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s o u n d t r a c k | twenty favourite songs

• ❝ain't it fun❞ — paramore
• ❝bashful❞ — kwes.
• ❝boom clap❞ — charli xcx
• ❝BTSK❞ — MS MR
• ❝chandelier❞ — sia
• ❝dirty paws❞ — of monsters and men
• ❝do i wanna know?❞ — arctic monkeys
• ❝eye of the needle❞ — sia
• ❝hey❞ — pixies
• ❝i follow rivers❞ — lykke li
• ❝outside❞ — calvin harris, ellie goulding
• ❝psycho killer❞ — talking heads
• ❝rather be❞ — clean bandit ft. jess glynne
• ❝riptide❞ — vance joy
• ❝say you'll be there❞ — mø
• ❝stay with me❞ — sam smith
• ❝stolen dance❞ — milky chance
• ❝take me to church❞ — hozier
• ❝tessellate❞ — alt-j
• ❝vienna❞ — billy joel

w a t c h l i s t | fifteen favourite films

• π (1998)
• american hustle (2013)
• apartment, the (1960)
• au revoir les enfants (1987)
• devil wears prada, the (2013)
• good will hunting (1997)
• grand budapest hotel, the (2014)
• guardians of the galaxy (2014)
• league of extraordinary gentlemen, the (2003)
• maleficent (2014)
• neverending story, the (1984)
• philadelphia (1993)
• punk singer, the (2013)
• sophie's choice (1982)
• synecdoche, new york (2008)

m a j o r e v e n t s | twelve holidays & happenings

• in january, i marched into j’s place of employment and argued his wrongful termination to reinstatement.
• in february, i attended a wildly inspiring local production of “the vagina monologues”.
• in march, it felt like winter was never going to end.
• in april, i became mildly obsessed with furthering my education via virtual hogwarts (and it was awesome).
• in may, drunken and heartbroken confession rerouted the course.
• in june, i out-interviewed the (probably better-qualified) competition and transferred internally to a loftier position.
• in july, sex.
• in august, an officer’s deplorable behaviour sparked a nation.
• in september, a case of mistaken identity had me in for questioning.
• in october, i donned rosie the riveter garb and bright red lippy for the first time (!!!).
• in november, … fuck, i’m still not ready to talk about november.
• in december, everything sort of came full circle, as it does.

w a t c h l i s t | pt. ii | ten netflix binges

• buffy the vampire slayer
• gilmore girls
• house, m.d.
• how i met your mother
• l word, the
• mindy project, the
• orange is the new black
• roseanne
• scandal
• taboo

l i f e c y c l e s | seven births & deaths

• birth, february, bradley
• death, march, patrick (s)
• death, august, mike brown (m)
• death, august, robin williams (s)
• death, september, tara (s)
• death, november, tamir rice (m)
• death, december, leelah alcorn (s)

and then some. unbelievable.

b i b l i o p h i l e f i l e s | five favourite books

• fahrenheit 451 , ray bradbury
• golem and the jinni, the , helene wecker
• invisible monsters , chuck palahniuk
• mr. penumbra's 24-hour bookstore , robin sloan
• ocean at the end of the lane, the , neil gaiman