• bibimbap
• ceviche
• cheesecake
• chicken & dumplings
• clam chowder
• french toast
• fried pickles
• hot fries
• kimchi
• lumpia
• mackerel
• picadillo
• pizza
• pumpkin tempura
• sashimi (particularly salmon)
• shrimp balls
• steamed crab
• tamales
• tortas
• udon
• unagi

• crack my wrists
• touch my nose w/ my tongue
• burp on command
• sneeze on command
• be nice to people who have been mean to me

• Amazon
• Facebook
• Instagram
• J.K. Rowling/Harry Potter
• Reddit
• Spotify
• Starbucks
• TikTok
• X

• Slim's, San Francisco, California
• Back Bar, San Jose, California
• The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California
• Fox Theater, Oakland, California
• DNA Lounge, San Francisco, California
• Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, California
• House of Blues, San Diego, California
• San Jose Civic, San Jose, California
• Cafe Stritch, San Jose, California
• The Warfield, San Francisco, California
• The Filmore, San Francisco, California
• August Hall, San Francisco, California
• Art Boutiki Music Hall, San Jose, California
• Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, California
• The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, California
• Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, California
• Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
• Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music, Berkeley, California

• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Barcelona, Spain
• Beijing, China
• British Columbia, Canada
• Bruges, Belgium
• Budapest, Hungary
• Burlington, Vermont
• Chicago, Illinois
• Dublin, Ireland
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Hong Kong, China
• Honolulu, Hawaii
• Kyoto, Japan
• London, England
• Machu Picchu, Andes Mountains, Peru
• Malta, Europe
• Milan, Italy
• Montego Bay, Jamaica
• Montreal, Canada
• New York City, New York

(not in a parasocial way; I just enjoy their work)

• bell hooks
• Brandon Sanderson
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Chuck Palahniuk
• Hermann Hesse
• Iris Chang
• Madeline Miller
• Mary Roach
• Ruth Ozeki
• Sayaka Murata
• Shinsuke Yoshitake
• TJ Klune
• Toni Morrison
• Toshikazu Kawaguchi
• Xiran Jay Zhao