Synergistic syncretism, alliteration, evolutionary psychology, mysticism & theology, hiking, cultural anthropology, camping in the desert, neuroscience, globalization, the science of influence, yoga, movie editing for fun and profit, kayaking, essays, haikus, one-act plays I leave on people's away messages, fellowship with strangers, absurd humor, movies made for a purpose other than helping people escape reality, prolonged eye contact, comfortable silence
I'd like to meet:
humanists, aesthetes, lovers of learning, hard workers, passionate pragmatists, and the humble.However, all of the above traits are rendered null and void if you make the horrible mistake of taking yourself seriously. I have no patience for ponderous intellectuals/artists who are woefully burdened by the world and the magnitude of their own thoughts at age 20. I don't know what the weather's like over in Emoville, but where I come from the sun shines brightly and the birds sing loudly. Get over yourselves. If you're too busy chasing your tail to see the beauty of the world around you, then I'm afraid we won't have much to talk about. If you've lost your sense of humor then you are a human by name alone.
Music:
World music esp. Persian (Niyaz, Axiom of Choice, Vas, Azam Ali), Arabic, Latin American jazz/bossa-nova (Astrud Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto, Rosalia de Souza, Federico Aubele), afro-beat (esp Afro Celt Sound System), bhangra, lounge/downtempo i.e. Thievery Corporation, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Gotan Project, Ursula 1000, Nicola Conte, Kid Loco, Nouvelle Vague, DJ Cheb I Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz, The Dining Rooms, Tosca, Wax Poetic, dZihan & Kamien, anything from the Buddha Bar, Cafe del Mar, Hotel Costes or Verve Remixed series, trip-hop like Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Portishead, Tricky, Goldfrapp, Sneaker Pimps, Poe, Lamb, electronica in the vein of DJ Shadow, RJD2, Gorillaz, Four Tet, Dan the Automator, Aphex Twin, Coldcut, DJ Krush, DJ Cam, DJ Food, Squarepusher, Cut Chemist, Aphrodite, Autechre, Dieselboy, Propellerheads, Danger Mouse, Oakenfold, Tiesto, The Crystal Method, Prodigy, Groove Armada, Sash, Shpongle, Juno Reactor, Infected Mushroom, Moby, Basement Jaxx, Paul van Dyk, rock new and old, favs including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, U2, Queens of the Stone Age, Rammstein, Nirvana, Queen, The Strokes, System of a Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Interpol, Muse, Radiohead, The Beatles, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool, A Perfect Circle, The White Stripes, non-bling oriented hip-hop like Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common, MF Doom, Black Star, Blackalicious, Deltron 3030, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Kid Koala, Immortal Technique, Public Enemy and undefinables such as Bjork, Mum, Si Se, and The Capricorns. I heart Nina Simone and Miles Davis. Lots more but I've been self-indulgent enough.
Movies:
Heat, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Goodfellas, Casino, The Godfather, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 25th Hour, Fight Club, Primal Fear, People vs. Larry Flynt, Taxi Driver, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sexy Beast, Requiem for a Dream, Mulholland Drive, The Game, Apocalypse Now, Natural Born Killers, Traffic, Raging Bull, The Celebration, Vertigo, Chinatown, L.A. Confidential, Memento, The Bicycle Thief, Amorres Perros, Amadeus, Last Tango in Paris, Silence of the Lambs, Pulp Fiction, The Day I Became A Woman, In the Company of Men, Star Wars IV - VI, The Shining, City of God, Three Kings, Dark City, A Simple Plan, The Last Temptation of Christ, Bringing out the Dead, The Fugitive, Full Metal Jacket, Indiana Jones, A Clockwork Orange, The Right Stuff
Television:
Deadwood, The Shield, 24, Nip/Tuck, The Sopranos, The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, The Critic (RIP)
Books:
Maniac McGee, Crime and Punishment, and everything in between.
