waking up to music and remembering dreams that felt as if they really happened, starting over again and keeping my promises to myself, remembering where I come from and honoring traditions that I thought were dead, a shot of jameson and a newcastle to relax, while letting go of the moment and seizing it all the same, staying inspired while not adhering to any particular routine, and having a reason for everything and a soundtrack for the time in between... the unpredictable, the laisse fair, the cashews and peanuts at TJ's and the apple jacks and cinnamon toast crunch I buy somewhere else.... changing the way I look at everything and then changing the way I look at it again, writing my thoughts down just so I can hear myself think, and putting aside the past while not looking too far into the future, taking inventory on a regular basis and weeding out the people that are only along for the ride, deleting phone numbers to avoid late night drunk dials, and getting paid to socialize with all types of souls and spirits, but knowing that they're only in it for the booze, having a plan to be patient in life, and holding the cards that I know make me lucky, mixing cocktails and drinking on the job, driving for hours just to get a change of pace, good coffee, witty comebacks and sarcastic jokes, tactfully creating my reality with every action and carefully choosing the right time to be brutally honest when I know you need it most. Knowing what to say and when to say it, but not sugar coating it just so it goes down easier, honesty as a policy, persistance & integrity and being interested in what I'm looking at, not how I look to you.
people with stars in their eyes
Afterburner, Counting Crows, Beastie Boys, The Fratellis, NOFX, VNV Nation, Up Up, Down Down, Jawbreaker, Set Your Goals, Amy Winehouse, Spoon, The Verve, Prince, Gym Class Hereos, The Pixies, Anberlin, Albert Hammond Jr., Lily Allen, Pantera, Silversun Pickups, Cloud Cult, Before Today, Bjork, Winterkids, Mewithoutyou, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, New Order, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Journey, Band of Horses, Damien Rice, the Cure, Rilo Kiley, God is an Astronaut, Aereogramme, Saosin, Eluvium, Bad Astronaut, MCR, Muse, Bad Religion, Taking Back Sunday, The Killers, Sugarcult, Ima Robot, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakrs,Bouncing Souls, The Stills, Blue October, Samiam, Tegan & Sara, Joey Cape, The Cars, Duran Duran, The Bangles, Bananarama, Lagwagon, Imogen Heap, We Are Scientists, The Exit, The Honorary Title, Elefant, Wolf Parade, Thrice, Metric, Vendetta Red, *stellastarr, Coheed, Ok Go, Darkest Hour, Stars, The Caesars, System of a Down, Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Bright Eyes, Rocky Votolato, Ringside, Fifteen, Hot Hot Heat, DeathCab, Brand New, Ed Harcourt, Green Day, Razorlight, Tori, The Beatles, The Eels, The Features, Daft Punk and Mr. Frank Sinatra.
Anchorman, Goodfellas, A Bronx Tale, Paprika, Tombstone, Karate Kid, Gilbert Grape, Walk the Line, GlenGarry GlenRoss, Run Lola Run, Stand By Me, Wonderland, Heat, Go, Match Point, Career Opportunities, Fight Club, The Matrix, Napolean Dynamite, Living in Oblivion, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Edward Scissorhands, Big, The Goonies, Almost Famous, Singles, Waking Life, Point Break, Boogie Nights, 10 Things I Hate ABout You, True Romance, Royal Tenenbaums, Casino, Office Space, Meet the Parents, Ocean's 11, Made, High Fidelity, Say Anything, and peanutbuttersarcasm
C.S.I., The Sopranos, Entourage, Family Guy, Extras, the Office, The History Channel, Tennis, and whatever programs intrigue me while I wait for the next big thing to happen.
Zen&The Art of MM. Conversations with God, Illusions, Weird California, Hollywood Babylon, Needful Things, Nothing in This book is True, But it's Exactly How Things Are, Ash Wednesday, & Life: the Book by me (still being written)
Anyone who follows their heart regardless of where it takes them, & anyone who chose a different path in life than what they feel was expected of them. You are never alone.