Directing people I care about on their right path of life through the reading of tarot cards. Writing about mi vida loca in my journal every night. Reading myself to sleep. Walking, running, stretching, and sit-ups. Menudo (the soup). Sacrifice. Kind-hearted people. Watching novelas with mi abuela and listening to her talk about life in LA back in the day. Raza history. Tijuana arte. Romance novel book covers. Singing. Nature. Ocean. Coffee. Budget shopping. Free samples of anything edible. Trains, planes, subways, bikes, snowboards, surfboards and taxis. Swimming in the dark. Disappearing from society every now and then. Going to church to douse myself with holy water and confess my sins. Natural peanut butter on bananas and apples. Cheese. Revolutionary thoughts and socialist ideals. Magazines. Spiritual endeavors. Rendezvousin'. Kissing. Black eyeliner. Being inspired to write by art, people, long checkout lines, public restrooms, road trips, small towns, fights...
I already met him.
60s and 70s R&B and Soul. Latin rhythms. Percussion. Congas. Mariachi. Salsa. Rap. Reggae. Hip-hop. Dancehall. Roots. Rock. Some of that hyphy shit out the Bay (especially when I run). Depressing love songs from the 70s and 80s. Art Laboe's Killer Oldies dedications. Chicano rock. Nuyorican Roots. Delegation. Fiona Apple. Hope Sandoval. Portishead. Shakira. Game. Hall & Oats. The Delfonics. Keyshia Cole. Morrissey. The Smiths. Jill Scott. Lauren Hill. Nortec Collectivo. Enki Alien. Patti LaBelle. Sade. Nirvana. Corrine Bailey Rey, y mucho mas.
The Outsiders.
The Sopranos. Period.
Any and all types of astrology books. Sewing For Dummies. Scarred by Scandal Redeemed By Love. The Mastery of Love. Four Directions. Always Running. The Poetry of Arab Women. The Teachings of Don Juan. The Art of Dreaming. The Alchemist. The Republic of East L.A. Memories of My Melancholy Whores. Locas. Video Vixen. The Coldest Winter Ever. The one I'm going to write any day now. Every fuckin' magazine out I read. From Low Rider to Teen Vogue.
My ancestors who have my back always, La Virgen, y Pacal Votan.