the extremes, the little things, that feeling, using all senses at once, experiencing something for the first time, really knowing someone, inner beauty outer beauty, summertime, startling discoveries, diggin in the dirt, lying on your belly on a warm rock that hangs out over a crystal clear stream, language and culture, free thinkers, theories, philosophy, history, swimming holes, extra time in a day to do whatever, creating something out of nothing, natural highs, love and happiness, spontaneity, finger-painting, passionate love making, the classics, storytellers, wisdom, catching the entire flavor, a long hot bath, wood floors, colorful walls and high ceilings, candles and nag champa incense, back scratches, change for the good, strong moral values, lamp light, the idea of peace on earth and the nonprofit activists who strive to make it happen, escaping, whistling, collages, dried/pressed flowers, costumes, healthiness, sounds like..da de do la la sa bo ba be bo ba, internal dialogue, kind eyes, sand between my toes, floating, the good times that are killing me, imbibing on islands, live music of course, funky abstract jazz, singer-songwriters, harmonization, symbolism, quotes, sociology, energy, a rare find, biographies, astonishing unforgetable memories, phenomenons, perspectives, reincarnation, old souls, creative photography, singing in the shower and in the car, driving with my windows down and the ac blastin' on a warm sunny day, the piano, living in the moment for the moment, thinking outside the box, heuristics, tap dancing, hot springs, squirrels and monkeys, dancing in the rain and sliding through mud puddles, believing in something that is beyond our comprehension, but knowing in our hearts that it exists..faith, fate, philanthropists, diversity, things that are greatly valued that are not material goods, sharing, a bellyful of chocolate, cheese and coffee, Greece, New Zealand, Norrland ~ Sweden, Quebec, Alaska, Ibiza, Denver, New York, Virgin Islands, Austin, Hawaii, Cusco ~ Machu Picchu, Belize, South Africa, our world, our lives, each and every day, feeling~emotion..things so beautiful tears roll down your face, unbroken promises, undeniable bonds, hard work paying off, no worries, rule enforcers who allow the rules to be bent when they know no harm is being done, the docs that saved my life, ayurvedic medicine, unexplainable miracles, teachers, curiousity, things that seem to come to you quite naturally, shameless promotion, being sung to, being read to, my best friends, my incredibly loving and supportive family, writing down every thought for as long as you can take it, patterns, obscene amounts of laughter, embarrassing moments that you know will later be nothing more than a good story and laugh, confidence, nerds, ambition, a good balance of selfishness and selflessness, sidewalks or lanes for bikers along the road, made up words, killa dance moves, celebrating, suprises..good ones, feather comforters, horseback riding, swimming underwater in my dreams, expression without words, etymology, poetry, hugs, unattainble perfection, sincerity!!!, instrumental music, detailed examination, revelations, revolutions, meditation, koans, autonomy, liberation, trust, hope, reflection, the sky, walking..anywhere, timing, the mind..everything is corrupt, so don't go there. there is no excuse. work with what we've got. if that is not enough make something better by Doing something. idealists can only go so far. to the people that always tell me they are bored: Volunteer. there is so much to do out there!! really.
everyone.
bob dylan, queen, the flaming lips, billy joel, led zeppelin, bob marley, radiohead, the beatles, cat stevens, lou reed, air, aqualung, dave matthews band, the grateful dead, miles davis, the shins, nick drake, the smashing pumpkins, beck, harry nilsson, donovan, ray lamontagne, pocketful of deng, clap your hands say yeah, ani difranco, mazzy star, michael jackson, the decemberists, sonic youth, seu jorge, prince, simon & garfunkel, bloc party, modest mouse, pearl jam, david gray, the strokes, metric, red hot chili peppers, death cab for cutie, the roots, coldplay, sufjan stevens, bela fleck, ugk, journey, zero 7, devin the dude, marvin gaye, damien rice, the fugees, johnny cash, rufus wainwright, supertramp, ween, pink floyd, elliot smith, steve winwood, neil young, the toadies, frank sinatra, etta james, arcade fire, otis redding, thelonius monk, the doors, sublime, tom petty, sly and the family stone, black sabbath, joseph arthur, foo fighers, nirvana, talking heads, eric clapton, alice coltrane, john popper project, louque, alexi murdoch, jimmy hendrix, tortoise, jeff buckley, ben harper, sting, aimee mann, al green, the rolling stones, steve miller band, frou frou, alice in chains, belle & sebastian, hayden, outkast, chris issak, john coltrane, jack johnson, luscious jackson, kanye west, the black crows, gavin degraw, stephen fretwell, stevie ray vaughn, deftones, bee gees, super furry animals, mark farina, matisyahu, cake, rage, spoon, the killers, janis joplin, the doves, duran duran, elton john, the pixies, incubus, stp, ccr, the who, massive attack, portishead, velvet underground, talib kwali, dj logic, neville brothers, duke ellington, andrew bird, tool, ornette coleman, nada surf, dr. john, saosin, keane, yann tiersen, kasier cheifs, the beastie boys, dj mel, madonna, tom jones, weezer, wilco, the eels, poe, red house painters, cocorosie, echo and the bunnymen, mos def, nina simone, sigur ros, nellie mckay, willie nelson, the rentals, proclaimers, pretenders, built to spill, franz ferdinand, albert ayler, 311, tupac, tenacious