reading. writing. labor history. radical history. philosophy. vegan cooking. vegan baking. music. music. music. fresh fruit. guatemala. folklore. fighting oppression. having fun. reassembling clothing. trees. natural medicine. kink. social justice. humility. compassion. tea. coffee. long walks. thrifting. dumpsters. butch/femme. destroying false dualities. shaking tail feathers. bicycles. social awkwardness. geeks. travel. eventually leaving the airport. harpaxophilia. scabies swimming pools. midnight banana splits. caffeine freak outs. filling up leaky tires. smoking fags with fags.
Buddies, pals, nerds, you.
i love it all so much. but especially 80s pop, folk, punk, folk punk, queercore, reggaeton, salsa, calypso, dance hall, bachata, and italo disco hits of the 80s. really, i love it all.
The Breakfast Club. Zoolander. Thank You for Smoking. The Notorious Bettie Page. Dead Poets Society. Rocky Horror Picture Show. Master and Commander. Shrek. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Go Fish. Motorcycle Diaries. Lost and Delirious. What Dreams May Come. Secretary. Foxfire. Crash. Grease. Airplane. Alexander. Hell House. The Cell. Road Trip. A Mighty Wind. Waiting for Guffman. Best in Show. The Curse of the Queerwolf.
television on dvd. and wacky races. and tom and jerry.
Books are my favorite things. Here are some that I love: The Little Engine that Could. The Velveteen Rabbit. The Monkey Wrench Gang. Grapes of Wrath. Ishmael. Some of the Dharma. Desolation Angels. Dharma Bums. On the Road. Bastard Out of Carolina. Speaker for the Dead. A Walk in the Woods. Cat's Cradle. Hope for the Flowers. Siddhartha. Dharma Punx. Without A Net. Fight Club. Just about any Howard Zinn, bell hooks or Ward Churchill. Some books have inspired me - they include Race Rebels by Robin D.G. Kelley, Silence on the Mountain by Daniel Wilkinson, all books by Greg Grandin, Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldua.
Folks who lead by example and aren't afraid to admit mistakes.