photography, arts/crafts, performance art- my own and others, making homemade cards, quiet moments, meditation, good conversation, taking part in the world of the bizarre & hearing the stories, i love the ever changing world above-always a new painting to behold and be thankful for..
open-minded, creative and fun people, people who have passion about things that interest them..
tom waits, saul williams, old skool hip hop- too numerous to name, mos def, the roots, jurassic 5, dead prez and other under ground non-commercial type hip hop, edan, insight, the foundation, supernatural, d-tension.., antibalas, cat power, zero 7, thievery corp., sonic youth, smashing pumpkins, massive attack, tricky, radio head.., beattles, dylan, richie havens, cat stevens, pink floyd, mr.bungle, fantomas, zappa.., bob marley, louis armstrong, billie holiday, roberta flack, count basie, oscar peterson, cab calloway, duke ellington, muddy waters, miles davis, charlie parker, ray charles, stevie wonder, curtis mayfield, ottis redding, marvin gaye, lee scratch perry, lead belly, johnny cash.., eddy dyer and the walking shoe revival, jen kearney and the lost onion, murder elite, reagan babies, the collective.. music that is not MTV'S or corporate radio's top 20 or 100.. music that's gonna make me dance..belly dance.. music that will put a cut to my strut, dip in my hips and glide in my stride..
amelie, malcolm x, repo man, down by law, harold and maude muppet movies, rabbit proof fence, best in show, sin city, do the right thing..documentaries, old-time/cult classics..
shel silverstein, dr. seuss, bukowski, burroughs, chuck palahniuk, vonnegut, tom robbins, howard zinn, pablo neruda, roald dahl, the ladybug adventure, thoreau, e.e.cummings,