Current interests include:
adapting
neon fashion
weighing out marginal benefits and costs
(see also: the point of equilibrium)
superfluous abbrevs
spending money i don't have
making lists
Senator's Choice night caps
fabric burn tests
tokyo drifting in the Geo
compulsive Wikipedia-ing
weekend getaways (to exotic locations like Akron!)
album swaps
catching internet predators
the Dean's List
pillow talk
saying all the wrong things at all the wrong times
hustling
...not to mention a whole bunch of other ill ass shit.
Winsome personalities and Monopoly opponents.
ALWAYS: Van Morrison, The New Pornographers, and A Tribe Called Quest
LATELY: The Hold Steady, Flosstradumus, Uffie, Neko Case, Panda Bear, Wolf Parade, Bone Thugs, Sun Kil Moon, Bruce Springsteen, The Narrator, Cat Power, NOW! That's What I Call Music: Vol. 5, Yelle, The Long Winters, John Coltrane, a plethora of Bob Dylan covers, and Ryan Sheridan's "Gay Music For Str8 Ppl" compilation.
Regarding The Passion of The Christ:
"Not to sound pompous, but let's be honest here; the book is always better than the movie. And I hope this doesn't ruin the ending, but the dude gets killed in the end."
Dateline's "How To Catch a Predator," Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Six Feet Under, Entourage, Golden Girls, and COPS (Obvs, I also own the "Too Hot For T.V." VHS set)
Webster's Dictionary, The Catcher in the Rye, About a Boy, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The World According to Garp, Killing Bono, Slaughterhouse-Five, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, many Big Willie style (Shakespeare) plays, P. Lester Lefton's weekly updates
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: My boy for asserting that, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Elisabeta and Nicolae Petrescu: Romanian socialites who roll with a cat and a violinist as their entourage.
Alaric Guiness: Linguaphile/Fly freestyler/Jeporday contestant/Sibling to motherfucking AUTUMN SMITH.
Rachel Bauer: Equal parts bffl and life coach.
Laura Bennett: The definition of regal queen; a woman to emulate.
Other honorable mentions include but are not limited to:
Kate Whitman (babe of all babes),
Holden Caulfield,
"Help Is On The Way,"
Oscar Wilde,
and Conan O'Brien.