Humanitarianism, writing fiction, writing songs, writing in general, concerts, web design, graphic design, road trips, (or plane trips), watching movies, all things music, reading, learning new things, photography, meeting people, taking pictures of moments, living life to the fullest.
I have met a lot of incredible people who have affected my life each in his or her own way. I look forward to meeting more people that allow me to take a piece of them with me, and I can leave a piece of myself with them. I know, above all, I am blessed.
More than anything, I want to see the world, even if it's just the world in my own backyard. Wherever life takes me, I want to go, and I look forward to everyone I meet along the way.
Abra Moore, Adam Cohen, Adam Pascal, Admiral Twin, Adriene Pierce, Aerosmith, A Fine Frenzy, Alanis Morrisette, Alex Parks, Alexi Murdoch, All American Rejects, Allred, Amanda Marshall, Ani DiFranco, Arden Kaywin, Ari Hest, Atheneaum, Athlete, Augustana, Averi, Azure Ray, Babyshambles, Basia Bulat, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Arnold, Billie Holiday, Black Box Recorder, Black Crowes, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Boys Like Girls, Breaking Point, Brett Dennen, Brian Jarvis, Bright Eyes, Brighten, Buckcherry, Building 429, Built To Spill, Caedmon's Call, Carbon Leaf, Cary Brothers, Casting Crowns, Catherine Feeny, Caught Sleeping, Coheed & Cambria, Constantine Maroulis, Chad Blondel, Chad Perrone, Chantal Kreviazuk, Charlotte Martin, Chris Garneau, Cobra Starship, Coldplay, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Cute Is What We Aim For, Damien Rice, Daniel Powter, Dashboard Confessional, David Cook, Death Cab For Cutie, Deb Talan, Default, Devendra Banhart, Dishwalla, Doubting Paris, Duke Ellington, Duncan Sheik, Earlimart, Eliot Morris, Elisa, Ella Fitzgerald, Elliott Smith, Emiliana Torrini, Eve 6, Explosions in the Sky, Fall Out Boy, Feeder, Ferras, Finger Eleven, Fiona Apple, Fionn Regan, Fireworks Night, Fisher, Fly Upright Kite, Foreign Oren, Frank Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand, Frou Frou, Gavin DeGraw, God Or Julie, Gin Blossoms, Glen Hansard, Goo-Goo Dolls, Ginny Owens, Gone 'Til November, Graham Colton Band, Great Lake Swimmers, Greenwheel, Guggenheim Grotto, Gus Black, Guster, Hanson, Heather Nova, Hellogoodbye, Hero Factor, Her Space Holiday, Hidden In Plain View, Hillsong, Howie Day, Ian Hunter, Imogen Heap, Ingram Hill, Jack's Mannequin, Jake Troth, James Blunt, James Carrington, Jars of Clay, Jay And The Rockers, Jayson Belt, Jeff Buckley, Jeremy Camp, Jesse Malin, Jets to Brazil, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Aurthur, Josh Kelley, Joshua Radin, Juniper, Kate Voegele, Katie Melua, Kevin Devine, Lamb, Lemonator, Leona Naess, Leonard Cohen, Let's Go Sailing, Lifehouse, Lorene Drive, Low Millions, Mae, Maria Mena, Martina Sorbara, Mates of State, Matt Good Band, Matt Kearney, Matthew Good, Matthew West, Matt Pond PA, MercyMe, Michael Tolcher, Michael W. Smith, Monty Are I, Melee, Morning After, My Chemical Romance, Neko Case, Neverending White Lights, Number One Fan, Oasis, One Less Reason, OneRepublic, Orrin, Our Lady Peace, Owen, Panic! At The Disco, Paramore, Park Ave., Pete Yorn, Phil Wickham, PJ Harvey, Plumb, Plunge, Pixies, Pray For The Soul Of Betty, Rachael Sage, Rachael Yamagata, Radiohead, Rebecca St. James, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Regina Spektor, R.E.M., Remy Zero, Rise