The 2025 Index

Table for Two by Amor Towles
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth R. Varon
How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told by Harrison Scott Key
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
How Ready Are You For Love? by The School of Life
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel
Wool by Hugh Howey
Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder by Matthew Pearl
Dating Sucks, But You Don't: The Modern Guy's Guide to Total Confidence, Romantic Connection, and Finding the Perfect Partner by Connell Barrett
The Meaning of Life by The School of Life
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Branden Sanderson
Polostan (Bomb Light, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson
Honjok: The Art of Living Alone by Crystal Tai and Francie Healey
I Used to be a Miserable F*ck: An Everyman's Guide to a Meaningful Life by John Kim
Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told by Harrison Scott Key
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Bury Me by Jason Isbell
Your House by Inhaler
Burn The Boats by Hamilton Leithauser
Ankles by Lucy Dacus
I’ll Be OK by Michigander
Man by Lily Hiatt
Blue Jean Baby by Zach Bryan
Descendants by Wilder Woods
Wristwatch by MJ Lenderman
People Watching by Sam Fender
Sober by Bartees Strange
Heart-Shaped Box by Father John Misty
It’s A Mirror by Perfume Genius
Dollar Store by Ben Kwelller feat. Waxahatchee
Improbable Germany by Wilco
Time Waited by My Morning Jacket
Impossible People by Matt Nathanson
Bed No Breakfast by Maren Morris
Dreams by Jade Bird
Much Ado About Nothing by Waxahatchee
Ultraviolet by Clover Company
Picture Window by Japanese Breakfast
Pareidolia - Alt. Version by Ken Pomeroy
Rubber Band Man by Mumford and Sons w/ Hozier
Eternal Love by AVTT/PTTN
Minor Inconveniences by Bebe Stockwell
Coyote by Mt. Joy
Shovel by Deep Sea Diver
Wreck by Neko Case
Coal by Dylan Gossett
Sushi and Coca-Cola by St. Paul and the Broken Bones
The New Yorker Encyclopedia Of Cartoons, Vol. 1 & 2
The New York Times Book Of Movies: The Essential 1,000 Films to See
The Art Museum (Phaidon)
Handbook Of The Collection (The Whitney Museum)
Pavement, Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal (new), Sig’s Record Lagoon [hard-to-find box set]
Singles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Vol. 1 (new), Waterloo Records [rare]
Singles Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Vol. 2 (new), Waterloo Records [rare]
Old 97’s, Terlingua/Off My Mynd 10” (used), Waterloo Records
Jade Bird, Burn The Hardrive 10” (rare), Waterloo Records
New Movies
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat w/ Carlos
Captain America: Brave New World
Black Bag
Novocaine
Death Of A Unicorn
Secret Mall Apartment
Drop
Sinners
Thunderbolts*
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Friendship
The Phoenician Scheme
Ballerina
Pavements
Life of Chuck
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Superman
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
Fantastic Four: First Steps
Americana
Highest 2 Lowest
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
One Battle After Another
Videoheaven
Tron: Ares w/ Tom
Blue Moon
Frankenstein
The Mastermind
The Running Man
Significant Other
Wicked + Wicked: For Good
Predator: Badlands
Eternity
Dust Bunny
Old Movies
Rashomon w/ Carlos & Lauren
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
The Hidden Fortress
Yojimbo
Shanghai Blues w/ Bambina
Ikiru
High and Low
Ran
The Magnificient Ambersons
A Better Tomorrow
The Killer
Hard Boiled
The Great Dictator
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
It’s A Wonderful Life
The Apartment
When Harry Met Sally
Black Bag
Secret Mall Apartment
Sinners
Pavements
One Battle After Another
