traveling. music! writing. reading. being inspired. FOOTBALL (well, soccer). laughing. current events. past events. social issues. independent movie-going. sarcasm. snarling at news headlines (bbc nytimes cnn foxnews). thinking too much (clearly...). working out. people-watching. attracting drama. drinking good beer. afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted. counseling those who cannot be counseled.
Nancy Pelosi for pointing out: "In 100 hours, the top five oil companies will take in $4.3 billion in profits and the top ten pharmaceutical companies will gain $2.6 billion in profits and the top CEOs will earn an average of $2 million each."
Who I Wouldn't Like To Meet:
People who use myspace to put their fiance/fiancee/girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other/insignificant other in number 1 friend space and then continue to place this name all over his/her profile, replete with superlatives, particularly under 'general interests.' If public declarations of love and ownership are that important, you can always go back and do this in your high school yearbook. Or in bed tonight, with the shades open.
current obsessions: Cold War Kids. Rogue Wave. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. All types of Celtic music. recent obsessions: Fionn Regan. The Shins. Sufjan Stevens. Sunset Rubdown. Wolf Parade. favorites in no order: Ray LaMontagne. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Yo La Tengo. Regina Spektor. U2. Bauer. The Beatles. Aqualung. Elbow. Radiohead. Midlake. Ben Kweller. Rolling Stones. Snow Patrol. Jose Gonzalez. Richie Gallacher. Band of Horses. Pete Yorn. Stephen Fretwell. Sparklehorse. Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Samuel Barber. Doves. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The Guillemots. Mogwai. Damien Rice. Fiona Apple. The National. Idlewild. The Postal Service. Ryan Adams. KT Tunstall. Bright Eyes. Death Cab for Cutie. Pernice Brothers. Coldplay. Wilco. Jeff Tweedy. Neil Young. REM. Tom Waits. Bob Dylan. Arcade Fire. My Morning Jacket. The Dead Beat Club. John Coltrane. Jack Johnson. Nick Drake. The Killers. Sigur Ros. Nina Simone. Beck. Simon and Garfunkel. The Cure. The Clash. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The Rosebuds. Oasis. Christopher O'Riley. Elliott Smith. Chopin. Gomez. Bjork. Guster. The Dave Matthews Band.
Lost in Translation. Borat. Good Will Hunting. The Constant Gardener. Little Miss Sunshine. Old School. Wedding Crashers. Fight Club. Born into Brothels. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Before Sunrise and Sunset. L'Auberge Espagnol. Control Room. Talk to Her. Beautiful Girls. Reality Bites. About a Boy. Red. Crash. Garden State.
Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" Travel Channel series which I have downloaded off iTunes because I have never, don't, and probably never will own cable.digital.whatever tv.
currently reading: "How Soccer Explains the World" by Franklin Foer.
ones that I've read over and over: Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes. Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk. The 9/11 Commission Report. A People's History of the United States - Howard Zinn. Another Woman's Shoes - Adele Parks. Getting Over It - Anna Maxted. Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpha Lahiri. My Own Country - Abraham Verghese. The Tennis Partner - Abraham Verghese. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens. Complete Works of William Shakespeare. The Dubliners - James Joyce. Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte. Lies My Teacher Told Me - James Loewell. Teachings on Love - Thich Nhat Hanh. From Beirut to Jerusalem - Thomas Friedman. Naked - David Sedaris. Any travel-related book!
people who are passionate about something. we need more of them in this world!