Evidenced by my scholastic and professional choices, I am, in the parlance of our times, a pop culture junkie. The certificates and paystubs are simply the means to an end – that end being a constant, albeit futile, attempt to satiate my pop culture cravings. Even without the excuse that "pop culture's my job," I'd still attempt to pseudo-scientifically determine my top 10 songs of the year. I'd still sneak "Big Lebowski" quotes in whenever I can. I would still worship at the alter of TiVO. I would still be blessed/cursed with a Tourrettes-like compulsion to suggest double-entendre headlines. The truth is, I can't really tell the difference between my personal and professional lives anymore. I find myself working while I'm having fun, and having fun while I'm working. Things could be far worse.

people watching, reading, making insanely complicated mix cds, all things pop culture, puddle jumping, pedicures, footrubs, Colts, Reddi Wip, TiVO, Scrabble, spontaneous adventures, WOXY, urabus, Dave & Busters, Atari...and yet Wii, Jersey Shore, piggyback rides, backrubs, travel sized stuff, swag, hardcore road trips, pretending i understand why the pictures i take are good, learning new stuff, spending the whole day in pajamas, Carlsberg, Burmese food, Indian food, nasty nachos, not killing animals, getting better at being me, humanism, existentialism, grammar lessons

Prince, Tool, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, moe., Mule, Beastie Boys, P-Funk, Ben Harper, the Coup, Sublime, Mary's Danish, David Bowie, the Clash, Descendents, Talking Heads, Pixies, Lagwagon, Spinal Tap, Tenacious D, Beatles, Les Claypool, Phish, Flaming Lips, Led Zeppelin, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Chris Whitley ... Answering this accurately is an exercise in futility. Suffice to say, I don't like the Darkness. Or Barenaked Ladies. Or anyone who capitalizes on national tragedy by writing pseudo-patriotic Fourth of July anthems.

Big Lebowski, Real Genius, Office Space, Dogma, PCU, Swingers, Usual Suspects, Time Bandits, Clerks, Mallrats, All the Presidents Men, Shawshank Redemption, Life is Beautiful, On the Waterfront, Easy Rider, Sling Blade, The Fifth Element, Pulp Fiction, Gimme Shelter, Don't Look Back, Star Wars (pre-re-editing), Heathers, Say Anything, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Caddyshack, The Jerk, M*A*S*H, Princess Bride, Clue, Almost Famous, High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank, Clerks II

The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, 24, My Name is Earl, the Office (USA), Psych, Monk, Friday Night Lights, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Heroes, Lost, South Park, Entourage, Sopranos, Law & Order, CSI, Six Feet Under (RIP), Arrested Development (RIP), the Office (BBC), Extras (RIP). Just about anything on the History Channel. The occasional SNL skit. Reruns/DVDs of Kids in the Hall, Monty Python, The Young Ones, News Radio, League of Gentlemen, Freaks and Geeks, Strangers With Candy, Ren & Stimpy

All Vonnegut, All Robbins, All Krakauer, Rex Stout mysteries, The Divine Comedy, Pride &, Prejudice, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, those infernal Potter books, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Ginsberg, Fear and Loathing... in Las Vegas and on the Campaign Trail, All the President's Men, Good Omens, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Jonathan Strange &, Mr Norrell, Greek mythology. Shakespeare (comedies mostly). The Wasteland, Lester Bangs, Ann Powers, Pauline Kael