• Calgary - Bon Iver
• Wildcat - Ratatat
• 1980 - Dirt Nasty
• Ready For the Floor - Lissy Trullie
• Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

• Diamond Dave's
• Neighbors Pub & Grill
• Voodoo Lounge
• Mickey's Bar
• Old Town Pub
• Reggie's Music Joint
• Holiday Club

• Three Floyds Gumballhead
• Goose Island Green Line Pale Ale
• Delirium Tremens
• Rogue Dead Guy Ale
• Fat Tire Amber Ale
• Newcastle Brown Ale

• Akron/Family
• Antony and the Johnsons
• The Bird and the Bee
• Blue Water White Death
• Broken Bells
• Califone
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Dirty Projectors
• The Dodos
• Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
• Film School
• Fruit Bats
• Gold Panda
• Gonjasufi
• Happy Birthday
• Hot Chip
• Zach Hill
• Japandroids
• Major Lazer
• Obi Best
• Panda Bear

• Eddie Izzard
  • History
  • Careers & smoking
• Daniel Tosh
  • Day Light Savings
  • Female Athletes
• Russell Brand
  • Death threats
• George Carlin
  • Dirty words
  • Proud parents
  • Similarities
• Robin Williams
  • Jesus
  • The French
  • Last ten years

• Beard Papa's
  • 108 N. State Street
  • BEST: chocolate eclairs, belgian chocolate shakes
• Broadway Cellars
  • 5900 N. Broadway Street
  • BEST: spinach and Gorgonzola meatloaf, wine selection
• Chipotle
  • everywhere
  • BEST: burritos, guacamole
• Clarke's
  • 930 W. Belmont Avenue
  • BEST: pickles, spinach artichoke dip, anything really
• Five Guys

It's been so long since I've watched any shows on a regular basis. There is a lot that I've been wanting to get caught up with.

• Shows I'd like to get back into watching:
  • Off the air-
    • 3rd Rock from the Sun
    • Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    • Are You Being Served? (UK)
    • Arrested Development
    • Boy Meets World
    • Doogie Howser, M.D.
    • Early Edition
    • ER
    • Extras (UK)
    • First Wave
    • Friends
    • Growing Pains

in bold = songs I sing often

crossed out = songs I'll never sing again

• All My Loving - The Beatles
• Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
• Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
• Big Balls - AC/DC
• Black Water - Doobie Brothers
• By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Champagne Supernova - Oasis
• The Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
• Crazy for This Girl - Evan and Jaron
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee (Duet)
• Don't Stop Believin' - Journey (Group)
• Fat Bottom Girls - Queen (Duet)
• Fever - Michael Bublé [Little Willie John cover]
• Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• Hemorrage (In My Hands) - Fuel
• Hotel California - The Eagles

• accordion
• piano
• synthesizer
• harmonica
• hang drum
• theremin
• didgeridoo
• bagpipes
• sitar
• banjo
• guitar
• keytar
• steel pans/drums
• fife
• whamola

• Blick Art Materials (10/2010 - present)
  • Sales associate
• U.S. Census Bureau (5/2010 - 9/2010)
  • Administrative clerk
  • Supply clerk
• T.J. Maxx (10/2009 - 5/2010)
  • Sales associate
• Pier 1 Imports (9/2009 - 7/2010)
  • Sales associate
• AmeriCorps*NCCC (7/2008 - 6/2009)
  • Volunteer
• CEC Theatres/Marcus Theatres (7/2006 - 6/2008)
  • Concessionist
  • Usher

• smoked Gouda
• herb goat cheese
• walnut Brie
• Muenster

• excessive humidity
• colored dress shirts with white collars
• toilet paper rolled under (rather than over)
• oversung karaoke songs
• hypocrites (even though I am one)
• stand-up comedians whose routines only rely on cursing and shock value to be funny
• those who try too hard to make inside jokes
• societal pressure to be in a relationship
• paper cuts and hangnails
• snobs
• impatient drivers
• the cost of living in a big city
• overpriced beer
• being indoors when the weather is nice
• throwing away what can be recycled
• waking up early

• Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
• I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
• Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charles R. Cross
• White Noise by Don Delillo
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players by Stefan Fatsis (currently reading)
• The Screwed up Life of Charlie the Second by Drew Ferguson
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• This Side of Paradise - by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
• Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
• Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Still incomplete. Hope to update soon...

