singing, people, psyche, psychology, animal rights, music, sunsets, serial killers, the mind, impulse control, tortured musicians, mathematics, the "one", love, pain, the concept of moderation, the soul, happiness, meditation, family and friends, children
People who challenge my normal thought processes and make them something beautiful and new.
tool, deftones, nirvana, pearl jam, a perfect circle, coldplay, muse, incubus, sarah mclaughlin, melissa etheridge, stain'd, evanecence, jewel, eminem, paul oakenfold, AFI, my chemical romance, U2, blues traveler, joan osbourne, smashing pumpkins, fuel, dishwalla, counting crows, ludwig van beethoven, opera, dire straits, stevie nicks, everclear, STP, cyndi lauper, tracy chapman, and many, many more... EXCEPT mostly all country. it's like nails on a chalkboard...it gives me a headache.
the shawshank redemption, forrest gump, casino, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the breakfast club, riding in cars with boys, the wedding singer, billy madison, when a man loves a woman, fatal attraction, dead man walking, thelma and louise, interview with the vampire, the goonies, stand by me, when harry met sally, sleepless in seattle, philadelphia, beaches
friends, roseanne, get smart, law and order, courtv, intervention, dr. phil and mostly all reality TV. i'm hooked...what can i say?
My favorites in no particular order:"The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd,"Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer,"The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien,"Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser,"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith,"Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt,"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, and"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle.
My Ann and my Elaine.