somebody please take me back here.... i love good music and good company. i collect x-rated magnets, kind of by default. blame my mom for that one... dance nights with Benny, long drives with the wind in my face, a cold beer on a hot night. my wife. sleeping in. freshly laundered sheets, quality guitar tablature (a rarity!), eating the tops off of blueberry muffins. trying to give beer to the Beast. canada. BOYS! and men. mmm. blacklists. postcards, hot showers, daydreaming......... finding money in my pockets that i'd forgotten about. cooking night with my boys. waking up in the morning and not having to do a goddamned thing. finding a great movie on tv, surprise visits from good friends, flowers, salt and vinegar chips. crying. anticipation. kisses. discovering that Benicio is finally asleep. taking pictures of my drunken friends. parking spots on the right side of the street. 6pm on sundays. target. nethack. stanifer. science books i don't understand. getting my ass kicked behind the bar. SINGING in the shower. upright pianos, unexpected compliments, painted toenails. integrity. tennis. trivia quizzes. LRH. mail that isn't bills. flirting. a drink packed with ice. buying books and receiving them as gifts. people who remember my birthday. writing. my steno. but...steno-free days are nice too. crepes. washing makeup off my face. buying purses. haircuts and shaved legs. crocheting. turning off all the lights. being terrified of losing someone because i love them that much. my beautiful son.
someone who will sleep on the wet spot.
(almost) anything 80s, ACDC, David Bowie, Queen, Guns n Roses, Screeching Weasel, Duran Duran, Operation Ivy, The Mr. T Experience, Green Day, Fifteen, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Ramones, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, John Cougar Mellencamp, Van Halen, Barry White, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Cake, Beck, Neil Diamond, Chopin, my classical hero, any kind of cheesy Broadway Music...and the list goes on
coming to america, serendipity, american history x, the shawshank redemption, south pacific, the ninth gate, detroit rock city, the fugitive, apollo 13, the sound of music, life is beautiful, brewster's millions, old school, indiana jones, tremors, planet of the apes (the original!), chicken run, the breakfast club, mannequin, the wedding singer, saving silverman, the monster squad, back to the future trilogy, the golden child, gladiator, clueless, great expectations, when harry met sally, the terminator I and II, the wizard of oz, big business, american beauty, blow, my fair lady, thank you for smoking, win a date with tad hamilton, groundhog day
America's Next Top Model (!!!) everything else can only be tolerated in small doses
a short history of nearly everything, the alchemist, the devil and miss prym, the zahir, invasion of the body snatchers, 1984, girlfriend in a coma, the witches, when the state kills, a brief history of time, the elegant universe, fabric of the cosmos, the club dumas, breakfast of champions, terry goodkind (thanks Torrs, for nothing) slaughterhouse five, the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime, atlas shrugged, anything harlequin (my guilty pleasure), anything about quantum mechanics or string theory, DISCOVER MAGAZINE! god i'm such a loser.
people who inspire me to better myself and take control of my life. jesse michaels, douglas coupland, chopin, marie curie, stephen hawking, albert einstein, (and anyone who can write at 225); i can only strive to be half of what you have become. every new day promises a fresh opportunity for enlightenment.