dance dance dance, DJing, capoeira, music, travel, burning man, learning languages, yoga, community development, dancing till the club shuts down, hearing live music, cooking and eating good food, good wine, laughing, meeting all kinds of people, shopping at thrift stores, driving out to the desert for the sunrise, going on random spontaneous adventures...
like-minded people...open-minded people...interesting people...Burners...dancers...djs...your mom
cmon, gimme some love...
BREAKBEATS baby! house. underground hip hop. downtempo. indie rock. etc. specifically, and in no particular order...mark farina, lee coombs, freq nasty, aquasky, adam freeland, elite force, plump djs, james zabiela, sasha, rogue element, hybrid, luke chable, phil k, deekline and wizard, gabriel and dresden, u.n.k.l.e., armand van helden, miguel migs, deathcab for cutie, blackalicious, mos def, tribalistas, marcelo d2, brazilian music in general, salsa, cumbia, merengue, kanye west, bjork, sublime, portishead, dj shadow, mystic, dead prez, medusa, talib kweli, atmosphere, hieroglyphics, pep love, common, citizen cope, radiohead, los pinguos, spearhead, zero seven, the gypsy kings, dave brubeck, miles davis, the killers, pinback, postal service, incubus, cat stevens, imogen heap, thievery corporation, jason mraz, sage francis, tiro de gracia, ozomatli, etc etc etc...
my favorite movies change every day. here's a few: into the wild, motorcycle diaries, cidade de deus (city of god), strictly ballroom, bon voyage, kill bill, dancer in the dark, the princess and the warrior, run lola run, requiem for a dream, ferris bueller's day off, the triplets of belleville, the breakfast club, finding nemo, empire records, zoolander, monty python...and, yes, harry potter =)
lost, the apprentice, grey's anatomy
the kite runner, memoirs of a geisha, the god of small things, matilda, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius.
my grandparents, my parents, they keep me grounded and loving life. and anyone who has fought for their right to exist...activists, human rights leaders, or your nextdoor neighbor who works to improve their community, you know? oh, and i almost forgot - yo momma!