5 Things

I guess another baton is making the rounds. This one is supposed to be a list of 5 things about yourself that maybe people don't know. Micah passed it to me, and he did a little riff on it that was pretty clever. So, I think I'm going to do the same. Here then is a list of 5 things, in no particular order, that never fail to make me happy:

5. The Print Regional Design Annual
I had a subscription to Print when I was in college, and like everyone else in the design program, could not wait until the annual came out. Sure, Print is great every month, but the annual is like porn for designers. Mind you, its content is not in any way pornographic, but if you give that issue to a designer their eyes will remain glued to the pages and you'll have an extremely hard time tearing it out of their hands. On top of that, it's even better when it's free, because your wife bought you a subscription for Christmas.

4. Sure Shot
In my mind, probably the quintessential Beastie Boys song. Back in my college days, this could not be played in my car without me taking the part of Mike D, Ryan Bruce shouting along with MCA, and Ryan Davidson getting all high-pitched for the Ad Rock verses. Good times. Heck, I had the DJ play it at the McSchwieger's wedding reception, and it had grandmas out on the dancefloor shaking their booties. If you ever want to see my patented "Belt Buckle Dance," this is the song to play.

3. Seeing Megan Enjoy A Movie
As you all know, I love me some movies. Whats more, I love watching movies with Mrs. Thom. We often have very different tastes in movies. For instance, Requiem For A Dream is one of my all time favorites, whereas The Princess Diaries is one of hers. But every so often, I introduce her to something that she probably would never have seen otherwise, and she loves it just like I thought she would. I mean, we watched Flags of Our Fathers on Valentine's Day, how cool is that?

2. Back Issues
At two days shy of my 30th birthday, I still love me some comics. Not as much as I used to mind you, but still enough to go to Krypton Comics every Wednesday. One of the best parts about comics is having the back issues. You can go back and read stories about your favorite characters any time you want. And there's nothing sweeter than finally getting your hands on issue that you're missing to fill in the holes in your collection. I know it sounds crazy, but that's because you've never read James Robinson's entire 81 issue run on Starman, the original Marshal Law miniseries, Warren Ellis's run on Stormwatch, or the mindblowing Miracleman series from Eclipse. All four series not only more than made up for the time and effort put into tracking all the issues down, but remain some of the best stuff I've ever read. Period.

1. Pizza
Whether it's Zio's in Omaha, Papa Keno's or Rudy's in Lawrence, or Giordano's in Chicago, you can't deny the power of pizza. In fact, one of the most satisfying meals of my entire life came from Domino's delivery the night Megan and I got married. Food of the gods, my friends. Food of the gods.

There you go, five things about me. I guess I'm supposed to pass this to five people who have blogs, so they can do the same. Sorry about this guys, but here's my list:

Max
Zach
Megan
Andrea
Ryan

Have fun!