swimming in the ocean, learning, looking, listening, laughing, lazy Sundays, painting, nature, yoga, meditation, kissing, touching, genuine affection, connecting to light, playing, honesty, people that know themselves, people that aren't afraid to make an ass of themselves, my plants Yang and Grace, sleep overs, naps, sashimi, journeys to the unknown, my family, dancing anywhere and everywhere, the sky, coffee, bubble tea (yumm!), massages, basking in the sun, brunch, acting like a complete idiot, bike rides, shopping, hanging with my girls, traveling...the list goes on and on...
India Arie, Nina Simone, The Killers, Stevie Wonder, Scissor Sisters, Donny Hathaway, John Legend, Otis Redding, The White Stripes, Solomon Burke, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, James Blunt, Jack Johnson, Common, Kanye, David Bowie, Fiona Apple, Ella, Billie, Beth Orton, Regina Spektor, John Coletrane, Ann Peebles, Talib Kweli, Joss Stone, Erykah Badu, Miles, Neil Young,Damien Rice, Cold Play, Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliot, Bilal, Dinah Washington, Kelly Clarkson (girl can blow!), Feist, The Roots, The Beatles, Aimee Mann, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Gil Scott-Heron, Etta James, Gorillaz, Percy Sledge, Madonna, Prince, Ray Charles, Supertramp, Rolling Stones, Beck, Aesop Rock etc., etc., etc., MUSIC IS LIFE!!!!!
Garden State, Love Actually, Y tu mamá también, What the Bleep Do We Know, Adaptation, Closer, The Notebook, The 40 Year Old Virgin, The Usual Suspect, Big Fish, Serendipity, Dangerous Beauty, High Fidelity, True Romance, Old School, Royal Tenebaums, Friends With Money, Million Dollar Baby, Amelie, Great Expectations...
Project Runway, and randomly, when time for it Family Guy, Ali G and mindless dating shows
Many Lives Many Masters, The Cosmic Serpent, The Alchemist, Sarah, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, Letters To A Young Poet, The Relaxation Response, A Light In The Attic, plays, plays, plays, How to books and useless magazines...
hmmm...not heroes, but good role models: people that live life to the fullest, that truly exemplify what it means to be alive; people that do things fully and whole-heartedly