music (duh), poetry, India, religion/philosophy, Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, intellectual conversation, pepperoni and sausage pizza, getting drunk on vodka and rum, theatre, cooking, Dungeons & Dragons (3rd edition - epic is best), architecture, driving aimlessly down back roads, GTA Vice City, Halo/Halo 2, art, moonwatching, sleep, laziness, egyptology, poker (Texas hold 'em), bowling, unrequited love, web design, tennis, competitive target shooting (AR-15), having strong political opinions without being able or caring to explain why, self-discovery, sitting on the beach at three in the morning and watching the waves
ancient Egyptian mysteries, Sumerian mythology, Mithraism, the origins of the Indo-Aryan faiths, Tibetan (and Chinese) mytho-fantasy, pagan traditions including Wicca, hermetic mysteries, ancient Grecian philosophy/mythology/history
languages i speak (technically): english, french, german, spanish
languages i'd like to learn: ukrainian, hindi, sanskrit, tibetan, japanese, latin, greek, arameic, italian, portuguese, swedish, finnish, polish, bulgarian, czech, russian, mandarin, korean, swahili, faarsi, arabic, marathi, urdu, hindustani, prakrit, bengali, among others
i am extremely pro-gun and extremely pro-choice. i believe in the strength of our military and the frailty of Mother Earth. i believe in state's rights & big business and in the legalization of marijuana and social support programs such as welfare (though i agree it needs reform). get the idea?
and by the way weed makes me violently ill, believe it or not.
mystic space aliens, Bollywood superstars, dead babies, photonic particles, unborn stars, David Bowie
industrial, experimental, art rock, electronica, alternative, metal, classic rock, punk/emo, goth, 80's, new wave, indie/lo-fi, new age, glam rock, rockabilly, swing, country, hip-hop/rap, r&b, blues, jazz, techno, trance, hardcore/happy hardcore, drum n' bass, jungle, ambient, downtempo, AAA, easy listening, oldies, classical (to encompass also romantic, baroque, medieval, post-modern, etc.), klezmer, Bulgarian choral, Romanian "ghetto" pop, negro spirituals, Indian pop, Hindustani, Karnatic classical, Tibetan chant, Gregorian chant, Afropop, African tribal, Australian Aboriginal digiridoo, traditional Chinese, J-pop, traditional Japanese, traditional Korean, Javanese gamelan, Balinese gamelan, salsa, zydeco, cajun, film music, anime soundtracks, noise, cybertech, Broadway/other musicals, world fusion (especially anything on the Real World label), bluegrass, Spanish guitar.....
top five - Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Secret Chiefs 3, Tori Amos
(in somewhat alphabetical order - * denotes particular favorites)
10 Years, 12 Rounds, 3 Doors Down, *30 Seconds To Mars, 32 Leaves, 311, Adam Stacey, Adema, Adrian Dunham, Afghan Whigs, AFI, *Afro Celt Sound System, Alabama, Alice Cooper, Alice In Chains, Alien Ant Farm, Alkaline Trio, *Amon Tobin, *Ani diFranco, *Anna Nalick, *Anoushka Shankar, *Antaphi, A Perfect Circle, *Aphelion Run, Apoptygma Berzerk, Arctic Monkeys, Ardabus Rubber, Art Garfunkle, *Ashley Eriksson, Ataris, ATB, A Tribe Called Quest, Audioslave, *Autechre, Avenged Sevenfold, Bach, Bachman Turner Overdrive, *Barbez, *Bauhaus, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Beck, Beethoven, Ben Folds Five, Bernardo Feldman, Billy Idol, *Björk, Blink 182, Blood Brothers, Blue October, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Boston, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Bush, Cake, *Charming Hostess, Chemical Brothers, Cibo Matto, Clint Black, *Clint Mansell, Cocteau Twins, *Coheed and Cambria, Cold, *Coldplay, Counting Crows, Damone, Danny Elfman, Danzig, Dave Matthews, *David Bowie, David Rosenboom, Deadfood, Dead Hand System, *Death Cab for Cutie, *Debussey, Default, Delerium, *Depeche Mode, Devision, Dire Straits, *Dispatch, *Disturbed, DJ Megaman, DJ Tisto, Doghart Trio, Don Salsa, *Doors, Doves, DRAW.BACK, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Eagles, Echo Scream, Egypt Central, *Einstrzende Neubauten, Elephant Man, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake & Palmer, *Eminem, Eric Clapton, Estradasphere, *Eva, *Everlast, Faith Hill, Fallout