accents, balthasar, coney island, dogs, etymology, flats, gathering cookbooks, hand-me-down furniture, indoor grilling, jim henson, kindred pals, living together, mama, neenee, open mouth kissing, prospect park, quick wit, relaxation, seafood, tea, underwear, vintage books, weekends with cat and boy, xo, yellow, zephyr
buster bluth.
the artists (present and future) of almost gold recordings, pinback, bat for lashes, death cab for cutie, the magnetic fields, superdrag, sloan, tv on the radio, the rapture, the postal service, the shins, elliott smith, sigur ros, radiohead, gravenhurst, blonde redhead, rem, bjork, the album leaf, do make say think, portishead, the incredible moses leroy, beastie boys, ladytron, david byrne, mogwai, godspeed! you black emperor, the secret life of sofia, the decemberists, sufjan stevens, regina spektor, peter gabriel, patsy cline, loretta lynn, the cure, the kinks, iron & wine, psapp, modest mouse, of montreal, optiganally yours, pj harvey, talking heads, cursive, prince, spoon, the walkmen, kings of convenience, yeah yeah yeahs, mew, roxy music's "more than this", and so on.
wet hot american summer, rushmore, thrashin', labyrinth, the dark crystal, brazil, holes, punch-drunk love, mean girls, scrooged, stand by me, cabin fever, willow, zoolander, elf, mallrats, any film featuring the genius of pauly shore, the warriors, donnie darko, time bandits, the lost boys, junebug, mad hot ballroom, the goonies, the incredibles, jesus' son, clerks, triplets of belleville.
the infamous chill sisters, the office, aqua teen hunger force, project runway, 30 Rock, arrested development, flight of the conchords, the muppets, and the greatest show of all time--freaks and geeks.
jeffrey eugenides, roald dahl, truman capote, lois lowry, james baldwin, shel silverstein, nicholson baker, nigel slater, cookbooks, "the food lover's companion," "the book of lost things," "their eyes were watching god", "to kill a mockingbird", "the world according to garp", and "dandylion wine".
tim gunn. buddy the elf and hermie. paula deen. helen mirren. the two fat ladies.