The List App, later rebranded li.st, was a short-lived social media app from, of all people, B.J. Novak of The Office fame. A friend of mine who’s way more looped in to this kind of thing than I am sent me an invitation during the pre-release beta period, when The List App was tiny and finding its footing.
The app was something like twitter for lists of things. There were lists, likes, re-lists, and trends. But the content of a post was always a list—bulleted, numbered, reverse-numbers, but always a list of things. I think Novak envisioned things like “My favorite restaurants in LA” and “Best albums of the year” or whatever, but TLA pretty quickly turned in to a weird sometimes beautiful place where a core of likeminded and somewhat bookish people shared things that made them happy, gave encouragement, and evolved a subculture. It was fun while it lasted (and it did not last long).
When the app shut down I archived all my posts because I’m a digital hoarder. You can find them all here.
❌ I have a thing for leather clad ladies on motorcycles.
I mean I do, but that’s not why I switched.
❌ I appreciate the frank directness of the new CEO
I’m from the generation that assumes their real straight talking CEO is the invention of a marketing team.
Inspired by Link . I used to wonder why people cared about weather apps. Then I remembered you don’t all live here. Read more…
What?
This is weird.
Press hard on the keyboard when typing
It is life altering: you can move the text insertion point around easily and precisely without your finger getting in the way of your view.
Press hard on the edge of the screen when swiping right from the edge
Many people know you can swipe right from the edge to go “back” in whatever app you’re in. (Try it now! It works in The List App.) With the 6S if you press a little harder while doing this you can go back to the previous App instead.
“Like the swansdown feather, that stands upon the swell at the full of tide, and neither way inclines.”
“The city cast her people out upon her; and Antony, enthroned i’th’market-place, did sit alone, whistling to th’air, which, but for vacancy, had gone to gaze on Cleopatra too, and made a gap in nature.”
0-10 Years
Bike stunts gone wrong, jumping out of trees and off of swings, failed construction projects, building and floating custom “rafts”.
10-20 Years
Running injuries, crossing frozen creeks, attempting sports, fights.
You would pluck out the heart of my mystery.
Love this angry line from Hamlet. We all deserve a little mystery.
When valor preys on reason it eats the sword it fights with.
Inspired by @shanaz. I tried to do the boy version but I think I just ended up with the introverted jerk version instead. Anybody want to be my friend? Read more…
Rolled her eyes
Laughed at me
Anybody else who doesn’t mind sharing? Read more…
I try to do this but I miss some because I get busy. Sorry if I missed you. Read more…
Can this just be perma-linked to music please? Read more…
He was definitely a jerk in a lot of ways. Not denying it. But the movie left a few things out. Read more…
I’m difficult to please. Read more…
How do you make a Kleenex dance?
Put a little boogie in it.
NPR Pledge Drive days
Examples of good things stripped of the inessential to reveal their truest value. Read more…
I was on The List App beta for 20 weeks. Invited by @ChrisK. For whatever reason I never invited anyone. This was a natural outlet for me because I’ve always been a fan of keeping lists of semi-random things. Read more…
Oh man, not sure I’m ready for this list…
No, definitely not ready…
I love a good romantic comedy but most of them aren’t very good. I’m no expert but to me this is how the genre family tree looks. Hop on the 400 year romantic comedy train. Read more…
Inspired by @hels, highly opinionated. Meant to be an open list with just a couple entries but I got carried away. Read more…
My lists will never trend again.
I’m cool with this.
Love you all.
Happy birthday Evan Pompodou!
I hope you have a wonderful day Evan Primrose!
This is a Roseate Spoonbill.
This is my dad today. Our story takes place many years ago. But now, as then, he is a man of great passions.
Sophie landed the part of Lieutenant Ward of the 17th Precinct in a local youth theater production of Annie. She worked hard for weeks and had the time of her life. She was smiling from ear to ear after the first show. Read more…
In order from least to most embarrassing. Read more…
Just thought you should know.
Seemed pertinent today.
Bat dad.
This guy telling his girlfriend he’s taking her picture then taking a video instead.
Link (Sorry for the daily mail link, I couldn’t find the YouTube original. Just watch the video.)
This accidental shot of someone’s feet.
This screen shot from Romeo + Juliet
I want to direct message @TheBianca
I need to direct message @TheBianca
Inspired by @Nicholas Read more…
Stand By Me Soundtrack
This was the first record I owned myself with my brand new record player so I could listen to what I wanted in my room.
U2 Joshua Tree
The first album I bought with my own money and one I listened to from about 12 years old right up to the present day. Still great.
FOR: Apparently has access to unlimited nuclear bombs and the means to deliver them anywhere in the inner solar system.
AGAINST: Getting a little chubby.
PRO: Not jar jar binks
CON: obviously just human children and little people wearing elaborate PJs
My skull. I cracked my skull when I was a year old by climbing up the drawer handles.
Breaking my foot by climbing up 15 feet in the air and then jumping down.
A dystopian novel-list inspired by @ErinFlaherty in which she and @sky press on. Read more…
Yeah I know this is unoriginal and a pot shot. Read more…
Requested by @ChrisK (They said “this is not in the world, this is in the western tradition because I don’t know any books in the world. Make sure you edit it to say that.”) Read more…
I’m glad I’m not dying.
Wow, I’m glad I’m not hurt at all.
I didn’t invite any of you to my bar mitzva
On a technicality; I’m no Bianca Zimmer. I went to a b’not mitzvah once. The ceremony part, not the the party part. It was lovely. I figured out the “Moshe” means “Moses” by listening and reading along and was proud of myself.
I secretly think I would adore the “bear don’t eat my kayak” lady if I knew her in real life.
For reference: Link She just seems slightly insane and very sweet, gosh darnit, and those are some of my favorite people.
Sophia’s in a play and has rehearsal in Scottsdale Monday-Thursday and I take her two days a week.
Zoom zoom to the school at 3:00 to pick her up, zoom home, eat, homework, zoom to Scottsdale, drop her off, zoom to restaurant with wifi, work for 2 hours 45 minutes, zoom to pick her up, zoom home. Home by 9:00. Zoom zoom.
Isabel is in a school play.
Practice practice. I love to help her practice.
The Emmys
The Oscars
Side note: I 💗 my Apple Watch. Read more…
