Max's Glossary

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ConceptA Man Must Know His Limits

Coined by Mr. Clev.

Appears in BLOG28
PersonAlanis Morissette

Canadian-American songbird. I actually cannot believe she made Jagged Little Pill when she was like 19.

Appears in BLOG04
BookAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I know this quote, but I’ll be so honest, I’ve never read this book.

Appears in BLOG28
Music“Always Never Again” by Max Bennett Kelly

“Codename: Emily, you’ve been dead to me.” Wrote this one in 2021 with Aaron, Orion and Liz. It was so hot this day and the AC went out. We kept cookin. Literally.

Appears in BLOG04 and BLOG16

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Film / tvBarbarian (2022) — Zach Cregger, dir.

It took me far too long to watch this. I watched Weapons (2025) first, though, and liked it better. I think anyone’s first foray into Cregger will be their favorite.

Appears in BLOG20
Film / tvBetter Call Saul (2015-2022), created by Vince Gillian and Peter Gould

The prequel, midquel and sequel to Breaking Bad (2008-2013). Watching it live during college, I used to pirate the episodes and watch them in my Environmental Ethics class.

Appears in BLOG15
ConceptThe Big City

A Platonic Ideal from my youth, of a fast-paced wonderland of lights and excitement. At times it was LA, other times it was NYC, hell, sometimes, it was even London.

Appears in BLOG06, BLOG09, BLOG10 and BLOG16
BookSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

We had to read this in school, along with The Great Gatsby. I did not like it back then, because I was forced to read it. Reading it again, of my own volition? Well, It’s A Pretty Good Book!

Appears in BLOG04

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PersonDavid Goggins

The hardest man alive. I listened to his autobiography while working at Earls as a form of Cope. Fun fact, he has someone else reading it, but apparently he was sitting in the room the whole time it was being recorded because he pops in to interject at various times.

Appears in BLOG20

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PlaceEarls

My second bartending job. I averaged $1,000 cash tips per week. I made terrible drinks but was great at flirting with patrons. Also my first experience with public transportation as I hated driving on the 405.

Appears in BLOG07

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Music“Admit!!” by Say Anything

Seeing this live was a Revelation.

Appears in PHOTO1095

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Music“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette

It’s like rain on your wedding day.

Appears in BLOG04

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BookMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville

Started reading it after the blue balls of “finishing” ASOIAF. Oh Georgie, where do I go next? The internet said to try Literature™. So I tried this Monstrous Tome. I got a few chapters in and bailed. It was scary.

Appears in BLOG06 and BLOG20

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ConceptNoir Mentality

The Mind Virus many catch post-Traumatic Breakup. Symptoms include Black & White thinking, disillusionment with love and searching for clues in the Big City.

Appears in BLOG01

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BookPolysecure by Jessica Fern

Codename: Caleb Noir’s bible before the TMR Novel. Makes a compelling case for non-monogamy and Relationship Anarchy.

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Film / tvQuantum Entangled (2026) — Josh Yellin-Flaherty, dir.

“When two strangers find themselves connected in bizarre and unusual ways, they learn their souls are entangled at the quantum level.” Johs’s short film, produced by Clev.

Appears in PHOTO0995

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ConceptThe Small Town

The place I’ve always been running from. Could be Kent, could be Tucson. Sometimes it’s even Hollywood.

Appears in BLOG06, BLOG09, BLOG13 and BLOG16

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BookTravels by Michael Crichton

The greatest roundabout book of all time. Crichton wrote this autobiography about all the times in-between creating his famous works. I like the part where he visits every single psychic in the UK.

Appears in BLOG01