Favorites
These are a few of my favorite things. I’m sticking to a limit of two in each category.
Media, art, people
Note: I’m not playing a critic trying to rank the best art ever made. This is just stuff I enjoy and look forward to.
Movies
- Heat
- The Matrix
Actors
- Benicio del Toro
- John Turturro
Villains
- Bane
- Thanos
TV Shows
- Arrested Development
- Succession
Books
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
- Underworld by Don DeLillo
Bands
This is a tough one. I decided a requirement is knowing and appreciating multiple band members.
- Pink Floyd or The Police. I’m torn. Coming back to this one.
- KNOWER
Solo artists
- Tom Waits
- Kate Bush
Guitar players
- Steve Lukather
- Michael Landau
Songs to listen to on a great stereo
- Avalon by Roxy Music
- Get on the Floor by Michael Jackson*
* Not sure this is hifi-snob approved, but it’s just so fun. Also, I know MJ is problematic, but: (a) this is from his first album before the nasty stuff, and (b) this is as much [if not more] about Quincy Jones and Louis Johnson as it is about MJ.
Songs to make me tear up 🥺
- Fields of Gold by Sting
- Don’t Give Up by Peter Gabriel
Food and senses
Meals
- Steak
- Pasta (alla vodka, carbonara, e pepe)
Assuming they’re great, not average. If we’re talking average, I’d go pizza and ramen, or maybe some typical Americanized Chinese food.
Cocktails
- Manhattan
- Negroni
Smells
- A bag of fresh coffee beans
- A roasting turkey
Stuff, purchases
Requirement: Stuff I currently own.
Physical tools
- Impact driver
- Track saw
Watches
- Hamilton Murph 42mm
- Vaer S5 Calendar Field White
Bags
- Backpack: Maybe my new Evergoods Civic Travel Pack, but I just got it. Will update.
- Murse: Greenroom136 Metromonger Prime
Keyboards
- Keychron Q11 split keyboard (at my desk)
- Nuphy Air75 (on the go)
Splurges
- My hifi rig
- (Upcoming) We’re renovating our garage in part to get me out of the basement and into an above-ground office with natural light. Can’t wait.
Tech
Command-line tools
- fzf
- mutliplexers: tmux or herdr at the moment, maybe Rex soon
Text editors
- Neovim
- Zed
Experiences
Hobbies
- Blogging and playing with this website*
- Playing guitar
* This is kind of cheating because it includes playing in the terminal, multiplexers, Neovim, etc.
Vacations
- Italy (recent trip without kids)
- Costa Rica (honeymoon)