Completing my trilogy of favorites of the decade (Oops, sorry Stacy! I meant to say "10 year period with the same digit in the second column".) is my 40 favorite books of the '00s. This was the most tedious list to compile because publication dates are notoriously fickle and I had to look almost everything up and abide by what Amazon said was the ( Read more... )

On the heels of my 40 favorite albums of the '00s list, here are what I consider my 40 favorite movies of the '00s. I guess I probably have pretty low-brow and mainstream taste in movies, but whatever; I like what I like. I don't consider myself much of a movie critic or even a huge fan of current cinema. I only see about 5-10 new releases on the ( Read more... )

After much toil and tribulation I have settled on my 40 favorite albums of the '00s. Please note that I did not use the word "decade" (so as not to anger stacyinthecity). However, I think it's a pretty unambiguous fact that the 10 year period which we refer to as the '00s by definition consists exclusively of the years 2000-2009. My rules were ( Read more... )

2009 Lists

( ALBUMS )

( And finally, 2008. )

Photos from this weekend's trip to Lobo Castle are here.

( The decade of lists continues. We're up to 2007. )

( Tedious Lists 2006 )

Before we get to the 2005 tedious lists, a few announcements: The Corner Laughers are playing at the Grant & Green tonight with KC Bowman, Anton Barbeau, Allen Clapp, John Moremen, Paul Myers & Allyson Seconds. I know it's a Tuesday but that is about the finest lineup you're ever going to see in San Francisco ( Read more... )

( 2004 End Of The Year Lists )

I found a post in my archives entitled "Tedious Lists 2003, Part One". Although this suggests that there should be a part two or three, none seems to exist. I did find a year-end survey that was making the rounds back then and included that as a bonus.

( 2003 Lists )