I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
-Audre Lorde
mitch hedberg.
and these. read these every day.
married to the sea.
natalie dee.
toothpaste for dinner.
cyanide and happiness.
geekologie
rob brezny.
i mean it.
No one is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.
--Alice Walker
rjd2, snoop dogg, eddie hazel, pink floyd, ray lamontagne, alice smith, mf doom, beastie boys, al green, curtis mayfield, breakestra, karl denson, herbie hancock, michael franti, shuggie otis, georg levin, roughian, taj mahal, johnny guitar watson, rasputina, amy winehouse, schleprok, soulive, galactic, mos def, andre 3000, the strokes, the coup, morphine, james brown, nina simone, bill withers, otis redding, marvin gaye, leonard cohen, bob dylan, johnny cash...
rob and big, man vs. wild, anthony bourdain: no reservations
yes, please. women's studies, gay/lesbian studies, cultural studies, anthologies, tom robbins, chuck palahniuk, augusten burroughs, david sedaris, charles bukowski, jack kerouac, elizabeth wurtzel, gloria steinem, naomi klein, rebecca walker, naomi wolf, edward gorey, jrr tolkien, shel silverstein, pablo neruda, sonia sanchez, SARK, nikki giovanni, e.e. cummings, bell hooks, alice walker, ariel gore, bee lavender, ayun halliday, audre lorde, inga muscio, marilyn wann's fat?so!, fast food nation, tales of the city, hothead paisan, nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction...
revolutionary women, my mom, my daughter, my co-workers, myself.