generally the world. i am a traveler, first and foremost, and in every sense of the word. writing was my first love, and i think that maybe it is my true love. honesty and integrity are more important than anything. see also: anthropology, swing dancing (lindy hop), blues dancing, other social dancing, ok dancing in general, mixed media, photography, music, film, vintage, existentialism, reading, symbolism, researching, epistemology, experimental education, communication, astronomy, the origins of the universe, studying religions, studying things in general, introspection, the environment, water quality and scarcity issues, languages, art, art, art, dictionaries, quotations, evolution, older men, anything 40s, philosophy, psychology, politics and social justice, the jungle, the little things, the renaissance, harlem renaissance, chocolate, things that sparkle, all things nerdy. oh, and i have a serious glasses fetish. and let's not forget touching julie's booty.
Music:
anything i can move my body to. that aside, i'm very eclectic: josh groban, ella and louis, billy joel, stones, outkast, pink floyd, natalie cole, evanesence, beatles, katy rose, the police, ray charles, nina simone, linkin park, frank sinatra, deathcab for cutie, joss stone, norah jones, peter gabriel, enya, DMB, black eyed peas, ani difranco, keane, prince, billie holiday, james blunt, jimi hendrix, jason mraz, vanessa carlton, portishead, marvin gaye, the killers, red hot chili peppers, barbara morrison, led zeppelin, al green, KIM MASSIE, john mayer, michael buble, zz top, tenacious d...jazz (esp new orleans jazz)/swing/big band, blues, soul, motown, classic rock, rock, classical, angry women music, pop, hip hop, 80s, oldies, etc etc etc. i like a lot more than that, but i'm really suck with artists' names/titles. i am not a fan of cheesy R&B, and i am positively allergic to smooth jazz.
Movies:
you mean cinematic adventures? moulin rouge, harry potter, children of men, v for vendetta, chaplin, i heart huckabees, pleasantville, blood diamond, the departed, the prestige, spanglish, lolita, garden state, indiana jones, princess bride, labrynth, almost famous, o brother where art thou, searching for bobby fischer, akeelah and the bee, crash, ray, an inconvenient truth, sicko, thank you for smoking, LOTR, emperor's new groove, finding nemo, big fish, erin brockovich, lost in translation, thirteen, october sky, hot fuzz, bend it like beckham, reefer madness: the movie musical, anything baz luhrmann, tim burton, alfonso cuaron, or gurinder chadha. i could go on forever, but i won't.
Television:
i am in love with dr. gregory house. that said: simpsons, family guy, scrubs, daily show, real time with bill maher, sex and the city, the office, buffy, anything on the discovery, history, or science channels.
Books:
Which Harry Potter Character Are You?
You are Dumbledore. You're the wise sage in any group. With your guidance, any situation can be resolved in the fairest way possible.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com
Harry Potter!!! Angels & Demons and The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown; A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn (as well as just about any of his essays); PrairyErth by William Least Heat-Moon (who knew 620 pages about one little county in Kansas could be so fucking amazing?); Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken; The Health of Nations by Andrew Price-Smith; Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger; A Voyage of Discovery: From the Big Bang to the Ice Age by Marc Defant; Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont; All Our Relations by Winona LaDuke; Paths to a Green World; Green Plans by Huey D. Johnson; New Perspectives on Environmental Justice; Worlds Apart: Globalization and the Environment; Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys (and any of his columns); The Swamp by Michael Grunwald; the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind (but only the first 7 or so books, after that they got too preachy); about a zillion others, especially anything about anthropology (particularly biological anthropology), environmental science/policy/global health, origins/evolution/cosmogenesis, world cultures and religion, or history. and good god do i love reference books...i've got stacks of books everywhere...
Heroes:
my family. da vinci, chaplin, shakespeare, einstein, galileo, thomas jefferson, john williams, erin brockovich, george carlin, muzzy van hossmere, frankie manning.
