Geek's Past Joys
Submitted by geek on Thu, 12/04/2003 - 07:16
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- "Get Up Offa That Thing" James Brown (song)
- Closer (movie)
- Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein (book)
- the digital camera I got for Christmas
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch (movie)
- "Timorous Me" Ted Leo & the Pharmacists (song)
- the Velvet Underground t-shirt I got for Christmas
- The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer Kenneth Patchen (book)
- "In or Out" Ani DiFranco (song)
- Live at Leeds The Who (album)
- Stone Butch Blues Leslie Feinberg (book)
- pistachio ice cream (food)
- "Lola" The Raincoats (song)
- looking forward to going back to Cleveland and visiting friends for 10 days
- cicadas (really creepy but intriguing bugs that have been underground for 17 years)
- grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches
- Loaded Velvet Underground (album)
- The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood (book)
- "Last to Know" by Alejandro Escovedo (song)
- Court and Spark Joni Mitchell (album)
- Peeps (disgusting sugar-coated marshmallows in the shape of chicks... I <3 them)
- my new glasses
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (book)
- the vegan food in the dining hall
- super fast college internet connection
- Something / Anything? Todd Rundgren (album) - I really, really love this album.
- GP/Greivous Angel Gram Parsons (album)
- No Thanks: '70s Punk Rebellion (boxset)
- "Belleville Rendezvous" (song)
- "Ruby" - The Apples in Stereo (song)
- diet coke with lime (soda)
- "Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?)" - Buzzcocks (SONG)
- "Love Hurts" Gram Parsons w/ Emmylou Harris (SONG)
- spring break spring break spring break - I am only going home... And it is only for a week... But I seriously need this vacation!
- "We're Just Friends" - Wilco (SONG)
- Is This It - The Strokes (ALBUM) - I was told it was addictive, but geez, I didn't expect it to be this much so!
- Lost in Translation (FILM)
- The Jew Store by Stella Suberman - reading for my American Studies class. I'm enjoying it a lot.
- This Year’s Model - Elvis Costello (ALBUM)
- chocolate milk (BEVERAGE)
- Talking to Listologists Off-Site - instant messenger, LiveJournal, emails, in person... I'm loving it all.
- Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography (BOOK)
- Songs For Dustmites - Steve Burns (ALBUM)
- A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (NOVEL)
- Big Fish (FILM)
- John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon (ALBUM)
- My American Studies Class - After one class I can tell this will be my favorite this semester. The professor is so nice, and, really, she's the first professor I've met here who I could immediately tell loves teaching and her students. It will be a lot of work, and a lot of reading, but I'm still excited. Oh, and, of the 12 people enrolled, 3 are friends I made earlier in the year!
- Boondocks (COMIC STRIP)
- bubble tea (BEVERAGE)
- A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (BOOKS)
- "Little Green" and "Carey" by Joni Mitchell (SONGS) - I don't know what it is, but something about the juxtaposition of or the transition between these two songs on Blue is so amazing.
- being home for over 3 weeks! I don't go back to school until January 10th.
- Saved By The Bell Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD (TV SERIES)
- "Crabs for Christmas" by David DeBoy (SONG) - Best Christmas song ever. It's about a guy from Baltimore who wants crabs. I don't know if anyone outside of the DC-Baltimore area would know of it, though. The only time I've ever heard it is on NPR here.
- http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/ (WEBSITE) - Alright, I'm probably the only person on this site who enjoys making paper snowflakes online. But, dammit, I'm enjoying it, and getting really good at it!
- A Christmas Story (MOVIE) - Yep, it's that time of year again...
- chai tea (FOOD)
- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco (ALBUM)
- the end of the semester - Sure, I have a ton of work to do, and I still have to deal with finals, but it's so great knowing that I'm almost done with my first semester of college.
- campus radio station - Actually, most shows aren't that great, but one of my friends has a show that plays decent college rock and I just discovered a rather good bluegrass show.
- going home for Thanksgiving - This is actually going to be the first time I've been home in over 3 months. I've seen my family, but at my grandparents' house, which is closer to Cleveland. Home is going to be great!
- the benefits of college - This week I'm seeing Les Misérables for free, the Cleveland Orchestra for free, and Stephen Hawking speak!
- Van Morrison (MUSICIAN) - I recently borrowed a few of my dad's albums (Astral Weeks, Moondance, and Saint Dominic's Preview) and I'm loving them.
- untoasted PopTarts (FOOD) standard college breakfast, no?
- "F*** and Run" by Liz Phair (SONG) - And "Divorce Song," but this is just the best. I listened to this album all summer, so I had to give it a rest for a while. It's been in my cd player for about a week now, though...
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Things retired from my "Current Joys" list.