SOME THINGS THAT WE RECOMMEND

In no particular order:

Sushi Zone the best sushi in San Francisco
Fiery Furnaces band whose music is exhausting and exhaustive
The History of Love novel by Nicole Krauss
Old School novel by Tobias Wolff
The Forgotten Arm album by Aimee Mann
Garden State not the film, but its soundtrack
n+1 literary journal
Greene Street in SoHo
Tombo Rollerball Pens the refills are water- and fade-proof
Hardwiring your iPod to your car's stereo a lot of driving music
Urban Tribes: Are Friends the New Family book by Ethan Waters
Careless Love album by Madeline Peyroux
St. Marks Bookshop in Manhattan
Frengers album by Mew
20,000 Streets Under the Sky album by Marah
Camper Spanish maker of shoes
Back to the Old House song by The Smiths (also excellently covered by Everyting But The Girl)
Charming Billy novel by Alice MxDermott
The Fortress of Solitude novel by Jonathan Lethem
Rockin' the Suburbs album by Ben Folds
Rats, Lice, and History book by Hans Zinsser
The Seasonal Table good coffee, friendly people, and big cookies in Back Bay
Reefer Madness book by Eric Schlosser
Panasonic Wet-Dry Razors of course, of course
The Fine Art of Self-Destruction album by Jesse Malin
Luna Park restaurant on Valencia in San Francisco
Rimbaud biography of Arthur Rimbaud by Graham Robb
Mini Cooper S automobile we would like to drive
San Gregario beach in between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay
Green Apple Books bookstore in San Francisco
Happ Competition Pushbutton a finer pushbutton is not available
The Recognitions long novel by William Gaddis
Sunken Diamond there is not a better college baseball experience
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody book by Will Cuppy
LAMY Pencils
Blonde on Blonde album by Bob Dylan
Farley's Coffeehouse the best coffee, board games, magazines, and music in Potrero Hill
Village Voice Anglo-American bookstore in Paris
Good Teachers of Literature we need more of these
Central Reservation album by Beth Orton
Interstate 280 so much better than 101
Hard Water I don't know how people shower with anything else
The Soft Bulletin album by The Flaming Lips