the quest to become more white

I gave my sister-in-law the book Stuff White People Like for christmas, named after the wonderful blog. In the back of the book they have a quiz with 150 things that white people like and the reader is to go through them, checking off which ones they like. I scored a 75%. Pretty white. However, my whiteness quotient would have increased more had I known what some of the things are. Therefore, since I seem to appreciate most white things (I know that I shouldn't be happy about this, but I'm a lover and hater of all sub-cultures equally) I am going to look up the white stuff I've never heard of and hopefully love them too.

noam chomsky
michel gondry
michael chabon - the amazing adventures of kavalier & clay
jay mcinerney - bright lights, big city
neutral milk hotel
joanna newsom
mos def
mcsweeney's
the utne reader
saveur

now, i've heard of mos def and have seen most of michel gondry's films, but i obviously don't have enough working knowledge of them to declare, "i'm white and i like them." So, this will be my project until I go back to Graduate School (#81 on the list).

The Best Picture Ever

The Best Picture Ever
Originally uploaded by maryfd

this is me and my manatee friend in the florida keys. it swam into the docking area near where we were staying. my mom told me to jump in and touch it so i did. it felt like the bottom of a boat, all slimy.

Kodachrome / Mabellene [Live Album Version] - Simon & Garfunkel

I gave my mom this CD for christmas and it's been playing on repeat at my parents house all christmas day. bright eyes did a version that i found on some music site. he said that they sing it a lot on the bus on tour. i hope to see connor oberst in concert before he OD's.

gorgeous.

garance dore

yes.

Garance Dore

out shopping with sharon last week, i found some glitter pants like this at express. i haven't shopped at express since high school and forgot that they are very good for ridiculous club (as in, dance) wear. unfortunately the pants were $50. i'm going to the florida keys with my family in two days and will hopefully hit up the same thrift store across the street that i bought my other ridiculous glitter items at. wish me luck.

Couleurs d'usine by Pierre Béarn

Métro boulet bistrots mégots dodo zéro

(translation: "Subway work bars (cigarette) butts sleep nothing")

check out this fashion blog: Garance Dore

merry christmas!

from Kanye