Open eyes, meditate, coffee, read, ride, observe, build inner power, repeat. I've been known to do some wandering. Sliding on water, snow, and concrete with a board under foot is super damn fun. Dig on the hip hop, public art/graffiti, focusing the ol' chi, being outside, food, and let's say all around fun. Don't forget being a ninja
Independent Hip Hop & all real ish, C-Rayz Walz, MF Doom, Tulsi, Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Immortal Technique, Sage francis, Buck 65, Madlib, