laughing, traveling, sleeping in, eating/cooking, reading, live music, watching movies on rainy days, learning from my past, seeing old friends, San Francisco architecture, riding the ferry, being nice to homeless people, Latin American politics and culture, Spanish, Bikram Yoga, telling people about my weird cat, BBQs, my family, Arizona thunderstorms, the ocean, swimming in lakes, my down comforter, cold beer, Trivial Pursuit, reading Rolling Stone
Naomi Klein, Maureen Dowd, the people who lived in a commune with my mom in San Francisco, Peter Joseph Pace Jr
BEASTIE BOYS, OutKast, 2Pac, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Souls of Mischief, CMA (thanks Drew!), Luda, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Band, The Beatles, The Allman Brothers Band, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Marvin Gaye, Taj Mahal, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Celia Cruz, The Cure, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chemical Brothers, O.A.R., Sublime, No Doubt, Dave Matthews Band, Rusted Root, Ozomatli, Macy Gray, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Christina Aguilera (I can't help it)
True Romance, Pulp Fiction, American Beauty, Good Will Hunting, The Shawshank Redemption, Lost in Translation, Talk to Her, The Sea Inside, Serendipity, Garden State, Fight Club, Million Dollar Baby, The Princess Bride, Harold and Maude, Lonesome Dove, Fog of War
I only have 40 channels right now and 5 of them are in languages that I don't understand...but over the years I've enjoyed: The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Everybody Loves Raymond reruns, BBC News, Sex and the City, Absolutely Fabulous, Def Poetry, New York Giants football (just to annoy my San Francisco friends)
FICTION: A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year, The World According to Garp (John Irving); East of Eden (John Steinbeck); Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates (Tom Robbins); Cien Años de Soledad (Gabriel Garcia Marquez); Hija de Fortuna (Isabel Allende); anything by David Sedaris NON-FICTION: Lipstick Jihad (Azadeh Moaveni); Fences and Windows, No Logo (Naomi Klein); From Beirut to Jerusalem (Thomas Friedman); The New York Times
Mi madre. And anyone who speaks out against injustice (e.g., Rob Madden).