Triathlons/Ironman, surfing, snowboarding, motorcycle racing, dirt bikes, sky-diving (AFF certified), cycling, scuba diving, rock-climbing, mountain-biking, fishing, camping, hiking, anything outdoors or extreme, and foreign travel (preferably with AWESOME waves). Simpler things include earl grey tea (every morning!), frozen yogurt, shaved ice, cooking and dinner parties (who needs bars?), fiction and non-fiction, Scrabble, Texas Hold'em, chess, flea markets, Home Depot, REI (favorite store in the world!), massages (who doesn't like them?), lavender and ylang ylang, bookstores, indies, sunsets and sunrises, 'Fall' back home (where the leaves turn red, orange and yellow...and the air is crisp!), strong winds, thunderstorms, and pretty much anything that stirs my soul.
People who believe in experiencing life to the fullest. People who live in the present, for the future, while learning from the past. People who are true to themselves and their passions. Down-to-earth and genuine people. People who inspire me, make me laugh, and can show me something new out of life. People who are self-sufficient, ambitious, and motivated, but realize it's about "working hard....to play even harder". People who place integrity, honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and accountability as their priorities in life. People who take pride in their accomplishments and life experiences. And last but not least, people who like to have fun and know how to laugh at themselves.
Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Dave Mathews, The Josh Green Band, Beth Orton, John Mayer, U2, Radiohead, Macy Gray, B-tribe, Sade, Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, Delerium, Groove Armada, Mark Farina, Marques Wyatt, soulful and deep house music, and pretty much anything groovy that I can dance to (and boy, do I LOVE to dance)....
Belle Epoque, The Shape of Things, Crouching Tiger, Time Code, Muriel's Wedding, Goodfellas, Swingers, American Pie, Made, Amelie, Laurel Canyon, City of God, In America, Memento, Love Actually, Faster, Napolean Dynamite, Maria Full of Grace, Crash...I'm a movie addict (especially indies), and have been known to sit through 3 movies, one after another. That doesn't happen so much anymore now that they've beefed up movie theatre security.....
When I have time....Nip/Tuck, Sex in the City, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Friends, Will & Grace, CSI, Law & Order, Army Wives, SNL....
Tuesdays with Morrie, The Alchemist, Harry Potter, Memoirs of a Geisha, Conversations with God, Tale of Murasaki, She's Come Undone, Da Vinci Code, Killing Pablo, Lonely Planet travel guides...anything that takes me on a journey and makes me unaware of the passing of time......
My MOM...she rocks!