Boy, *Fantômas, Fast Eddie, Faun Fables, Fiona Apple, Finger Eleven, *Fischerspooner, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Four Tet, Franklin for Short, Franz Ferdinand, *French Teen Idol, Fuel, Garbage, George Thorogood, God Lives Underwater, Good Charlotte, Gusgus, Gwenmars, Hard-Fi, Head Automatica, Home Town Hero, Hot Hot Heat, Human Abstract, Idiot Flesh, *Idyll Swords, *If You See Kate, Igor Stravinski, *Imogen Heap, Incubus, Jane's Addiction, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim's Fault, *John Digweed, Johnny Cash, *John Panlener, Journey, Juan Carlos Quintero, Kaiser Chiefs, *Kate Havnevik, Keane, Kelis, Kenna, Kid Loco, Kings of Leon, *Knossos, KoRn, *Kristen Hersh, *Kronos Quartet, *Kyle Krough, Ladytron, *Lamb, *Led Zepplin, Lefty's Head, Les Claypool, Limestrike, *Linkin Park, *Live, Loma Lynda, Lonestar, Lords of Acid, Lost Prophets, *LotusFear, Louis Armstrong, Louis XIV, Lukee, *Magnafide, Marilyn Manson, Massive Attack, Matisyahu, *mcy, *Meathead, *Meredith diMenna, Metallica, Miho Hattori, *Modest Mouse, *Moody Blues, Morcheeba, Mort Subotnick, Mozart, *Mr. Bungle, *Muse, My Chemical Romance, *Nas, *N.E.R.D, Neurotic Fish, New Order, Nickelback, Nightmares on Wax, Nirvana, not.applicable, *Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, *Oceans for Urchins, One Day as a Lion, One Good Meteor, Oneiromancer, One Side Zero, *Our Lady Peace, Panic! at the Disco, Paulina Taylor, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Peaches, Pearl Jam, *Peoples Bizarre, *Pharcyde, *Philip Glass, Phish, *Pink Floyd, Placebo, *Planxty, P.O.D., *Poe, *Portishead, Postal Service, Powerman 5000, Prick, Primus, Prodigy, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiation 5, *Ravel, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Robbie Williams, *Rodrigo, *Roni Size, Rosie Brown, Rufus Wainwright, Santana, Sarah McLachlan, Sasha (from Sasha & Digweed), *Scott Brown, Scott Cazan, Sean Paul, Sevendust, Shea Seger, Sia, Signal, Silverchair, Siri Dyal Band, *Skinny Puppy, *Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Slipknot, Snow Patrol, Soma, Social Distortion, Something Corporate, *Soul Coughing, Soundgarden, Squarepusher, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Staind, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Stone Sour, Stone Temple Pilots, Strange Particles, Sublime, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sunset Valley, *Supertramp, Susan Tedeschi, Swayzak, t.a.t.u., Tchaikovsky, Telefon Tel Aviv, Temp, Tenacious D, The Alan Parsons Project, The Cranberries, The Creatures, The Crystal Method, The Cure, The Handsome Hitchcocks, The Killers, *The Kris Special, *The Mars Volta, The Smiths, The Sound and the Fury, The Used, The Who, Theo Mordey, Thrice, *Thursday, Tim McGraw, *Tool, Train, trance[]control, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Trust Company, *TV on the Radio, *Type O Negative, U2, Umbrellas, Underworld, Univers Zero, *U.N.K.L.E., *Vangelis, VAST, *Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Venus Diode, *Voyght Kampff, Wank!, Wolfmother, xanpha., Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yellowcard, Yoko Kanno, Zingaia, Zutons
soundtracks: American Beauty, Braveheart, Cowboy Bebop (series), Dragonfly, Hero, Interview With A Vampire, Kingdom of Heaven, K-Pax, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, Run Lola Run, The Last Samurai
too many to properly list
Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Catherine Deneuve, Edward Norton, Al Pacino, Willem Dafoe, Tom Cruise, Kevin Spacey, Christopher Walken, Robin Williams, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, John Leguizamo
David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Darren Aronofsky, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, Akira Kurasawa, Ron Howard, Robert Rodriguez
(in somewhat alphabetical order)
