just a few are: singing, playing guitar, playing guitar before work, playing guitar at work, helping people any way I can, I&R, running, my family, the ocean, the smell and sound of the ocean, the ocean at night, singing, humming, dancing, dancing ridiculously, smiling, laughing til it hurts, thinking, listening, writing, reading, rhythm, relaxation, blankets and pillows (of the 'many, many' variety), white noise machines, coffee, coffee with friends, crosswords, Bookworm, Calvin and Hobbes, Sudoku, Scrabble of any kind, Guinness, grapefruit, lots of other fruit, people-watching, being that creepy person with binoculars in the fourth floor window, lunching at Whip's, reading Sci/Tech news headlines, flying kites on the beach (especially when collectively playing hooky), bicycling, playing Frisbee, snowboarding, taking pictures, planetfitnessing, bowling (just like pitching a softball..), WoW, ebay, freecycle, Spanish, multi-tasking, innovative/spontaneous/ incredible cooking, lucid dreaming, the full 30 seconds of Listerine, things that are funny/poignant/profound, sushi, sushi, and more sushi, Pandora, Pirates/Sea Dogs games, politics, pottery (especially wheel throwing), Comedy Central, sarcasm, subtlety, inside jokes, open mics, concerts and shows, music upon music upon music, jamming, nice harmonies, funky tunings, the Third Hand Capo, coated guitar strings, heartwrenching chord progressions, things that smell nice, climbing trees and collecting grass stains, earth shoes (negative heel FTW), ice skating, hot hot showers, warm laundry right out of the dryer (burning hot zippers buttons snaps), learning ANYTHING new, making ridiculous lists like this one, being silly and/or incredibly silly, hitting snooze many, many times, computergeekdom, general geekdom, paying attention even when it looks like I'm not, not paying attention when it looks like I am, paintshoppery, POV-Ray, positive energy, taking deep breaths, energy lines, waking up early, sleeping late, going to bed early, staying up late, napping, accidental napping (read: sleeping in general), nature and wildlife and science, outer space, ships in Casco Bay, trains, hearing train whistles when I'm sleepy, cats, kittens, bugs, living things in general (except rock crabs, stink bugs, and earwigs), tinker toys, taking walks, marzipan, holding hands, conversations that challenge the mind and the (proverbial) heart simultaneously, kayaking, sledding, precious memories of sledding on lunchtrays, sunrises and sunsets, thunderstorms, all different types of clouds, stretching, weightlifting, candles, finding shortcuts and alternate routes from here to there (and yes, it's 'route' said like 'out'), sense of direction (literally), sense of direction (figuratively), figuring out and fixing things (literally/figuratively), persistence and determination and patience and tolerance, facing fears, confidence and encouragement, being the mountain in the storm, drawing trees and landscapes, every kind of cheese imaginable, pretending to have major arguments in public. and also.. this very moment.
People who get it and who care.
Alacrity , Angie Aparo, Aquatenang, Fiona Apple, Caleb Aronson, Joseph Arthur, Moses Atwood, Lazlo Bane, Barenaked Ladies, The Beatles, Jonatha Brooke, Carbon Leaf, Caroline's Spine, Neko Case , Ben Caver, Chalk Farm, Chicago, Judy Collins, Phil Collins, Tom Conlon, Counting Crows, Course of Nature, Cowboy Junkies, the Cranberries, CSNY, Jamie Cullum, Roy Davis , Death Cab for Cutie , Ani Difranco, Nick Drake, the Eagles, Kurt Elling, Brian Eno, Leah Finkelstein, Bela Fleck, Ben Folds, the Fray, Garbage, Green Day, Rachel Griffin, GrooveChild, Hall and Oates, Herbie Hancock, Frank Hopkins, Iron & Wine, Etta James, Billy Joel, Elton John, Jump (Little Children) , Jupiter Sunrise, Just Off Turner, Keane , Mat Kearney, Pete Kilpatrick , Emily Kimball, Ray LaMontagne, Patty Larkin, Amos Lee , Michelle Lewis, Lisa Loeb, Ludacris, Nick MacDonald, Maná, Matchbox Twenty, John Mayer , Ryan McCalmon , Edwin McCain, Don McLean, Raul Midón, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morrisette, Jason Mraz, Anna Nalick, Nickel Creek, Nizlopi, Plain White T's, Tom Petty, Willy Porter , Queen, Bonnie Raitt, Rascal Flatts, Damien Rice, Todd Rundgren, Ryanhood, Karen Savoca, Seals and Crofts, the Shins, Andrea Shoal, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, Maia Sharp, Duncan Sheik, Regina Spektor, Splender, Erin Sprinkle, Steely Dan , Sublime, System of a Down, James Taylor, Third Eye Blind, the Thorns, Train, Unbelievable Truth, USM Chamber Singers, Venice, Vertical Horizon, the Verve Pipe, Rufus Wainwright, David Wilcox, Megan Jo Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Meghan Yates, Pete Yorn .
I'm sure there are still more that I've forgotten.
The American President, Barefoot in the Park, Back to the Future x3, Boondock Saints, Calendar Girls, The Cell, Closer, the Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Dave, Equilibrium, Falling Down, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fifth Element, Fight Club, the Fluppies, Gattaca, Green Street Hooligans, If These Walls Could Talk 2, Life As A House, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Monster, Moulin Rouge, Mulholland Drive, My First Mister, the Neverending Story, Orange County, Requiem For a Dream, The Secret, Secretary, Strangeland, Throw Momma From the Train, Traffic, Vanilla Sky, The Village, Waking Life, What Dreams May Come, Zoolander. And lots of crazy horror movies.
Scrubs, House, The Office, and Heroes. good stuff.
currently reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
i'm hoping they already know who they are.