Jesus, music, dark coffee, sharp cheese, France, French literature, the South, Louisiana, New Orleans, Slurpees, reading, writing, the Astrodome, Cajun music (more in theory than in practice, I guess), accordions, harmony, beauty in the midst of tragedy, urban decay, puppies, Skeeter's Lounge, Skittles, Diet Coke (sometimes Coke Zero, though not often), vegan tacos
Bruce.
Wilco, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, the National, Bob Dylan, Sigur Rós, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thin Lizzy, T. Rex, the Band, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Built to Spill, the Hold Steady, David Bowie, Okkervil River, No Age, Silver Jews, Atlas Sound
Flight of the Conchords, the Office, 30 Rock
Saunders, Chabon, Cash, Salinger, Ford, Tim Keller's Reason for God
my grandfather, Martin Luther King, Jr., Johnny Cash, Springsteen