Playin' music with my wife(which I need to do more), thunderstorms, sunsets, watching the seasons change, banana nut muffins, Batman, Buffy, bioluminescence, playin' fetch with my one eyed cat, rivers, the solar system, people who know whether or not they want paper or plastic without having to think about it, In'N Out animal style fries, red and pink Starbursts, walking around Boston with Joc and exploring, taking lots of pictures, the smell of plastic, the sound of the ocean, popping bubble wrap, Audrey Kawasaki, miniature things, bowling, hiking, camping, Donna from That 70's Show, apple cider in the fall, penguins, The Food Network, watching people color in coloring books(and doing so myself),organization, dutch apple pie, CSI, marine biology, open minds, optimism, pessimism, Quorn brand vegetarian "meat" products(makes being vegetarian so easy), thanksgiving leftovers,glass bracelets, morning daylight creeping in through the cracks in the blinds, naps, tattoos, good stories and even better jokes, honesty, learning, home cooked meals, cheese, checkered floors, nag champa, the sound of glasses clinking together, hearing new music, hard work that actually pays off, winter boots that zip up(but not Uggs), scratch 'n sniff stickers(especially the pickle scented ones), soft puppy heads(my cat has one), simplicity, flowers[especially Lilies, Dahlias, gerber daisies, daffodils,roses, iris'(okay, so I like 'em all)], cuddling, blueberry beer, bendy straws, dry erase marker boards, post-its(all office supplies, actually),and so much more... I asked the birds if they'd be back next spring, and they told me they would. Only...when they came back they were not birds. Just these animals with wings and beaks and claws who could fly. They were called birds.
Jocelyn Louise, AFI, State Radio,Tegan & Sara, Guster, Dispatch, Deftones, Jesus & Mary Chain, Ani Difranco, Patty Griffin, Melissa Ferrick, Alice In Chains, Billy Joel, Tracy Chapman, Murder By Death, The Lemonheads, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Weezer, Foo Fighters,Sick Of It All, Beastie Boys, Metallica, Dar Williams, Tracy Jane,Incubus,Ignite, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Beautiful Girls, Meet the Day, Muddy Waters, Hanson, Give Up The Ghost, Pete Francis, Braddigan, Ednaswap, Pennywise, Yes, Hooverphonic, Clutch, Vast, Frente, Fischerspooner, Ryan Adams, John Butler Trio, Buck 65, Beck, Barenaked Ladies(First album), System Of A Down(First album), Iron & Wine, Indigo Girls, Matisyahu, Outkast, Soulfly, Hedwig & The Angry Inch Soundtrack, Lost In Translation Soundtrack, The Cure, The Smiths, Aimee Mann, Ben Harper, Geto Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreiter, Lisa Loeb, Sade, Shakira, The Murmurs, Justin Timberlake, Juliana Hatfield, Little Feat, Neil Young, Raised Fist, The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley, Bush, Kristin Hersh, Hooverphonic, Uh Huh Her, Material Issue, O.A.R, Liz Phair, Cowboy Junkies, Crowded House, The Darkness, Def Leppard, Jenny Lewis, Mazzy Star, Hum, The Thorns, Tenacious D, Bjork, Tori Amos, Portishead, Phoenix, Scissor Sisters, Air, Refused,Three Inches Of Blood, Daft Punk, Kings Of Convenience, Cyndi Lauper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Jimmy Eat World, Patsy Cline, Smashing Pumpkins,Alison Krauss & Union Station, Sarah McLachlan,Green Day, The Cranberries, Death By Stereo, Nick Drake, Dashboard Confessional, Nickel Creek,Over The Rhine, Steel Train, Poison, Motley Crue, Hole, Jane's Addiction, Bob Marley, Beth Orton, Pink Floyd, Duncan Sheik, Sparta, Cat Stevens, Rane, Sage Francis, Radiohead, Bane, Sigur Rios, Anything Ninja Tune, Any good bluegrass/banjo music, Dramatic classical music with dark,heavy strings, Blues, Motown, Funk, and basically anything with a good groove. No smooth jazz, please.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Not every movie can be an award winning film ,and that's okay. You just have to be able to appreciate movies for their entertainment value. I love so many movies: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Lord Of The Rings,Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, American Beauty, Fight Club, March Of The Penguins, Wedding Singer, American History X, Friday, Pulp Fiction, Amelie, Batman Begins, Beetlejuice, Lost In Translation, Beauty & The Beast, Elf, The Lion King, Aladdin, Leon The Professional, Boondock Saints, X-Men movies, Long Kiss Goodnight, The Fifth Element, Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura:When Nature Calls, Run Lola Run, Neverending Story, Harold And Maude, Wizard Of Oz, Nightmare Before Christmas, Wallace & Gromit, Iron Giant, Original Kings Of Comedy, Thrashin', Chicago, Moulin Rouge, The Lost Boys, The Crow, Quills, But I'm A Cheerleader, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Batman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Army Of Darkness, Kevin Smith movies, Pleasantville, Blade, Reservoir Dogs, Princess Bride, Heavenly Creatures, Requiem For A Dream, Amadeus, Winged Migration, Braveheart, Princess & The Warrior, Goonies, Finding Nemo, and many more!
Star Trek Deep Space Nine(Watch the entire series. Even if you are bored through season one, give it a chance. It gets soooooooo good), Buffy The Vampire Slayer(I am obsessed), Weeds, CSI(original only), Firefly, The Food Network(Ace of Cakes!), Angel, Growing Pains(Thank you Nick at Nite for the recent marathons!), The Sopranos, Scrubs, The L Word, National Geographic Channel(because you can never see a crocodile eat a wildebeast too many times!), Discovery Channel(Muthafuckin' Planet Earth!), Animal Planet, VH1 Classic(Awesome!), Most E! True Hollywood Stories(Even the episodes I thought I had no interest in at first), That 70's Show(mmmm... Hot Donna), Mad About You, The Wonder Years(It is finally in syndication again!!), Golden Girls, Quantum Leap("Oh boy."), Boy Meets World, The Cosby Show, The Next Generation(Picard is a stud.), Star Trek Voyager(S'up Seven?), Friends(A comedic genius of a show!), Jeopardy, Family Guy, South Park...
Love them. I really need to read more.The BFG. Vegetarian cookbooks, Vice Do's and Dont's, A Day No Pigs Would Die, Breakfast Of Champions, Henry and June, Green Eggs and Ham, Kingdom Come...