• Man on Wire (Jan, me)
• Closer (Jan, me)
• After the Wedding (Jan, me)
• Delicatessen (Jan, me)
• Triplet of Belleville (Jan, me)
• Coraline (Feb, siblings)
• He's Just Not That Into You (Feb, Michelle)
• Confessions of a Shopaholic (Feb, Michelle)
• Vicky Christina (Mar, me)
• My Best Friend's Wedding (Mar, Michelle)
• The Women (Apr, sisters)
• L'Heure d'été (Summer Hours) (Jun, French meetup)
• Away We Go (Jun, sisters)
• Bruno (J...

Checks indicate things I've been able to do consistently during the week since starting this list

• Yoga 2-3 times a week
• Play the piano for at least 15-30 min. a day
• Start the day early
• Eat breakfast
• Try to get at least 5 hours of sleep everyday
• Keep up with current events
• Learn new words
• Brush up on French/Vietnamese grammar and vocabulary
• Keep up with my daily podcasts
• Keep up with reading my weekly/monthl...

• "heavy with submerged intent" ("The Secret Goldfish", David Means)
• "physical manifestation of a fact" ("The Secret Goldfish", David Means)
• "imbued with a melancholy philosophy" ("Minuet", Guy de Maupassant)
• "elemental simplicity" (forgot)
• "Soon she would see him clearly and understand her mistake" ("Awake", Tobias Wolff)
• "Ain't it sad now, ain't it true, there's no more place for me and you, but space ...

• The Walkmen (01/21/2009)
• Beach House
• Johnny and the Moon
• Akron/Family (03/08/2009)
• Howlin Rain
• Ratatat (04/03/2009)
• Despot
• Tussle
• Dr. Dog (04/16/2009)
• Golden Boots
• The Cave Singers
• The Faint (04/29/2009)
• Ladytron
• Yann Tiersen (05/01/2009)
• Asobi Seksu
• Animal Collective (05/26/2009)
• Grouper
• Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars (06/11/2009)
• Au Revoir Simone (06/13/2009)
• The Antlers
• Grizzly Bear (06/22/2009)
• Here We Go Magic
• De...

• The Walkmen - You and Me
• The Walkmen - The Blue Route/Canadian Girl (7")
• Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
• Department of Eagles - No One Does It Like You/Too Little Too Late (7")
• Bon Iver - Blood Bank
• Grizzly Bear - Friend
• Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
• St. Vincent - Actor
• St. Vincent - Bicycle (7")
• Colleen - Everyone Alive Wants Answers
• The Antlers - Hospice
• Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
• Grizzly Bear - Horn of Plen...

• Cellphones going off during a play or any other inappropriate time, esp. if the ringtone is hilarious.
• Finding forgotten, yet still edible food in my desk drawer at work. (e.g. muffins, swedish fish, cookies, etc.)
• Non-personalized license plates that coincidentally say things like, "2PAC100" or "5EXY621".
• Not being helped by the mechanic because he's too busy on the phone with his friend talking abo...