Wake Up, Dead Man
The Ultimatum, Netflix, S3
Love Is Blind (UK), Netflix, S2
Love Is Blind, Netflix, S9
Love Is Blind (Sweden), Netflix, S2
The Recruit, Netflix, S2
Department Q, Netflix, S1
Great British Baking Show, Netflix, S16
Nobody Wants This, Netflix, S2
Next Gen Chef, Netflix, S1
Wildcard Kitchen, Food Network, S2
Tournament Of Champions, Food Network, S6
24 In 24, Food Network, S2
BBQ Brawl, Food Network, S6
Chef Grudge Match, Food Network, S1
Bobby’s Triple Threat, Food Network, S4
Halloween Baking Challenge, Food Network, S11
Tournament Of Champions: All-Star Christmas, Food Network, S1
HomeTown Takeover, HGTV, S3
Rock The Block, HGTV, S6
Bargain Block, HGTV, S5
Sin City Rehab, HGTV, S1
Virgins, TLC, S1
Match Me Abroad, TLC, S2
Skeleton Crew, Disney+, S1
Daredevil: Born Again, Disney+, S1
Andor, Disney+, S2
Kitchen Nightmares, Fox, S2
Next Level Chef, Fox, S4
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service, Fox, S4
MasterChef, Fox, S15
Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, S24
Paradise, Hulu, S1
King Of The Hill, Hulu, S14
Only Murders In The Building, Hulu, S5
Alien: Earth, FX, S1
The Lowdown, FX, S1
Severance, Apple TV+, S2
Mythic Quest, Apple TV+, S4
Side Quest, Apple TV+, S1
The Studio, Apple TV+, S1
Murderbot, Apple TV+, S1
Foundation, Apple TV+, S3
Platonic, Apple TV+, S2
Slow Horses, Apple TV+, S5
Pluribus, Apple TV+, S1
The Gilded Age, HBO, S3
Bosch: Legacy, Prime Video, S3
Ballard, Prime Video, S1
Top Chef, Peacock, S22
Poker Face, Peacock, S2
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, S3
San Antonio (4)
San Marcos
Houston
Day Maker Half Day Cafe w/ Larry ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Allday Pizza (Hyde Park) w/ Stephen ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cousin Louie’s ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Paperboy South ⭐⭐
Churchrow BBQ w/ Mom & Dad ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Taquería De Diez (S. Lamar) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
True Texas BBQ (Tech Ridge) ⭐⭐
Dovetail Pizza w/ Larry ⭐⭐⭐⭐
OMG Squee ⭐⭐⭐⭐
NoFi Slow Bar (San Antonio) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Civil Goat Coffee - Cuernavaca ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Uptown Sports Club ⭐⭐⭐
The Long Goodbye w/ Carlos & Lauren ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sandy’s ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Abby Jane Bakeshop ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mian & Bao ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Common Bond To-Go (Memorial City, Houston) ⭐⭐⭐
Ling Wu Asian Restaurant (The Grove) w/ Bambina ⭐⭐⭐
Mercado Sin Nombre ⭐⭐⭐
Loro (Domain) ⭐⭐⭐
Little Deli & Pizzeria (Windsor Park) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Crème Coffee & Social (San Antonio) ⭐⭐
Costa Pacifica Margarita Garden (San Antonio) ⭐⭐⭐
La Dosis Coffee & Cocktails (Cedar Park) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genuine Joe’s @ Russell’s Bakery ⭐⭐⭐
Croque madame w/ potato wedges, Day Maker Half Day Cafe
The left side of the menu, Allday Pizza
Prime rib pizza w/ ricotta cream, caramelized onions, Fresno chilis, and arugula, Dovetail Pizza
Shakshuka, Day Maker Half Day Cafe
Fire-roasted corn w/ labneh, za’atar, and Sivri pepper, Ladino (San Antonio)
Green Schug Collins, Ladino (San Antonio)
Iced strawberry matcha w/ strawberry cold foam and freeze-dried strawberries, Civil Goat Coffee
Soup dumplings, Ling Wu Asian Restaurant (The Grove)
Lobster puffs, Ling Wu Asian Restaurant (The Grove)
La Valentina taco @ Churchrow BBQ
Carne asada burrito, Taquería De Diez
Prime rib w/ garlic mashed potatoes, Bartlett’s
Apple cobbler, Bartlett’s
Draft hot cocoa, QT
Pecan waffles
Manicotti
Patty melts
