Things I like-going for walks with my puppy dog, Western North Carolina in the Fall, Alaska in the Spring, falling asleep under the stars, waking up to the aroma of coffee, exploring, getting my hands dirty, sarcasm that makes me laugh, Shake N'Bake pork chops, building something, new shower curtain smell, hiking/camping, waiting in airports-people watching, having a conversation with an intelligent person, getting an unexpected letter or phone call, spooning, puppy breath, hanging out on a pontoon boat w/friends, good friends, finding cool furniture on the side of the road, the movie & soundtrack "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou", Latin jazz, and all things nice. Oh, and did I mention my dog?
There was this couple at a concert that I went to see that stood in the middle of everyone trying to "get loose" and just swayed back and forth with the dude possessively maintaining a perfect bear hug for the entire show. They were like this big, fun-sucking black hole in the middle of the good time galaxy. Not them, or people that would do that.
Avett Brothers, Postal Service, Peter Bjorn and John, This Mortal Coil, Rufus Wainright, Cat Stevens, Morrissey, The Smiths, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, Sugarcubes, Bjork, Sigur Ros, Trent Reznor, 9 Inch Nails, old REM, Alt 80's, Lucinda Williams, Beth Orton, Stacy Earle, Nancy Griffith, Allison Krauss, Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, My Life With Thrill Kill Cult, Nina Simone, Billie Holliday, Portishead, Siouxie the Banshees, Ben Harper, Bob Marley, Phish, Throwing Muses, Gillian Welch, Silversun Pickups, Brandi Carlile, Magnetic Fields...
Too many to list but favorite is "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?"...Whale Rider, John Waters' flicks, Christopher Guest flicks, The House of Yes, Office Space, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Napolean Dynamite, Ma Vie en Rose, Amelie, Gods & Monsters, Ya-Ya, Breakfast Club, Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Science of Sleep, Clockwork Orange, Donnie Darko, Muriel's Wedding, Sordid Lives, Twin Peaks, Pan's Labrynth, & of course Nightmare Before Christmas...
Deadliest Catch, Top Chef, Dirty Jobs, Amazing Race, Man vs Wild, Survivorman, Gray's Anatomy, gameshows, documentaries...
John Krakaur, Sebastian Junger
The Dalai Lama and Superman, duh!