the perpetually evolving list of hits and misses Things I missed:
The Daily Show
Adult Swim
Supermarkets
The Village Voice
Central Park
The L train
Decent iced coffee

Things I didn't know I missed:
sticky summer heat (I'm not being sarcastic. It feels like New York.)
American forthrightness and the ability to look you in the eye and ask for something directly

Things I didn't miss:
The constant, unrelenting onslaught of advertising and its resulting erosion of my soul
Having a new species of insect greet me every time I walk into my kitchen
American "news" "media"

Things I didn't know I didn't miss:
Seeing people I went to college with on Entertainment Weekly's "Must List"



And in its own completely mind-bogglingly appalling category:

Low-carb dog food. (Scroll down a bit.)
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