“Quesadilla-style” green chile cheeseburgers
Spaghetti and meatballs / Meatball subs
Chicken tortilla soup
Cracker w/ Johnny Hickman @ 3TEN
49 Winchester w/ Back Road @ The Far Out Lounge
Big Head Todd and the Monsters @ The Haute Spot
Shinyribs w/ Sour Bridges @ The Far Out Lounge
Austin Symphony Orchestra brass ensemble @ The Long Center w/ Larry
Urban Heat w/ Kathleen Turner Overdrive @ The Blanton Museum of Art
Miró Quartet @ Bates Recital Hall, UT
Jeff Tweedy @ The Paramount Theatre
Visualizing the Environment: Ansel Adams and His Legacy @ Harry Ransom Center
Sizhu Li: Moonment @ The Contemporary at Blue Star (San Antonio)
Mosh Now, Cry Later @ The Contemporary at Blue Star (San Antonio)
Scott Newton: Beyond Limits @ The Wittliff Collection (San Marcos)
Melinda Wickman Swearingen: Outlaw Odyssey @ The Wittliff Collection (San Marcos)
Tesoros: Treasures of Mexican Photography @ The Wittliff Collection (San Marcos)
Edward Curtis: Treasures of the North American Indian @ The Wittliff Collection (San Marcos)
Liminal: Photographs by Cathy Spence @ The Wittliff Collection (San Marcos)
Photography from the Soul Circuit: Juneteenth Rodeos in Texas @ The Wittliff Collection (San Marcos)
In Creative Harmony: Three Artistic Partnerships @ The Blanton Museum of Art
The Big Show @ Lawndale Arts Center (Houston)
42nd Center Annual Juried Show @ Houston Center for Photography
Floating World: A.A.Murakami @ Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography @ Houston Museum of Fine Arts
150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection @ Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Eye On Houston Annual Documentary Photography Show @ Houston Museum of Fine Arts
2025 Annual Student Exhibition @ The Glassell School of Art
Larry Bell: Improvisations @ San Antonio Museum of Art w/ Ashley
Canvas to Clay: Georgia O’Keeffe & Maria Martinez to Mata Ortiz & Tonalá @ San Antonio Museum of Art w/ Ashley
Hundred Points: Contemporary Graphic Design from Austin, São Paulo, Cairo, and Helsinki @ UT’s Visual Art Center w / Phil
PrintEXPO @ Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Flatstock @ SXSW w/ Tom
PrintEXPO’s Print Rodeo @ Central Machine Works w/ Tom
East Austin Studio Tour @ SXSW w/ Tom
Open Books Book Club @ Red Horn Coffee & la Madeleine - Cedar Park (12)
Power Pints @ The Highball w/ Maria
Longhorn Jazz Festival w/ Larry
San Antonio Missions vs. Corpus Christi Hooks baseball game w/ Ashley
Power Pints @ Radio East w/ Maria
B Scene @ The Blanton Museum of Art
Master Pancake: “Olympus Has Fallen” & “White House Down” double feature @ Alamo Drafthouse - Village
Cat Video Fest @ Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
Texas Book and Austin Film Festivals present “Giant” followed by Giant Love author Q&A @ The Paramount Theatre
Singles Mixer @ Loro - Domain
Master Pancake: “Spectre” @ Alamo Drafthouse - Village
Master Pancake: “Underworld” @ Alamo Drafthouse - Village
Silent Book Club @ la Madeleine - Cedar Park (2)
Silent Book Club @ La Dosis Coffee & Cocktails - Cedar Park (2)
Singles Mixer @ Cosmic Saltillo
Austin Coffee Festival @ Palmer Events Center
Austin Record Convention (Fall) @ Palmer Events Center
Texas Monthly's BBQ Festival: County Fair in Lockhart w/ Tom
Invincible Czars: “Phantom of the Opera” @ Alamo Drafthouse - Village
Master Pancake: “The Beekeeper” @ Alamo Drafthouse - Village w/ Mom & Dad
Live From New York: the Lorne Michaels Collection @ the Harry Ransom Center w/ Mom & Dad
Singles Mixer @ The Water Trough
Writers of North Austin Meetup @ Lamppost Coffee (3)
Avant-Garde Cinema Meetup @ Austin Film Society (2)
Soundtrack LPs
Sandy’s butterscotch milkshakes
Possum, English Springer Spaniel
Months of no income
R.I.P. Baxter
ICE trying to deport Jaya
Being ghosted by the last three women I dated