Friends

• Al Goodwin: Comedian, brother in MIDIMaze and Virginian
• David Hyatt: Childhood friend, New Yorker and mooning connoisseur
• Rob Schroeder: Journalist, husband of Naomi and DC resident
• Roy SeGuine: Cyberspace architect, ambient techno aficionado, Virginian
• Dylan Tweney: freelance writer, author of the Tweney report, husband of Karen and father of Clara
• Jeffrey Ventrella: Animator, fellow transplanted Virginian and husband of Nuala Creed

Colleagues

• Philip Krayna/Philip Krayna Design: Graphic designer whom I began working with in late 2001
• Jennifer Long/Long Design: I've implemented Jennifer's designs on both her own site and at Enfos
• Greg May/Point Graphic: Greg's a good friend from Virginia, one of the founders of Point Graphic Design, and currently working with the the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC
• Sandra MacKay/MacKay Associates: Brand Development specialist whose site I built in conjunction with Alis Whitman
• Tim Ware/HyperArts Web Design: Tim is the principal at HyperArts, where I've helped build several sites
• Andrew Wong: Andrew's one of the first web gurus I met after moving to California, when we were both contracting with Virtual Vineyards (later Wine.com) — he's currently the UI designer for 2Wire

San Francisco Links

• The Werepad: Old warehouse turned space-age bachelor pad; they used to show great, cheesy B-movies this side of Mystery Science Theater 3000, though they seem to have become a weekend band/DJ venue recently
• The Odeon Bar: A fine bar, and home to some of the most drunken, inept, yet strangely loveable performance art in town
• Zeitgeist: After briefly falling from the top of the list, mainly because it's not within walking distance, Zeitgeist again tops the "Sean's Favorite Watering Hole" awards — mainly because they don't charge a cover (hear that, Odeon?)
• Sadie's Flying Elephant: A great shabby-chic Potrero/Mission bar
• Laughing Squid: Underground culture web site, which publishes the indispensable Squid List arts announcements by email
• Aquarius Records: Great little record store in the Mission, with the best shelf-talkers I've ever seen (online, too)
• Craig's List: One-stop shop for any and all S.F. info—jobs, want ads, events, you name it
• Killing My Lobster: San Fran's preeminent sketch comedy troupe
• Intersection for the Arts: Venerable alternative arts space, and home to the awe-inspiring Jazz at Intersection series
• Great American Music Hall: Hands-down, the best space to see live music in town
• Le Video: Encyclopedic video store near Golden Gate Park—you can even do a web search on their inventory from home! (Too bad parking's such a bitch)

Work Links

• Jakob Nielsen's Useit.com
• Argus Center for Information Architecture
• Good Expreience
• Usable Web
• Hey Hey IA

• Webmonkey
• WebReference.com

Humor

• The Onion
• Modern Humorist
• Michael O'Donoghue: Small fan site devoted to the late, great Mr. Mike
• Nick Bakay: Sports commentator, former National Lampoon contributor, voice of a talking cat
• Hunter S. Thompson: A link to his Page 2 column "Hey, Rube!" at ESPN.com
• Chris Morris: Site devoted to British satirist and creator of the infamous Brasseye series. Not for the easily offended
• Bill Hicks: Another late great (and again, not for the delicate)
• Upright Citizens Brigade: Fine NYC improv troupe/theater

Visual Art/Illustration

(I know so little on this subject, I should just drop the pretense and call this section "Pretty Pictures I Like.")

• Paul Klee
• Max Ernst
• Joan Miro
• Mark Ryden
• Takashi Murakami
• Luigi Serafini & the Codex Seraphinianus
• Jim Woodring
• Kyle Baker

Music

Yeah, yeah. As most of you know, I could write a book. Really. But rather than cataloging zillions of artist/label/shop sites, here are some good, solid, general resources (along with a few oddball links):

• All Music Guide: When I need to learn something, this is the first place I go (usually followed by Google)
• Simon Reynolds: Obsessive musical phylogenist? Maybe. Absurdly reductive genre-coiner? Perhaps. That said, still one of my favorite critics
• NME: Last of the great British music magazines
• Play Louder: Great, irreverent music forum -- what Punk magazine might have been like if born 25 years later
• Punk Magazine: You didn't think I'd leave you hanging on that reference, did you? (Check out the Back Issues section)
• IDM List: For the techno heads
• Hip Hop Infinity: For the hip-hop heads (duh)
• Drum & Bass Arena: for the jungle heads (assuming there are any left!)
• Brainwashed New Releases Schedule: If it's funky, strange and underground, they'll tell you when you can buy it

Sean G. Thomas, Sean Thomas, Sean Garrett Thomas