The Criterion Collection Masters of Cinema (though a region-free DVD player is needed) are a greater education in film theory than most classes I took. Wonderful stuff.

http://eurekavideo.co.uk/moc/

They make me laugh; it seems like their hearts are in the right place. I just question how seriously others take their attempts at social justice. They seem to be written off or ignored as pranksters, and so it's maybe not so effective in enacting change. I guess awareness is the first step.

I had my phase of reading all of her work. Some novels were very good (particularly The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Member of the Wedding), but The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is hard to top. Will likely finish her oeuvre someday. Clean, pared down style.

The world you see out there can be boiled down to the world within. For me, the goal is to get the two as close as possible.

Essential, authentic, soul-searching music. You'd be hard pressed to find tunes with more vitality and ferocious outpouring of emotion than the early 20th century blues.

An incredible human being. He seemed infinitely curious and not for this world. A couple interesting letters:
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/01/ordinary-standards-do-not-apply-to.html
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/12/we-have-message-from-another-world.html

This game amazed me as a kid and perhaps serves as the reason why I sometimes see unrelated events as chain reactions.

One of my favorite parks in the city; an inventive, resourceful use of an otherwise abandoned space. When empty of visitors, it's a sublimely quiet place to be. Looking forward to the completed stretch (up to 34th Street).

Has replaced RapidShare as my site of choice.

One of my majors in college (the other was Film). Like anything else, good in moderate doses. Very easy to overdo it theoretically. Felt I was always wondering the practicality of a lot of the readings. Aristotle or Plato (not surprisingly) answered from this angle more often than others, in my opinion.

Possibly my favorite condiment. Love a real spicy, dijon or horseradish. It has to burn the nostrils a bit. Also really like the gritty ones where you see the seeds.

One of my very few heroes.

My favorite precipitation. New York City could use some more of it.

Rode this a few years back (around the time of its opening) and it's probably the closest I've felt to death. Exhilarating. The pictures afterwards are the funniest because people look legitimately frightened.

Just because celebrities entertain the public doesn't make their lives public domain as well. An incredible athlete and a game-changer for one of the least integrated sports.

Got myself one of these and couldn't be happier. You spend a little more for the real piano feel and sound, but it's worth it.

Not nearly as lauded or known as his work demands. The Decalogue and Colors trilogy are masterful.

Interesting phenomenon, but seems to be simply a natural product of the surroundings (the need to diagnose everything, overpopulation, the necessity for some solitude, increasing social pressures) more than a disorder or issue.

My favorite holiday.

Hard to beat the quality and low prices. I guess that's why they're always packed to the brim, preventing me from going. I spend a half-hour shopping and an hour in the checkout line.

The high prices are a bit exaggerated by naysayers. This is the only place I shop and will be a factor in where I move when my lease is up. Quality over quantity.

Started putting birdseed out on my fire escape and get maybe 15-20 sparrows visiting at a time. Funny little fellows.

After everyone got over how creepy the satellite views were, it became immediately evident just how useful this is. If you live in a big city, the transit maps and directions are incredible.

Really love this stuff. My first-grade teacher taught us how to make this, but that nugget of information has long since been forgotten. Who's got a tried-and-true recipe?

A good filmmaker (though sparse output), better photographer. Seeing his book The Americans on display at the Met in order was one of the best photography exhibits I've seen (admittedly not many).

Invaluable resource for New Yorkers. Once you learn your way around, it beats Amazon in price (usually) and you don't have to wait for anything to be shipped.

Really dense reading, but when something clicks, it's incredible. His categorical imperative changed the way I think.

Whether or not you like Microsoft, it's hard to ignore his philanthropic efforts.

I tried living in the outer boroughs, but it just wasn't the same, mostly because I prefer to rely on nothing but my feet to get around.

Learning to embrace struggling makes things a whole lot easier.

A good start to basic dream interpretation, but as with a regular dictionary, context is very important.

The last update for my poor PowerPC processor. Guess I'll have to switch to Intel when the time comes. Until then, I'm riding this into the sunset. Cleaner look+feel than Tiger.