outdoor pursuits (hiking, camping, biking, running, walking, canoeing, etc), reading, thrift shops, board games, movies (mainly those of the independent persuasion), public radio, bare feet, music, knitting, sushi, crocheting, solitude, weight-lifting, making and consuming popcorn, herbal teas, living a simple & healthy life, rain (especially thunderstorms - weather patterns fascinate me), cheese & fruit (in tandem), puzzles, learning, pilates, animals, laying in bed all morning, beer, pretending i'm a talented dancer and/or singer, kissing, wine and wine bottles (i collect unique ones), daydreams, words, sleeping, yoga, conversations that last until the wee hours of the morning, (semi-)vegetarianism, quality, paddleboats
seekers, wanderers, and dreamers. inspired human beings. people who can teach me something. those who support their public television and radio stations. owners of hybrid cars. buddhists. anyone who believes in something and is willing to stand up and fight for those beliefs. and johnny depp (but who doesn't want to meet johnny depp?)
bob dylan, the shins, starsailor, azure ray, epic hero, norah jones, ben folds, death cab for cutie, coldplay, massive attack, chemical bros, feist, neil young, cake, eels, guster, jamie t, rachael yamagata, keane, the fray, tori amos, aimee mann, india arie, regina spektor, tracy bonham, poe, postal service, imogen heap, cat power, camera obscura, ben harper, elliott smith, gomez, fiona apple, chris koza, kt tunstall, liz durrett, elbow, radiohead, dido, blue foundation, emily haines and the soft skeleton, jem, muse, sufjan stevens, billie holiday, damien rice, lucinda williams, broken social scene, tegan and sara, iron and wine, neko case, bitter.sweet, levi weaver
garden state, amelie, american beauty, almost famous, donnie darko, moulin rouge, boondock saints, the royal tenenbaums, princess bride, just about anything with johnny depp (some favorites: chocolat, pirates of the caribbean, edward scissorhands, fear and loathing in las vegas, don juan de marco, benny and joon), comic book adaptations (sin city, x-men, batman, spiderman, v for vendetta, blade, the crow), spirited away, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the salton sea, things to do in denver when you're dead, grizzly man, fight club, pieces of april, se7en, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, the motorcycle diaries, happy endings, and about a bazillion documentaries
LOST and grey's anatomy... occasionally i'll watch something on pbs or a random documentary - ok, and i *may* have a soft spot for the golden girls.
the journals of sylvia plath; american pastoral; zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance; anything by jack kerouac, hunter s. thompson, william gibson, or chuck palahniuk; the secret life of bees; one flew over the cuckoo's nest; a prayer for owen meany; 1984; brave new world; the catcher in the rye; lord of the flies; demian; siddhartha; of mice and men; the great gatsby; the jungle; jane eyre; crime and punishment; beneath the wheel; dan simmons' hyperion saga