creativity, aristic expression, a good story, laughing out loud, my IPOD, dancing like ya mean it, sangin' in harmony, neology, walking the earth, finding jeans for every occasion, the container store, wholesale jewelry, drunken karaoke, solving mysteries, plum wine, things considered taboo, spontaneous 'soul train' lines, IMDB, traveling, YouTube, acquiring things for free, and talking sh*t with friends.
The Good Kind of Crazy,
Not the Certifiable Kind!
Stevie, Chaka, Prince, Outkast, Ella, Bob Marley, Earth Wind and Fire, The Beatles, Louis Jordan, Nancy Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Cyndi Lauper, James Taylor, Donny and Roberta, Chico Buarque, Take 6, all of the Jacksons (yes, Tito too! and sometimes even Latoya), Sheila Nicholls and all the rest of my über-talened friends (Antwon, Has, Sabac, Chapella, Raliegh, Mario V, Alia Marie, Meleni... *hey that rhymes lol*... too many to name 'em all - but I'd like to give a ShoutOut 2 my god-baby-daddy), Brian Mcknight before he started 'dancing', angry singer-songwriters, catchy tunes in languages I don't understand, showtunes, old school hip-hop, live 70's soul with vocal audiences, big band tunes, cheesy 80's music, cheesier 70's music.
Fight Club, All About Eve, The Color Purple, City of God, The Breakfast Club, Once Were Warriors, Rear Window, Heathers, Battle Royale, Hollywood Shuffle, Annie (circa 1982), Sophie's Choice, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Finding Nemo, Rope, Quills, A Tale of Two Sisters, The Wiz, Clue, Coming to America, The Last Dragon, Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon, Kung Fu Hustle, Singin' In The Rain, Pirates of the Carribean (the first one with all the Depp Close-ups), Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany (1 star my @ss timewarner cable!), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Nobody Knows, The Lives Of Others, and It's a Wonderful Life. Netflix is about to become my b!tch!
The Daily Show, South Park, Extras, The Best Week Ever, Absolutely Fabulous, City of Men, Oprah, The Cosby Show, Moonlighting, Jem, The Twilight Zone, LOST (get back on the island and MAKE MY EPISODES!), Heroes (my power is the ability to not take your nonsense), Prison Break (Wentworth! Ju betta run before the polices come!), and I seriously heart Flight of the Conchords.
The Color Purple, Fight Club and pretty much anything by Chuck Palahniuk (whether it makes sense or not), Flowers for Algernon, The Monster At the End of This Book (deep!), A People's History of the United States, The Harry Potter Series, Dorothy Parker, This Book Will Change Your Life (it really didn't, but still) - remember R.I.F. - even if it's crap!
My Mom My Grandparents The Ancestors and Miss Oprah - "Don't nobody say nothin' bad about Miss Oprah!"