Top Makes-Me-Wanna-Write Songs as of 1/8/03
1) Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground by the White Stripes
2) Landslide as performed by the Smashing Pumpkins
3) Anna Begins by the Counting Crows
4) The Legacy by Testament
5) Old Apartment by Barenaked Ladies
6) Both Hands by Ani DiFranco
7) Creep by Radiohead
8) Question of Lust by Depeche Mode
9) I Will Not Take These Things For Granted by Toad the Wet Sprocket
10) Absolutely Zero by Jason Mraz
Top Twelve Favorite Books Ever (with series books counting as one)
1) Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
2) Grendel by John Gardner
3) Dark Tower by Stephen King
4) Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
5) Borderlands edited by Tom Moneleone
6) Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
7) Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
8) Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt
9) Story of O by Pauline Reage
10) Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
11) Kink by Kathe Koja
12) Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Honorable Mention: Richard Laymon, my favorite author