The complete list was far too long, but here are a few of the highlights:

A

• Adventureland (2009)
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• American Beauty (1999)
• American Graffiti (1973)
• American History X (1998)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Are You Being Served? (1977)
• Army of Darkness (1992)
• Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)

B

• The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• Being John Malkovich (1999)
• Best in Show (2000)

• The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
• 8in8 - Nighty Night (2011)
• a-ha - Hunting High and Low (1985)
• Alice in Chains - Unplugged (1996)
• Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer (2008)
• Amanda Palmer - Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele EP (2010)
• Amanda Palmer - Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under (2011)
• Aqualung - Aqualung (2002)
• Aqualung - Still Life (2003)
• Aqualung - Words and Music (2008)
• Aqualung - Magnetic North (2010)
• Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)
• Architecture in Helsinki - Fingers Crossed (2003)
• Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die (2005)
• Architecture in Helsinki - Moment Bends (2011)
• The Antlers - Hospice (2009)
• The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
• Beatallica - Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band (200...

• Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
• Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
• Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs
• The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
• The Beatles - Yesterday and Today ("butcher" cover)
• The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (nicer copy)
• The Beatles - The Beatles ("The White Album") (nicer copy)
• The Beatles - Abbey Road
• The Beatles - Let It Be
• David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
• Coldplay - Parachutes
• Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
• Coldplay - X & Y
• Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
• The Cure - Disintegration
• The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls
• The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia...
• The Faint - Wet from Birth

• bicycle mechanics/maintenance
• cooking
• indie music
• retail businesses
• money management
• public transportation
• Amish culture
• my personal identity
• the U.S. census
• human biology
• Stanley Kubrick's filmography
• plant care
• the cost of groceries
• papasans
• the importance of sleep
• sushi
• Madison, WI
• flowers
• online businesses
• looking for a job
• canvassing

Some things just make me soooo happy.

• curling up with a sweater and a steaming mug of hot chocolate in the dead of winter (as we speak).
• spending hours looking in every nook and cranny of a thrift store.
• reading a book that is impossible to put down.
• sleeping in a hammock on a cool summer day.
• whenever a film or book is moving enough to make me cry.
• the feeling of having nothing to do and nowhere to go, and never being bored with life (it's been a while since i've experienced this).
• nostalgia.
• being able to see at least one person every day whose friendship i truly treasure.
• singing in the shower.

Some albums that remind me of middle school:

• Eiffel 65 – Europop
• Green Day – Dookie
• Injected – Burn It Black
• Kid Rock – Cocky
• Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
• Theory Of A Deadman – Theory Of A Deadman
• Various Artists – Millennium Hip-Hop Party
• Weird Al Yankovic – Poodle Hat
• Weird Al Yankovic – Running With Scissors

Albums that will always remind me of high school:

• Aqualung – Strange & Beautiful
• Beat Strings – Love, Lust, and Wonder
• Coldplay – X & Y
• Creed – Weathered
• Ella Rouge – Ella Rouge
• The Faint – Wet From Birth
• Fire When Ready – As The Sky Stared Down With Angry Clouds
• Five For Fighting – The Battle For Everything

• Smashmouth
• Ceili Rain
• Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Socialburn
• Wicked Wisdom
• Nonpoint
• Sevendust
• Leo Kottke
• Anorexic Beauty Queen
• Win The Fight
• Fire When Ready
• Sadness Falls Tonight
• As I Lay Dying
• Safie
• Infandous
• The Golden Autumn Day Strangler
• The Turd Burglars
• The Western Front
• The Teddy Boys (x2)
• The Beat Strings (x4)
• Marcato

