Swimming, scuba diving, meaningful conversations, reading, making talking about and looking at art, netflix and good films at the theater, sexuality, good food, interesting and sincere people, building up and then paring down my record collection, art books, cities, thrifting, long meandering walks around cities, finding a balance between being highly motivated, driven and slacking, smoke-free bars, erradicating the planet of boring people.
Smart people who let their inner geek shine while maintaining some degree of a cultural clue. People with integrity who like to cause trouble and talk about about inappropriate things. People who read books, look at art and have stellar taste in music are also good. People in Ulsan, S. Korea!
In no particular order: The Dears, Beruit, Ray Charles, Greenhornes, the Lovemakers, the Faint, Holly Golightly, Enon, the Postal Service, Russian Futurists, James Figurine, Ladytron, Dandy Warhols, Desmond Dekker, PJ Harvey, The Smiths, the Lodger, Caribou, the Jam, Nick Drake, Rolling Stones, The Knife, Lush, the Notwist, Blonde Redhead, Cut Copy, Eddie Kendrikcs, Of Montreal, Peter Bjorn and John, Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield, Staple Singers, Solvent, DMX Krew, Mu, Ratatat, Magnetic Fields, Colder, Marlena Shaw, Chromeo, Joy Division, the Rapture, Buzzcocks, the Stranglers, Joe Tex, most stuff on the Stax label, Miss Kittin, Peaches, !!!, The Rapture,the Cars, New Order, Air, Architecture in Helsinki, Hot Chip, the Clash, Komeda, Stereolab, Mount Sims, The Stars, Motown, Stone Roses, , The 6ths, Clearlake, Irving, Death Cab for Cutie, The Zombies, Detroit Cobras, early Who, Kinks, Them, mod stuff, esg, Le Tigre, Gang of Four, A Certain Ratio, bis, B-52s, Roxy Music, Stevie Wonder, M.I.A., Squeeze, Elvis Costello, Ambulance LTD, Ms. John Soda, Young Love, Caribou, Grand National, The Harder They Come Soundtrack, De la Soul, Run DMC, Breakdance music, Can, Juana Molina, Ike and Tina Turner, post-punk, 60s garage....
The Graduate, Barbarella, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Harold and Maude, Red, White and Blue, Kadoush, Heathers, Cool Hand Luke, the Forbidden Planet, Ma Vie en Rose, But I'm a Cheerleader, Rabbit Proof Fence, Nightmare Before Christmas, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Waking the Dead, Edward Scissorhands, American Splendor, High Fidelity, City of Lost Children, Venus Beauty Institute, Alfie (60s version), Medium Cool, Heavenly Creatures, The Secret Lives of Altar Boys, Rushmore, Sex and Lucia, Party Girl, Spellbound, Real Women Have Curves, Mean Girls, Last Stop Wonderland, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, Manchurian Candidate, Sunset Boulvard, I heat Huckabees, Wallace and Gromit, Saint Ralph, Rashomon, Grizzly Man, Children Underground, In the Mood for Love, Mysterious Skin
Only on DVD: Freeks and Geeks, The Avengers, The Prisoner, The Muppet Show, Flight of the Conchords, Mad Men
Books that either a) conjure something or places I've not experienced and make them real to me or b) books that remind me of the humor, friendships, pain, love, anger and madness that I've found and/or lost. c) photography books d) books that, in their sum, will make me a super-brain
My Dad, Sophie Calle