climbing things
irony, absurdity, laughing till you hurt
nature, running, hiking
the present, existence, expanded consciousness
sailing, anything water-related, being a lifeguard
music, film, friends
drawing, editing, animation
all sorts of games (mostly the RPGs that ruin lives, any Legend of Zelda, any Mario Party, racing games, first person shooters - which I am NOT good at, many of the Final Fantasies, and so on)
board games and dominoes (the game)
linguistics, thought, books
whiskey, beer, red wine (in that order)
putting myself on the line
I'd like to meet:
I've already met some of the most amazing people on this planet. Go ahead. Try to impress me.
Music:
Music must be able to speak without words. If there are words, they better be fucking great. There are just too many good bands out there to waste time on mediocrity.
The Red Sparowes
These Arms Are Snakes
Cult of Luna
ISIS
Arc of the Aurora
Mouth of the Architect
Tides
Big Business
Dredg
God is an Astronaut
Caspian
Incubus (old stuff only)
Bodhi Tree
anything by Clint Mansell
Heroes for Ghosts
Riverdance music
Radiohead
Pink Floyd
Anything worthy of being part of an (epic) film or game soundtrack.
Progressive.Heavy.Transcendent.Hard.Loud.Fast.
...everything that matters in this world...
Movies:
The Fountain, Baraka, Pan's Labyrinth, Little Miss Sunshine, Serenity, anything directed by Christopher Guest, Shawshank Redemption, 28 Days Later, The Gods Must be Crazy
Television:
If it's not on DVD, I've probably never seen it...
Family Guy, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, and The Office (both UK and US). Simpsons, Southpark.
Books:
not that I read anymore...
Dogs of Babel, The Beach, The Stand, From the Corner of His Eye, Demian, The Fountainhead, The Stranger, The Plague, Blindness, The Gunslinger, The Shining, Go Ask Alice, The Lovely Bones.
dark, gripping, beautiful, flowing, balanced, dynamic. a void. a moment. a resonance.
Heroes:
Adam Smith (1984-present version)
James is my [Guitar] hero.
Katelyn is Katelyn. Enough said.
The crew. Family.
