Live: Metric
- 2012/05/09 @ The Beacham: Beach House, Zomes
- 2012/04/10 @ The Social: Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Conduits
- 2011/09/11 @ House of Blues: Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit
- 2011/08/31 @ The Social: Tim Kasher, Aficionados, The Lonesome City Travelers
- 2011/03/03 @ House of Blues: Bright Eyes, Cursive
- 2010/11/26 @ The Social: Tim Kasher, Darren Hanlon
- 2010/10/21 @ The Social: We Are Scientists, Twin Tigers, Rewards (Aaron Pfenning)
- 2010/10/16 @ The Social: Eisley, Ives the Band, Christie Dupree
- 2010/10/10 @ The Social: Azure Ray, Dead ...
jun 25 2007 ∞
jan 15 2014 +
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 A
- Abner (Hebrew) "my father is a light"
- Abraxas (Aramaic) "I will create as I speak"
- Absalom (Hebrew) "my father is peace"
- Adam (Hebrew) "man"
- Adin (Hebrew) "slender, voluptuous"
- Adonis (Phoenician) "lord"
- Adrian (English) "from Hadria"
- Adriel (Hebrew) "followers of God, God's flock"
- Adrien (French) "from Hadria"
- Aeneas (Greek) "praise"
- Aiden (Irish) "little fire"
- Akira (Japanese) "intelligent, bright, clear"
- Alastair (Scottish) "defending men"
- Alden (English) "old friend"
- Alec (English) "defending men"
- Aleksandr (Russian) "defending men"
- Aleksi (Finnish) "helper" or "defender"
dec 2 2007 ∞
jul 8 2012 +
 Very Good Taste's Omnivore's Hundred
- Venison
- Nettle tea
- ✔ Huevos rancheros
- Steak tartare
- ✔ Crocodile (Does alligator count?)
- Black pudding
- ✔ Cheese fondue
- Carp
- Borscht
- ✔ Baba ghanoush
- ✔ Calamari
- ✔ Phở
- ✔ PB&J sandwich
- ✔ Aloo gobi
- ✔ Hot dog from a street cart
- Epoisses
- Black truffle
- ✔ Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
- ✔ Steamed pork buns
oct 1 2008 ∞
may 6 2019 +
- ✔ Alabama
- ✔ Alaska
- ✔ Arizona
- Arkansas
- ✔ California
- Colorado
- ✔ Connecticut
- ✔ Delaware
- ✔ Florida
- ✔ Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- ✔ Illinois
- ✔ Indiana
- ✔ Iowa
- Kansas
- ✔ Kentucky
- ✔ Louisiana
- ✔ Maine
- ✔ Maryland
- ✔ Massachusetts
sep 30 2010 ∞
feb 29 2024 +
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 A
- Abigail (Hebrew) "my father is joy"
- Acacia (Greek) "thorn, point"
- Adalia (Hebrew) "Yahweh is just" — a boy's name, but sounds feminine to me
- Adalind (German) "noble and tender"
- Addison (English) "son of Adam"
- Adelaide (German) "noble kind"
- Adéle / Adelle (French) "noble"
- Adélie (German) "noble" . . . or possibly "kind mistress" or "noble meadow"
- Adeline / Adaline (French) "noble"
- Adhara (Arabic) "maidens"
- Adin (Swahili) "ornamental"
- Adorinda (Esperanto) "adorable"
- Adrianne (Latin) "from Hadria"
- Adrienne (French) "from Hadria"
- Aimée (French) "beloved"
- Airi (Japanese) "love, affection" with "jasmine" or "pear"
- Alanis (English) "little rock" or "handso...
jun 17 2007 ∞
feb 2 2021 +
 My 11th grade English teacher compiled a list of 62 "independent novels" as the basis of a research paper. My goal: read them all.
And, yes, I realize some of them are in fact plays, but for the sake of simplicity . . .
- War Books
- ✔ Red Badge of Courage
- ✔ Catch-22
- A Farewell to Arms
- ✔ All Quiet on the Western Front
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- The Sun Also Rises
- Odd/Different Novels
- The Sound and the Fury
- As I Lay Dying
- A Clockwork Orange
- ✔ Slaughterhouse-Five
may 13 2009 ∞
oct 4 2020 +
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