8 Mile, 8 MM, 25th Hour, Abyss, A Clockwork Orange, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Akira, Alexander: Director's Cut, Alphaville, Amelie, American Beauty, American History X, An American in Paris, Apollo 13, Awakenings, Babette's Feast, Belle de Jour, Benny & Joon, Bicentennial Man, Black Hawk Down, Bladerunner, Blow, Born on the Fourth of July, Boys Don't Cry, Braveheart, Brazil, Bridget Jones' Diary, Casino, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chocolat, Chunhyang, City of Joy, Cocoon, Corpse Bride, Cries and Whispers, Cronicas, Dancer in the Dark, Dead Man, Dead Poets Society, Death to Smoochy, Desperado, Dune (Sci-Fi miniseries), Edward Scissorhands, Eyes Wide Shut, Fahrenheit 451, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Finding Neverland, Fire (Bollywood film), From Hell, Ghost in the Shell, Girl Interrupted, Gladiator, Good Morning Vietnam, Good Will Hunting, Heat, Hero, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I Am Sam, Indiana Jones trilogy, Indochine, In Search of Fire, Insomnia, I Robot, Jack, Jefferson in Paris, Judy Berlin, Kingdom of Heaven, K-Pax, Kill Bill (both volumes), Labyrinth, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928 silent film), Legends, L.I.E., Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Mad Max trilogy, Magnolia, Maria Full of Grace, M.A.S.H., Metropolis, Milo & Otis, Minority Report, Moulin Rouge, Natural Born Killers, Office Space, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, One Hour Photo, Patch Adams, Pearl Harbor, Perfect Blue, Philadelphia, Pi, Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Platoon, Primal Fear, Princess Mononoke, Pulp Fiction, Quills, Regarding Henry, Requiem for a Dream, Resevoir Dogs, Romeo & Juliet (Franco Zeffirelli[sp] & Baz Lehrman[sp] versions), Rounders, Run Lola Run, Samaritan Girl, Schindler's List, Secret Window, Shivers, Short Circuit, SLC Punk, Sleepers, Slingblade, Snatch, Soylent Green, Spriggan, Stand By Me, Star Wars (all), The 10th Victim, The Adventures of Baron Munchaussen, The Birdcage, The Boondock Saints, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Fountain, The Holy Mountain, The Ice Storm, The Laramie Project, The Last House on the Left, The Last Samurai, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Life of David Gale, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Madness of King George, The Man Who Cried, The Matrix trilogy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Ninth Gate, The Patriot, The Piano, The Princess Bride, The Professional, The Thin Red Line, The Three Musketeers (w/Sheen & Sutherland), Throne of Blood, To Wong Foo..., Troy, True Lies, Vanilla Sky, War of the Worlds, Wide Sargasso Sea, Willow, Y Tu Mama Tambien
independent film, art cinema, foreign films, Bollywood, anime, samurai flicks, anything well written/acted/shot
don't watch much anymore; never home. when i do... Criss Angel: Mindfreak, wrestling, anime, Simpsons, M.A.S.H., Whose Line Is It Anyway? (British original is better), Food Network, Good Eats, Iron Chef (the Japanese one is better), Law & Order (the original and SVU, a little CI), MXC, Drew Carey Show, Malcolm in the Middle, Family Guy, Futurama, CSI (Las Vegas), House, Gray's Anatomy, E.R., Adult Swim, FLCL, InuYasha, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Blue Gender, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Fullmetal Alchemist, Lupin the 3rd, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Pilot Candidate, Sealab 2021, Rurouni Kenshin, Naruto, 8th MS Team, Charmed, a little MTV (especially underground and electronic stuff - when it's on anymore), Jackass
comics: George Carlin, Robin Williams, John Leguizamo, Dana Carvey, Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Pryor, Jeff Foxworthy, Stephen Lynch, Bill Cosby, Pablo Francisco, Eddie Murphy
Galapagos, the Myst trilogy, most Anne Rice, The Catswold Portal, Tailchaser's Song, Of Human Bondage, I Who Have Never Known Men, some Stephen King, The Traveler, Tattvartha Sutra, Bhagavad Gita, Indian religious texts, essays/texts on ancient religions/mythologies and philosophies, The Mind of Clover, Tao Te Ching, The Da Vinci Code, Memoirs of a Geisha, non-fiction treatises on the vampiric legends, Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein (i grew up with Where the Sidewalk Ends), The Secret Language of Birthdays
the souls who have attained that state of perfection and thus achieved liberation from existence; Leonardo daVinci (i'm convinced he's not from this planet)
oh yeah, and Mike's penis.