Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Stuff Brent Palmer Likes

It’s official. I'm white. Boy, I’m really white. Stuff White People Like is incriminating. In fact, the very day I read post #96 I was wearing the very same pair of New Balance sneakers. This is disconcerting because I’ve spent the last eight years trying to de “different” and “unique” only to find that there are many others exactly like me. Being Brent Palmer means defying genres and not “fitting into a box.” I regard this as a personal attack. This aggression cannot stand. Just how many posts apply? Below is a comprehensive list. Now I’m off to get a completely new and unique tattoo on a place where no one else has thought of.

* taken with an Apple product at a corporation I hate

#101 Being Offended
#100 Bumper Stickers
#99 Grammar
#96 New Balance Shoes
#94 Free Healthcare
#93 Music Piracy
#91 San Francisco
#90 Dinner Parties
#88 Having Gay Friends
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
#86 Shorts
#84 T-Shirts
#83 Bad Memories of High School
#82 Hating Corporations
#81 Graduate School
#78 Multilingual Children
#74 Oscar Parties
#73 Gentrification
#70 Difficult Breakups
#68 Michel Gondry
#67 Standing Still at Concerts
#65 Co-Ed Sports
#64 Recycling
#63 Expensive Sandwiches
#62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
#61 Bicycles
#60 Toyota Prius (reality: we own a Camary)
#59 Natural Medicine
#57 Juno
#55 Apologies
#53 Dogs
#52 Sarah Silverman
#50 Irony
#49 Vintage
#48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
#47 Arts Degrees
#46 The Sunday New York Times
#44 Public Radio
#42 Sushi
#41 Indie Music
#40 Apple Products
#39 Netflix
#37 Renovations
#36 Breakfast Places
#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
#34 Architecture
#27 Marathons
#24 Wine
#23 Microbreweries
#20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
#18 Awareness
#17 Hating their Parents
#16 Gifted Children
#14 Having Black Friends
#13 Tea
#12 Non-Profit Organizations
#10 Wes Anderson Movies
#8 Barack Obama
#7 Diversity
#6 Organic Food
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#3 Film Festivals