• Contact High - Architecture in Helsinki
• Need You Now - Cut Copy
• I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem
• In For the Kill - La Roux
• Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
• Afraid of Everyone - The National
• Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
• Just Like Honey - Jesus and Mary Chain
• The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) - The Flaming Lips
• Young Blood - The Naked and Famous
• Daylight - Matt & Kim
• 5 Years Time - Noah and the Whale
• The Afterlife - YACHT
• This is Why We Fight - The Decemberists
• Dominoes - The Big Pink
• Map of Tasmania - Amanda Palmer (feat. The Young Punx)
• Bizness - tUnE-yArDs

• I often wish I was a more accomplished artist.
• I am a romantic at heart. I even tear up while watching certain movies/shows. Who needs that macho bullshit?
• I still have to ask my dad for money sometimes.
• I eat unhealthy food way more often than I should. Is it bad that dinner can consist solely of gas station food?
• When I was younger, I refused to use toothpaste while brushing my teeth.
• I'm very self-conscience about the way I look.
• Despite my formerly negative views on pretty much all pop music, I do enjoy my fair share of it. Say what you will, but I don't think I should feel guilty about listening to some Katy Perry.

Songs that I hope to one day sing on karaoke night:

• American Boy - Estelle feat. Kanye West (Duet)
• Black - Pearl Jam
• Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
• The Freshman - The Verve Pipe
• Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright [Leonard Cohen cover]
• Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
• Hook - Blues Traveler
• Inside Out - Eve 6
• Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
• It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
• It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
• Jackson - Johnny & June Carter Cash (Duet)
• Just a Friend - Biz Markie
• The Longest Time - Billy Joel
• No Matter What - Badfinger
• Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
• Runaround Sue - Dion

in bold = places I've lived

• Arkansas
• Colorado
  • Estes Park
• Delaware
• Idaho
  • Coeur D'Alene
• Illinois
  • Chicago
• Indiana
• Iowa
  • Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Rapids
  • Des Moines
  • Dubuque
  • Monticello
  • Iowa City

These are just some of the websites I frequent whenever I'm looking for a distraction from what it is that I really need to be doing:

• Awkward Family Photos
  • A wonderful collection of hilariously awkward pictures. Makes me laugh every time.
• Axe Cop
  • An amazing web comic that is drawn by 29-year-old artist Ethan Nicolle, and- most importantly- is written by his 5-year-old brother. A winning combination of a professional comic look and a ludicrous storyline.
• Confused Matthew
  • Not your average movie and TV reviews. Just watch how Matthew rips apart the Star Wars prequels.
• Craftster

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
• Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson
• Calvin and Hobbes books - Bill Watterson
• Blankets - Craig Thompson
• The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
• A Series of Unfortunate Events books - Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)

• Animal Collective
• Aqualung
• Arcade Fire
• Beastie Boys
• Ben Kweller
• Billy Joel
• Bon Iver
• Bright Eyes
• Coldplay
• Conner Oberst
• Crystal Castles
• The Cure
• Cut Copy
• David Bowie
• The Decemberists
• Dresden Dolls
• The Eagles
• Elton John
• Eurythmics
• The Faint
• The Flaming Lips

• 30 Rock
  • Season 1
• Are You Being Served?
  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2
  • Volume 3
• Flight of the Conchords
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
• MONK
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
• Weeds
  • Season 1
  • Season 2

• fabric softener
• freshly mowed lawn
• buttercream vanilla scent (from Pier 1)
• newly washed hair
• thrift stores
• old books
• new books
• my grandma's house
• meat cooking
• freshly baked bread
• coffee brewing
• cookies/brownies baking
• black and milds
• chocolate

March 31st. Things that have happened...

• Famous births
  • César Chávez (1927)
  • Liz Claibourne (1929)
  • Shirley Jones (1934)
  • Herb Alpert (1935)
  • Christopher Walken (1943)
  • Al Gore (1948)
  • Rhea Perlman (1948)
  • Angus Young (1955)
  • Ewan McGregor (1971)
• Famous deaths
  • Sir Isaac Newton (1727)
  • Anne Frank (1945)
  • Selena (1995)
  • Terri Schiavo (2005)
• World events
  • The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated (1889)