non-books

right now, at this exact moment, i would say my non books would be these that i will list below. for those that do not understand the concept of non-books, here you go:
I now propose a new tag: Things which one has read and has been influenced by which are not confined to those paper-bound vessels of the printed word we refer to as books. Let's call these Non-Books. Or maybe Impossible Books. Or Limen Books? It's up to you. List five.
1. dessert music
dessert is not consumed daily, dessert is a treat, a reward, a thing we crave, a thing to be treated with respect and taken in moderation. dessert music are amazing albums that become simply the best thing in the world. years after originally hearing it, it can be reheard and the taste of it is amazing. my favorite dessert albums are:

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
the number one album of all time in my mind. even the great color / photograph / century gothic cover art is amazing.

Death Cab For Cutie - We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes

Jimmy Eat World - Clarity


2. typography
i truly dont know if this is legit. books equal large selection of type, whereas typography contains much more than books. there is something truly sexy about certain letters (the gill sans "g" / ligatures)


3. being lost
before lost in translation hit theaters i rode in a taxi from one end of beijing to a mall in the city centre with two chinese girls and an older chinese taxi driver. for forty minutes i had to trust everything: god, the driver, these girls, everything. i was in a different world. i spoke like three lines of mandarin. the driver spoke no english. the girls spoke conersational english. we were going shopping. we get out of the taxi and there were crowds everywhere. i did not understand any word. i couldnt tell if people were happy or mad. i do not know the world. i do not know the people. i do not know everything. in usa i felt comfort because i know everything. comfort does not stretch us. comfort is our dream. i love not knowing my surroundings. i just have to trust and adapt.


4. outside
i have fallen in love with being outside. probably from travelling. i love rolling up my pant legs and riding my bike around town. i love walking to campbell. i love laying on the grass at the park. i love the breeze. i love reasoning with god when the heat is too much or the wind is too strong. i love not being inside.




5. a nice pint
i truly love a nice cold pint of beer. it has nothing to do with getting drunk or hyphy. its all about the actual enjoyment of the beer. it has that dessert aspect to it. different pints for different moods. i dont have "my beer" anywhere. its always dependent upon many things that go on around that time. this also feeds into my love for finding the best pub. these are mood-dependent as well. sometimes i prefer the quieter ones. sometime i like the loud places. sometimes i like sitting outside in the afternoon with one.