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Okay, so I really have nothing about me to talk about. But my english teacher (who is wicked cool, by the way) did something really impressive. A lot of the teachers have accounts on websites like SchoolNotes and stuff so they can post the homework and handouts so we can get them if we forget. Mr. Scheiner (my aforementioned english teacher) has one. So last night I went on it to see if our vocab list was posted. It wasn't, but something so much more useful was. A few lines down from all the posted homework, he had "THINGS THAT I LIKE AND THINK YOU MIGHT TOO". Under that, he proceeded to list his reccommendations for albums, tv shows, movies, and books. I'm so excited about this, because he is one of the coolest people I have ever come into contact with, and probably the coolest teacher in my school. So I saved his list of reccommendations. And now I'm giving them to you. But before I do that, I wanna say this. I find it go awesome that he posted this. It's so... idk, like him. He wants us to want to be involved - in school, in his class, in life. He didn't tell any of us that this list was on the website. All he did was put it on the board on the first day. He said "feel free to check it out. there's some pretty interesting links and stuff on there" It was up to us to us to care enough to check it. But he went through the trouble of actually compiling a list for us - for the kids who actually give a shit. He obviously knows not everyone will look at the site. But he also believes that some of us will. And he believes that some of us will appreciate his taste. Idk, that's why I think he's so cool. He's not like the jaded asshole teachers who are just there til they can retire, and really can care less if we pass or fail. And he's not one of the annoying young teachers who are just cool because they're only like 5 years older than you. And he doesn't treat us like babies. Plus, he's a musician. Which makes him automatically cooler. Hahaha. But anyway. Here's Scheiner's list. THINGS THAT I LIKE AND THINK YOU MIGHT TOO MUSIC: THE AVETT BROTHERS - The Gleam II DODOS - Visiter MIDLAKE - The Trials of Van Occupanther BON IVER - For Emma, Forever Ago VIJAY IYER - Tragicomic GOWNS - Red State TV: THE OFFICE: Excruciatingly funny THE DAILY SHOW: Fake news that's more thoughtful (and funnier) than the "real" stuff FRONTLINE - Consistently thoughtful and probing reporting on important issues and events; a great antidote to superficial reporting of most TV news THE SIMPSONS - The finest show EVER. MOVIES: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN - Chance.... THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - Perfect. THE FOG OF WAR - The most recent film by Errol Morris, a brilliant and utterly uncategorizable director. CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS - A great, funny film about the biggest things. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS - It gets greater every time I see it. BOOKS: THE ROAD - Cormac McCarthy THE PLACES IN BETWEEN - Rory Stewart THE LOOMING TOWER: Al Qaeda & the Road to 9/11 - Lawrence Wright THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS - Jon Ronson Anything by UMBERTO ECO THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND KLAY - Michael Chabon THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA - Philip Roth THE AGE OF INNOCENCE - Edith Wharton I already started listening to some of the albums he reccommended. And it's exactly what I expected him to listen to haha. It's excellent though. Midlake is my favorite artist so far, and where the title of this entry comes from. Head Home is a beautiful song. His movie taste is amazing. Eternal Suhshine is BRILLIANT. His choices for tv are also perfect. THE OFFICE