reading(in all categories),music,movies,getting in to shape(my default body type is somewhere between bhudda and mr.potato head),newshound(i scrapbook articles/pics that catch my eye),writing(author of several bad short stories and screenplays), drinking(a lot),sitting around doing nothing(might very well be my #1 interest), acting like an idiot around women(a close #2).I've also recently picked up a ukelele....and oh yeah i play poker alot.
thomas pynchon,tom dellilo, daniel woodrell,tom waits,johnny depp, william gaddis, dave attell, gong li, chow yan-fat, and lots of others. You know the usual mix of authors,directors,and actors/actresses. I'd also like to remeet some old friends from the past if i ever get the chance.
supergrass,the vines,arctic monkey,kings of leon,shins,papa roach,classic rock and heavy metal,talib kweli,kanye west, johnny cash, waylon jennings, the donnas,anything 80's,bad religion,the replacements,better than ezra,blink182,bright eyes,chevelle,corrosion of conformity,death cab for cutie,deftones,eagles of death metal,elvis costello,good charlotte,gram parsons,iron maiden,jet,kasabian,led zeppelin,,los lonely boys,the mars volta,marvelous 3,mastadon,the dillinger escape plan,modest mouse,mos def,my chemical romance,NIN,opeth,queens of the stone age,radiohead,red hot chili peppers,ryan adams,saliva,snow patrol,son volt,wilco,the sounds,stereophonics.....and many,many more.
i'm a recovering movie addict.I'll keep it to just 3 or i'll be here all day debating and second guessing myself. The maltese falcon,sanjuro,and memento.
i like the oldies. Hawaii 5-0(jack lords is my god).rockford files,incredible hulk,kung fu,the dinosaurs,the a-team. some newer stuff.the pretender,arrested development,monk,the cop shows(law and order,etc.).i hate reality tv. For some reason i've been watching a lot of a cartoons lately. the family guy,venture bros,aquateenhunger force(go ahead and sue me).probably all signs pointing towards a mental crack up of mediocre proportions....oh yeah anykind of documentary that purports to teach you something about science or nature.
JR(william gaddis),gravity's rainbow(pynchon),Achille's shield, the tides of war,1984,one flew over the cuckoo's nest,atlas shrugged,lord of the flies,great expectations,pride and prejudice,the idiot,crime and punishment,mao2(delillo), anything by phillip dick,the razor's edge,matchstickmen,hotplastic,anything on history,science, and current affairs, some memoirs and bios, red sorghum,sci-fi operas(alastair reynolds,etc.), and the occasional fantasy crap.
my parents and grand parents. Lee trevino,lee marvin,and bruce lee.