Ten bodies in the solar system have stable atmospheres.
One Book, One Movie, and One Album That I Think Everyone Should Read, Watch, and Hear
This list is impossible but here goes. Read more…
The List App Archive (Page 4)
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.
My Lists
1 regret, 1 moment of pride, 1 goal, 1 dream and 1 fantasy (any way you define that)
Regret: I’m not big on regret but that’s a lousy response to the question so I’ll say this: That it took me so long to figure out there’s nothing wrong with me and I can do and be and love anything I want.
Sometimes I think the reason I like coming of age stories so much is that I spent so much of my life doing it.
Pride: That I did ok with my kids.
I think every parent thinks this and every kid knows how much their parents screwed them up, but I tried to listen and I tried to teach, I tried to protect them, I tried to expose them, I tried to guide them and I tried to set them free. I tried to model the right things and I definitely learned every day. And I always always always loved them. I like to think I did ok.
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The Problem with The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
This is an apology gift to all my new followers, who I mistakenly called spammers. Forgive me. I’m not usually so cynical. Wait… Read more…
Kimmy Swears
[ed: This is in reference to the delightful Netflix show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt] Read more…
All the Annoying Ways I Sometimes Refer to One or Both of My Children
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Captain America: Civil War
I thought it was pretty great.
I’m surprised to see you all talking about it today.
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Dear Miss Manners
Is it wrong to put a little smear of soft butter on this cookie before I eat it?
Ok but I mean is it really wrong?
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Questions for Introverts From a Raging Extrovert
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Tolerance, Ranked
You are different from me and I tolerate you.
You are different from me and I admire you.
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Things That Taste Like Childhood
Hershey’s chocolate syrup on vanilla ice cream.
Eating this right now. That residual stuff in the bottom of the bowl is like Proust’s madeline.
Creamsicles.
Just had a Rita’s lemon ice with vanilla frozen custard the other day which bought this right back to the front of my consciousness.
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Met Gala
Gaa-la?
Gay-la?
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The Phrase Of This Title I Am, The One I Want To Be, And The One I Probably Will Become
This list turned out way more depressing than I intended. Read more…
5 Lists My Parents Would 100% Write About Me
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Hey List App I Need A Haircut. Want To Walk With Me To The Barber?
Here we go!
Hey someone’s dog pooped in my yard again. Shocker.
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Nerd School / Geek School: Compare and Contrast
🤓 @imc goes to Veritas Preparatory Academy, a very nerdy school.
🤖 @sophster goes to Metropolitan Arts Institute, a very geeky school.
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Things I Believe That I Learned From Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
White dudes hold the record for creepy crimes.
But females are strong as hell.
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Things I Did Not Have For Dinner
Roasted broccoli
Honey wheat pretzels
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Do I Have to "Convert" My Old Titles Before I Can Use Mixed Case Titles In New Lists? (No I Do Not)
Update: Seems it was a bug, now fixed. Disregard! Read more…
Crowd Funding Platforms and Their Uses
Kickstarter
Primarily for monetizing pie-in-the-sky ideas that can’t actually be sold because they’re impossible. Also useful for ideas that are possible but you don’t really want to make them and just want to get money instead.
Caring Bridge
A currency exchange that converts sympathetic tears into US dollars.
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Most Memorable Fight I've Had With My Sister
Inspired by @jennifergster and many more. Sorry this list is so pretentious. Read more…
Great Song Lyrics #1: R.E.M.
I’m going to make some lists about lyrics I love. I’ll start with R.E.M. which was my first lyric love way back in middle school. You kids today don’t know what it was like back then listening over and over with headphones and a pen and paper trying to work out the words so you can process them. R.E.M. was the first to put me through that. Read more…
Official Unicode Designation of Assorted Emoji
The more you know. (I’m bored and tired waiting for a build…) Read more…
How You Know You're in Love
I don’t know
You just know
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Actual Things Sophia Said Today
[on why Isabel was sitting on the couch watching tv instead of at school when I got up] “She only has like a month til she graduates, dad.”
Duh.
[on drinking more water] “I only drink San Peligrino. Can’t stand the regular stuff.”
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How to Be Me
Hold your wife’s purse while she runs in to the bathroom. 😃
Someone says “nice purse!” 🚶🏻
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Things Planet Nine Won't Do
Crash into Earth
Send a rain of hell fire (and comets!) into Earth
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Life's Greatest Mystery
I hate white chocolate…
HATE it. I hate it so much it kind of offends me that it is called chocolate. That’s like calling horse manure “brown gold”. It may be brown but it definitely isn’t gold.
I’m not big on peppermint…
I mean it’s ok I guess but if the choice is between peppermint candy and any other kind I choose other.
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Things I Can Do With My New iPhone SE That My Old iPhone 6S Couldn't Do
Write a list one handed while my left hand is comfortably perched behind my head.
Doing this right now and I’m in love.
Take it out of my pocket without standing up.
While in the car even!
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My Beauty Routine
I shower every day.
Twice most days in the summer.
I brush my hair kind of quickly.
I used to use hair spray but maybe 18 months ago I ran out as I was leaving for a trip and I realized I don’t actually need it. So I stopped using it. Look how dashing my hair is anyway.
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Movies That Are Actually Surprisingly Super Awesome
The new Jungle Book
Disney is really firing on all cylinders right now.
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If Facebook Were Real Life
Hello [friend name] I am inviting you to like my stupid business. Do you like it? Like it. LIKE IT.
Reminder! That thing I invited you to that you did not rsvp for and that you showed no interest in is TONIGHT! You were invited. Everyone was invited. Don’t forget.
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You Have 24 Hours and Can Do Anything You Want No restrictions...what Do You Do?
Sleep in til 8:00, quick shower.
8-9:00: Make breakfast for my girls. Waffles, eggs, biscuits, berries, bacon.
Yes they have to be out the door before eight but this is my fantasy so I’m both sleeping in AND making a nice breakfast. The kitchen will already be tidy and clean before I start.
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Government Hacks
I love the idea of creative workarounds to constitutional hangups. None of these are a slam dunk but they remind me that government is a complicated imaginative aggregate force of the people far more than a set of laws and that is neat. Any other cool ones? Read more…
What I Love About Music
I’m definitely not as in to music as many of you.
I own a decent pile of albums (iTunes says I have about 400) and I listen to music every day while I work.
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Signs This Guy at the Circle K Is Under the Influence
He is moving his limbs strangely.
He is swaying and dipping like a bad dancer.
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This or That: Book Lovers Edition
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My Masters Club Dinner Menu
Ugh I can’t believe Texas barbecue brisket was already taken. That will make this much harder. Read more…
Reason You'll Want Me to Be Your Guide in Phoenix
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Jobs I'd Really Like to Do Other Than the One I'm Already Doing
Note: I love my job. I look forward to work every morning and I love carving out some time late at night to dive deep in my work. Read more…
Things That Aren't the Same Thing
All words I’ve confused at one point or another. Explained poorly. Read more…