the moment of stillness that takes place while dancing amidst a sea of people, smoke swirls in sunbeam shafts, counting the number of steps it takes to get somewhere, photography, publishing, lamp making, night long conversations that include Guinness and coffee, sharks, Burton(Tim), digressing, Dali(Salvidor), exploring and learning with my students, writing, laughing, Hunter S. Thompson, traveling, tangents, sunglasses, Shakespeare and whole bunches of other stuff
People who can teach me new things. People who think one of the meanings of life is perpetual growth and change and who actively strive to understand themselves. A fellow traveling traveler. Existentially stimulating interactions. The White Rabbit. The Dude. And someone who can help me understand quantum physics.
Radiohead, Tom Waits, Ween, DJ Shadow, Wilco, Otis Redding, Morphine, Muse, Pixies, Stevie Wonder, Jane's Addiction, Outkast, T-Rex, Van Morrison, Atmosphere, Pink Martini, VU, The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Boss, Elliot Smith, Mazzy Star, Primus, Soul Coughing, Weezer, They Might Be Giants, G'N'R, Bijork, Bach, Dylan, Marley, Faithless, Iggy Pop, Jack Johnson, Jamiroquai, Sublime, Calexico, Jeff Buckley, Ryan Adams, Bill Withers, Leonard Cohen, Iron & Wine
Scarface, Nightmare Before Chistmas, Pollock, American History X, Cradle Will Rock, Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs, Dark City, Clue, Dr. Strangelove, Company Man, Army of Darkness, Billy Elliot, A Clockwork Orange, Frida, Donnie Darko, Secretary, Wet Hot American Summer, The Big Lebowski, I am Sam, What the Bleep Do We Know, Tigerland, Finding Neverland, Almost Famous, Can't Buy Me Love, Whale Rider, Fantasia
I have been defeated by the dragon. TV has encompassed my life. I like that basketball and football are a click away, but the hours spent drooling to syndicated reruns of CSI (no matter how much I love it) and animal shows are taking away from my spark. It is my strongest addiction...
-BOOKS-A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Galapagos, The Things They Carried, Ender's Game, Lord of the Flies, 1984, Brave New World, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, On the Road, Slapstick, Journey to Ixtlan, Merchant of Venice, Prison Writings, The Queen's Gambit, Fast Food Nation, Life of Pi, To Kill a Mockingbird, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, The Celistine Prophecy, Waiting for Godot, ~Lamb, or The Gospel According to Christ's Childhood Pal~, Biff-POETS-ee cummings, Charles Buwoski, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, Joseph Moncure March, Kim Stafford, William Stafford, William Blake, William Carlos Williams
All the unsung heroes of the Montgomery Boycott: the people who walked ten miles every day, those who drove others in their cars, and the kids who spread the word to the adults. The hundreds of people who protest throughout the world on a daily basis; some simply think their protests because they live under an iron fist. My friend Pedro who has not eaten a grape or strawberry in over six years to demonstrate his dedication to the cause. My students. Fred.