Books and Authors
David Sedaris, Haruki Murakami, Chuck Klosterman, Hunter S.
Thompson, Lawrence Krauss, Philip Pullman, Carl Sagan (especially
The Varieties of Scientific Experience), Amy Sedaris, Walter
Alvarez (
T.rex and the Crater of Doom - mostly for the cover
art, still a good story though)
movies: Theodore Rex (the movie where whoopie goldberg is a
tough cop who works solo but gets teamed up with a dinosaur on a
mission to save the world).
Anchorman, Animal House, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Back to the
Future, Batteries not Included, Captain Eo, Cat Ballou, Conquest of
the Planet of the Apes, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Flight of
the Navigator, Ghostbusters 1 & 2, Grandma's Boy, Harold and
Kumar Go to Whitecastle, Harold and Maude, Moulin Rouge, Nine to
Five, Orgasmo, Party Monster, Persepolis, Robin Hood (Disney),
Revenge of the Nerds, Short Circuit, Star Wars, Superbad, Star Trek
(esp. The Wrath of Khan --> Voyage Home), Talladega Nights,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Trilogy, The Best Little Whorehouse in
Texas, The Land Before Time, The Little Mermaid, The Toxic Avenger,
The Warriors, Trapped in the Closet, Willow, Zoolander
tv: Wonder Showzen, Strangers with
Candy, Twin Peaks, Buffy, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Home Movies,
House, Metalocalypse, Star Trek (original series), South Park,
Arrested Development (i watched season 2 before work one day), 30
Rock, Parks & Rec, Archer, Futurama, 3rd Rock from the Sun,
Portlandia, Doctor Who, Bob's Burgers, DEGRASSI!
music: Chromeo, The Misfits, ABBA, Pat Benatar, Dirt Nasty,
David Bowie, Queen, Ladytron, Goldfrapp, Euromotion, Flaming Lips,
Magnetic Fields, The Smiths... Morrissey... Smorrissey?, The Slits,
Annie, Vitalic, Shiny Toy Guns, Princess Superstar, Jerry Reed,
Girl Talk, Fischerspooner, The Faint, ELO, Gravy Train!, MSTRKRFT,
Metric, Johnathan Richman, Pulp, Rush, Journey, Neutral Milk Hotel,
Anita Ward, Air, Neon Indian, Of Montreal, Prince, Belle and
Sebastian, Chemical Brothers, Pixies, Felix da Housecat, Hot Chip,
The Kinks, Major Lazer, Yacht, Arcade Fire, Manu Chao, Camera
Obscura, Scissor Sisters, Passion Pit, Phoenix, CSS, Crystal
Castles, Simian Mobile Disco, Justice, Ozomatli, Elton John, Billy
Joel, Delorean, Scream Club, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Blonde
Redhead, Calvin Harris, MGMT, La Roux, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The
Almighty Defenders, Black Lips, King Khan and the Shrines, Hall
& Oates, Caribou, Private, Metronomy, Miami Horror, Memory
Tapes, Little Boots, N.A.S.A., The XX, Cut Copy, Holy Ghost,
Santigold, the Smith Westerns, Eternal Summers, Glass Candy,
Chromatics, Blood Orange, Wild Nothing, Tame Impala, Porcelain
Raft, Mayer Hawthorne, The Supremes, The Shangri-Las, The Crystals,
Hunx & His Punx, Supertramp, Grimes, Nick Waterhouse, the Naked
and Famous, Foxygen, Yelle!
fun food: (not necessarily my favorite favorites; but all
unique, noteworthy and delicious. not in any order)-
1) wet burritos from Taqueria Cancun on mission and 19th in SF.
they actually paint a Mexican flag of sauces on it. red salsa, sour
cream, green salsa. (i guess there's no eagle, so that would make
it an Italian flag.) then they float it in a moat of enchilada
sauce. yummy
2) Zante's Pizza (zantespizza.com) - indian food on a pizza! order
online, they'll deliver anywhere in SF
3) Pakwan's: get the Pakwan wrap (it's like a burrito but with
something like a tikka masala curry wrapped up with a naan) - @
16th & Guerrero near Dolores Park, SF. BYOB
4) Nude Sushi - order sushi online, they'll deliver in Berkeley
LATE
5) BBQ from Looney's, Everett & Jones, Big Nate's
New York:
S'Mac,
Thai Terminal,
Sigiri,
Cafe Himalaya, brunch at
Esperanto, Mudd Coffee, Artichoke,
Caracas, Mamouns, Prosperity Dumpling, Snacky, Korean
Fried Chicken at
Boka
