5. Josh Hartnett in red lipstick and black eyeliner
4. Eating fried egg sandwiches in the buff
3. A date comparing escargot to female genitalia
2. I can’t tell you
1. The discovery that the graham cracker and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
were originally designed to inhibit lust and masturbation in the 1800’s
NECESSARY PURCHASES THAT MADE ME FEEL
CRAPPY LATER
5. Mexican fast-food as a hopeful cure for a hangover
4. A really cute dress on sale that doesn’t fit me
3. That last cocktail
2. The painkiller/Brazilian bikini wax combo
1. A hood latch kit for my Jeep
UNNECESSARY PURCHASES THAT MADE ME
VERY HAPPY
5. The new Goldfrapp CD
4. Apr/May edition of Bust magazine
3. That first cocktail outside of the Elvis Costello concert at the MACC
2. An expensive bar of soap that smells like Spanish amber
1. Graham crackers and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
CHOICES I AGONIZED OVER FOR THIS WEEK’S STAFF
BOX QUESTION, “BEST PIECE OF MUSIC EVER RECORDED”
5. Massive Attack, Mezzanine
4. George Gershwin, “Someone To Watch Over Me”
3. King Missile, “Detachable Penis”
2. The Grease soundtrack
1. Leo Delibes, “Dome epais le jasmin (Flower Duet)” from Lakme
IDEAS MY CO-WORKERS CAME UP WITH FOR ME TO
WRITE ABOUT IN THIS WEEK’S COLUMN
5. A list of places I’ve traveled to
4. A list of places I wish I was instead of writing this column
3. When mommies need nannies and why it’s not okay to ignore your
child’s smashed skull on the floor after falling from his high chair
2. How to socialize on Maui without drinking, surfing or going to church
1. Last night
REASONS I GAVE MY EDITOR FOR WHY MY COLUMN
WASN’T IN ON TIME
5. I had a death in the family, my house flooded, my car blew up and
I just completely flubbed my cover story interview with Ben Harper
4. I work better under pressure
3. My attorneys advised me otherwise
2. Back in the yard, that’s how we do things
1. Because.
OKAY, FINE… PLACES I WISH I WAS RIGHT NOW INSTEAD
OF WRITING THIS COLUMN
5. In my bed
4. In my bed with Viggo Mortensen
3. In my bed with Viggo Mortensen, a bottle of Scotch, a book of poetry, dark chocolate, some matches and a Swiss army knife…
2. …and Josh Hartnett in red lipstick and black eyeliner
1. Everywhere else.
Samantha Campos believes all soundtracks are the inspired work of geniuses. MTW
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