The 2006 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals
Buddhist studies and eastern philosophy, meditation, Mixed Martial Arts, wines, Tattooing (giving and receiving), chocolate milk, poker, stand-up comedy (Jim Gaffigan, Demetri Martin, Dane Cook, Brian Regan, Mitch Hedberg, etc), drawing pretty pictures & sleep.
Siddhartha Guatama, Lao Tzu, Jerry Collins, Kevin Hardin, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman, Jamie Hewlett, The RZA & Skottie Young.
Grindhouse, Heat, Se7en, Seven Samurai, Shogun Assassin, HERO, Garden State, Iron Monkey, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Closer, Shaun of the Dead, The Shining, Zatoichi, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Departed, Master of the Flying Guillotine, Boondock Saints, Dumb and Dumber, Snatch, Rounders, Cinderella Man, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Sin City, American History X, Fight Club, Batman Begins, Blazing Saddles, Kill Bill, Terminator 2, V for Vendetta, Running Scared, Anchorman, Big Fish, Rosemary's Baby, Walk the Line, Sideways, High Tension, Twin Warriors, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Pan's Labyrinth, Leon the Professional, 300, Night of the Living Dead (both versions), Dawn of the Dead (both versions), Day of the Dead
The Shield, Miami Ink, No Reservations, Bizzare Foods, Molto Mario, Iron Chef, Rescue Me, Ultimate Fighter, old Roseanne re-runs and UFC and PRIDE F/C ppv's.
Mind of Clear Light, 365 Tao, The Hagakure, The Art of War, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Great Shark Hunt, Naked Pictures of Famous People, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
My mom and pop; my brother Troy; my wife Lori and a special admiration and respect for Bhikshu JiRu, Bhikshuni Konghuan, Bhikshuni Kongshih, Xianyang Carl Jerome and Xiankuan Don Sloane.