Against, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Day, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Adams, Ryan Auffenberg, Ryan Star, Sara Bareilles, Saving Jane, Say Anything, Semisonic, Sense Field, Shane & Shane, Shawn Mullins, Sia, Sibohan, Sister Hazel, Snow Patrol, Something Corporate, Soul Asylum, Stage, Stellar Kart, Stephen Speaks, Steve Bertrand, Stones Throw, Sugarcult, Sub.bionic, Sufjan Stevens, Superchick, The Afters, The Arcade Fire, The Bravery, The Calling, The Cary Brothers, The Cure, The Damnwells, The Dandy Warhols, The Devils, The Dresden Dolls, The Early November, The Eels, The Elected, The Finn Brothers, The Frames, The Fray, The Glorious Unseen, The Good Life, The Hush Sound, The Killers, The Libertines, The New Amsterdams, The Postal Service, The Shins, The Spill Canvas, The Stationary Set, The Velvet Underground, The Veronicas, The Verve, The Verve Pipe, The Weepies, Teitur, Tele, Tilly and the Wall, Tom McRae, Tonic, Train, Trembling Blue Stars, Trespasser's William, Truth In Fiction, U2, Umbrellas, Vega 4, Vienna Tang, Vince Neil, Waking Ashland, 30 Seconds To Mars, 3 Doors Down, loads of indie music, see friends section.
Across the Universe, Almost Famous, Amelie, Annapolis, Babel, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Casablanca, Children of Men, Closer, Crash, Garden State, Elizabethtown, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Father Of The Bride, Frankie And Johnny, Griffin & Phoenix, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, I'm Reed Fish, Juno, Just Married, Ladder 49, Little Miss Sunshine, Love in the Time of Cholera, My Best Friend's Wedding, My Life Without Me, On Native Soil, No Country for Old Men, Penniless Serenade, P.S. I Love You, Reign Over Me, RENT, Rocky (all,) Scarface, Strong Enough To Break, Supersize Me, The Best Years Of Our Lives, The Breakfast Club, The Bridge (Documentary,) The Clearing, The Family Stone, The Godfather (all,) The Guardian, The Last Kiss, The Natural, The Neverending Story, The Notebook, The Safety of Objects, The Things We Lost in the Fire, The United States Of Leland, This Property Is Condemned, United 93, Up Close & Personal, Walk The Line, What Girls Learn, When A Man Loves A Woman, World Trade Center, and I'm a documentary junkie.
American Idol, Anderson Cooper 360, the Bachelor, CNN, Dogtown, the Dog Whisperer, Dog the Bounty Hunter, the History Channel, Daria, Gilmore Girls, Intervention, Larry King Live, Mad About You, Roseanne, Rockstar, What About Brian?
'A Year of Magical Thinking' by Joan Didion, 'Blink' by Malcolm Gladwell, 'Dispatches from the Edge,' by Anderson Cooper, 'Drowning Ruth,' by Christina Schwarz, 'Firehouse' by David Halberstam, 'Forever' by Judy Blume, 'Jesus Freaks' by D.C. Talk, 'Losing Gemma' by Katy Gardner, 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold, 'Prozac Nation' by Elizabeth Wurtzel, 'Skywriting' by Jane Pauley, 'The Greatest Generation' by Tom Brokaw, 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold, 'The Notebook' by Nicholas Sparks, 'The Rescue' by Nicholas Sparks, 'The Last Time They Met' by Anita Shreeve, 'The Pact' by Jodi Piccoult, 'The Summer After June' by Ashley Warlick, 'Two Days Longer' by Beth Leuders, 'Unless' by Caroline Shields, 'You Can Run But You Can't Hide' by Duane "Dog" Chapman
Anyone who stands up for what they believe in. Anyone who wakes up in the morning in spite of their circumstances. Anyone who knows enough to know they don't know anything. Anyone who isn't afraid to have a passion and follow it to the bleeding edges of the earth. Anyone who tries.