d, the allman brothers band, nin, orbital, the cure, ramones, counting crows, biz markie, amos lee, the beach boys, herbie hancock, belly, big head todd & the monsters, louis armstrong, bing crosby, bjork, nora jones, sondre lerche, blur, bobby mcferrin, bob schneider, damien "junior gong" marley, pinback, new buffalo, engineers, fiona apple, garbage, gary jules, goldfrapp, nofx, interpol, the rentals, gipsy kings, gomez, jane's addiction, jamie foxx, sasha, sarah vaughan, remy zero, zombies, xavier rudd, the white stripes, tracy chapman, tori amos, the gourds, suzanne vega, tom jones, sam cooke, dj shadow, george clinton & p. fuck all-stars, phish, paul oakenfold, patsy cline, our lady peace, bright eyes, olive, new order, my morning jacket, the church, metallica, matt the electrician, s. austin jug band, louis armstrong, enya, elvis costello, dwight yoakum, duran duran, jurassic 5, my chemical romance, queens of the stone age, lcd soundsystem, janis joplin, dr. dre, dido, g love, crowded house, ray charles, elvis, u2, kanye west, we are scientists, esthero, a tribe called west, david garza, the meters, theivery corp., yeah yeah yeahs, peter gabriel, atmosphere, the sea and cake, explosions in the sky, aswad, the faint, the unicorns, the mars volta, headphones, pinback, lemon jelly, jem, gorillaz, cowboy junkies, cream, alkaline trio, cary bros., polyphonic spree, rusted root, particle, ghostland observatory, saosin, oysterhead, scissor sisters, robert randolph, stevie wonder, the thrills, toots and the maytals, steel pulse, r.e.m, frank zappa, hot hot heat, guns & roses, magnetic fields, the gerbils, odetta, deerhoof, neutral milk hotel, french kicks, colin hay, embrace, ozomatli, donovan frankenreiter, citizen cope, rilo kiley, dishwater blonde, peaches, joss stone, james taylor, cat power, tosca & anna clementi, animal collective, kid beyond, townes van zandt, jucifer, arctic monkeys, the czars, billie holiday, foscoe jones, drive by truckers, dani siciliano, blackalicious, hank williams, engineers, imogen heap, the juan maclean, common, daft punk, depeche mode, tv on the radio, thrice, james blunt, ladytron, hard-fi, devendra banhart, matt costa, lupen crook, new amsterdams, the zutons, coheed and cambria, taj mahal, digable planets, ted leo/pharmacists, octopus project, victor wooten, tom waits, blind melon, smiths, streets, van halen, david bowie, pete yorn, string cheese incident, israel kamakawiwo ole', jenny lewis, dinosaur jr, thrice, gnarles barkley, art tatum, ben webster, blue mitchell, bobby hutcherson, count basie, dewey redman, dexter gordon, don cherry, don pullen, elmo hope, elvin jones, jaki byard, mariza, horace silver, hank mobley, don cherry, lee morgan, grant green, bach, mozart, pachelbel, jaco pastorius, the fray, islands, ugly cassanova, the doobie brothers, jefferson airplane, the caesars, of montreal, stereolab, the raconteurs, architecture in helsinki, phoenix, brian eno and david byrne, cheap trick, brian eno, green mountain grass, beirut, kings of leon, the blow, menomena, gotan project, the sundresses, manu chao, broken social scene, vampire weekend, buffalo breath, devendra banhart, beans.....
Little Miss. Sunshine, The Science of Sleep, Everything Is Illuminated, American Beauty, Fight Club, Memento, The Libertine, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Usual Suspects, Almost Famous, Pulp Fiction, Old School, Back to the Future, Shawshank Redemption, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sleepless in Seattle, Chasing Amy, Reservoir Dogs, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Amadeus, Office Space, A Clockwork Orange, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Snatch, Donnie Darko, True Romance, Forrest Gump, Gone with the Wind, Amelie, Neverending Story, Tommy Boy, Zoolander, Casino, Billy Madison, Scarface, Happy Gilmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Truman Show, Tombstone, Boogie Nights, It's a Wonderful Life, Dracula (1931), Steel Magnolias, Interview with a Vampire, Color Purple, Breakfast Club, Dazed and Confused, Tootsie, A Few Good Men, Pretty Woman, Rain Man, Dancer in the Dark, Legends of the Fall, The Lion King, Lost in Translation, Something About Mary, The Devil's Advocate, A Time to Kill, Batman Begins, Kill Bill I & II, Napolean Dynomite, I Heart Huckabees, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Life Aquatic, Casa Blanca, Bourne Identity /Supremacy, Star Wars Movies (– Episode I), Meet the Fockers & Parents, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, Blow, Vanilla Sky, Sin City, Frida, Life Is Beautiful Good ..aries and Foreign Films
The Dictionary, Thesauras, Encyclopedia, Biographies, Autobiographies, Life of Pi, Sophie's World, Apology, The Farmers Almanac, Ishmael, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Running with Scissors, The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, Chuck Palahniuk, Bill Bryson, The Da Vinci Code, Hunter S. Thompson, Ernest Hemingway, Jane Eyre, Lisa Mueller, Michael Strand, Ted Kooser, Dalai Lama, Wuthering Heights, Animal Farm, The Poisonwood Bible, The Alchemist, Conversations with God, William Sydney Porter, Where the Wild Things Are, the perks of being a wallflower, . I love to read poems out loud. I do it atleast once a day. I hate my finance books!! They put me to sleep five minutes into 'em. I used to dislike reading because, like everyone else, I have ADD. Now I find that each day as I get older I appreciate reading a little more. "BE WHO YOU ARE AND SAY WHAT YOU FEEL, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."- Dr. Seuss
My Amazing Grandma Vee.