Things To Be Thankful For, 2004
Or, “these are a few of my faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavorite things.”
In no particular order:
This blog
Aaron Sorkin’s West Wing
Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night. How good a show was it? It made me love a show about sports. Me.
Libraries
Kirsty MacColl. You know that great feeling when you put on a CD you really like but for one reason or another haven’t listened to for a really long time and it almost sounds new? I did that with Tropical Brainstorm today.
The book about Kirsty MacColl
Being in the book about Kirsty MacColl
Keitha, Colley & Annabel. Friends I made up.
Corey, Stefon, Moya, A’mee and all and any other friends I didn’t.
Joe Jackson
Monty Python
Emma Peel (though, what’s up with her having a lower spot than Buffy on Bravo’s countdown? I don’t think so.)
The golden age of radio
Charles Schulz, Bill Melendez, Vince Guaraldi & everybody who worked on the classic Peanuts specials
Dan Rather stepping down
Anne Hathaway–who, you realize, I will one day do something like shoot the president of the united states in order to impress.
Bands Reunited when it’s good
The good seasons of Buffy & Angel
Spider-Man 2
Fraggle Rock, other Muppety goodness, and Jim Henson being on a postage stamp!
Stars (band)
Cole Porter
Gilmore Girls
Greg Rucka mysteries–although, he really pushes the unsympathetic lead characters thing sometimes.
Peter Cook
Jerry Goldsmith
Bobby Darin
It’s My Party (movie)
Amber Benson
Did I mention Anne Hathaway? I’m not crazy, right–that is an extraordinarily beautiful woman?
The Music Lovers (band), especially “Sometimes People Just Do Stupid Things.”
Spaced/Shaun of the Dead
Brad Bird/Pixar’s The Incredibles kicking Universal/Robert Zemicks’ Polar Express’s ass to the curb
The Iron Giant special edition DVD
Cowboys International’s The Backwards Life of Romeo CD
Jon Stewart on Crossfire
A new Jim Brooks movie, even if it does star Adam Sandler
Willow & Tara
Wolves
Susan Sarandon, Virgina Madsen, and Sonia Braga–if I were a woman, these would be my role models.
Bill Hicks
