I enjoy reading nonfiction and well written memoirs, poetry, and im beginning to unravel and appreciate the treasure of good fiction novels; music, proofreading (weirdest thing to enjoy), yoga, taking pictures, ganj, traveling, Writing.. poetry as well as prose- drafting my first novel at current, bathing :o), picnics, sightseeing, camping, hiking, painting, crafts, Spirituality, singing, Nature, being outdoors, live music, eating/vegetarian, playing games (boggle, tetris, card games, and board games), animals (my dog Princess), and the Beach; The Beach is Love.
a lot of historical figures of the past, leaders from around the world, spiritual healers, monks, etc., MLK Jr., Ghandi, and other peace activists, Jimmy Carter, and various writers, artists, and musicians that are inspiring and have made a profound impact on me as well as a great many others...and Chloë when she's older
I like singing and trying to play instruments. Some of my favorite musicians include: Glassjaw, Dave Matthews Band, 2PAC, Mum, Dillinger Escape Plan, 311, Mice Parade, Bob Marley, Duran Duran, RHCP, Norah Jones, Muse, The Counting Crows, Phish, Fleetwood Mac, Incubus, Bush, The Jazz Mandolin Project, Alien Ant Farm, Ensemble, Ani Difranco, Damien Rice, Animal Collective, Elton John, Sigor Ros, System of a Down, The Cure, Dispatch, Weezer, The Deftones, The Dylan Group, Billy Joel, The Beatles, John Mayer, Silverchair, Layhill, Coldplay, Nina Nastasia, Talking Heads, Bright Eyes, Giddy Motors, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Sarah McLaughlan, Sublime, The Shins, VinnyVegas, The Used, John Frusciante, String Cheese Incident, Feist, Tenacious D, Pink Floyd, Programme, U2, No Lindsay, The Postal Service, Foehn, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, Day Station, Firewater, Alanis Morissette, Radiohead, Tool, The FooFighters, Rush, Wonderboy, Regina Spektor, Set Fire to Flames,..and the list goes on.
Big Fish, Garden State, Office Space, The Matrix, Dogville, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, Shawshank Redemption, Devil's Advocate, I Heart Huckabees, What Dreams May Come, Kill Bill, PulpFiction, Powder, AI, Fight Club, The Sweetest Thing, Eternal Sunshine.., Vanilla Sky, Closer, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Shrek, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Science of Sleep, Down By Law, Buffalo '66
Jeopardy, Lost, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Discovery Channel Programs.
Conversations With God, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, The Glass Castle, A Million Little Pieces, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Giver, Bhagavad Gita, The Communist Manifesto, Tao de Jing, I Ching, Angela's Ashes, 1984, Life of Pi, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Edna St.Vincent Millay Collected Lyrics, Just Peace, Running With Scissors (and lots of children's books that are great)
Chloë