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100 favorite things (2008 version) Hi there, I'm back. While away, I did some interesting things (including a one-day vow of silence). But I also did my roughly annual 100-favorite-things list, which, as usual, I'll post here. It is written in long chain of association, which may be decodeable by the astute reader: indexes, index cards, card catalogs taxonomies + lists notebooks, blank books, composition books digital search journals + diaries weblogs + livejournals the comic "achewood" reading studying projects the spring conference receiving positive attention giving positive attention not being bored feeling competent / feeling powerful feeling like others perceive me as dangerous / alluring feeling like others perceive me as caring / kind / nonjudgmental resisting dichotomies dancing + dance music drones + drone music altered states listening to music while [in an altered state] having a beer in the afternoon in an unfamiliar city travelling roadtrips with a close friend the landscape of the american west forests trails and hikes the path between april + thor's driveway and their front door urban walks exploring abandoned buildings tunnels, passages, hidden spaces mazes + labyrinths dungeons and dragons + its culture + paraphenalia games in general: board games, card games, video games rust, moss, decay, mold taking photographs birdsong the movie "george washington" the movie "slacker" conversations listening group improvisation being among a group that is functioning well together being alone having ideas feeling creative writing laptop computers managing my music in iTunes adobe photoshop + adobe illustrator del.icio.us, flickr, and other web 2.0-type services the internet more broadly katamari damacy cute shit the idea of time travel / time travel narratives grant morrison's comics the marvel universe + its culture + paraphenalia jokes and being thought of as funny fonts the puzzle-solving elements of graphic design making everyday activities into a game self-improvement receiving recommendations from others cycles swimming naked exhibitionists touching others being touched venus ganesh thoth altars, ritual objects, charms unitarians + quakers smokers greasy spoons good coffeehouses free wi-fi long-form serial narrative buffy the vampire slayer subcultures sleeping next to someone flirting long-running relationships the fundamental variety of other people sharing food desserts, esp. ice cream + chocolate watching movies + having movie-watching projects being busy buy not feeling behind having knowledge / the unknown manipulating data invented languages silly songs coming out of depression / feeling optimistic epiphanies good memories / the promise of good things to come the world More reflections to come in a bit. Labels: lists, personal

Friday, June 20, 2008 10:24 AM   Comments: Just wondering.... Is "cute shit" something specific? Or does it refer to the feeling one gets when, say you see a picture of a puppy online and you say to yourself "yep, that's some cute shit." Again, just wondering. Either way, it's a great favorite thing to have. # posted by  James Yates : 2:41 PM   Yeah, the latter. Shit that is cute. See, for instance, any of these. # posted by  jpb : 1:06 PM   Post a Comment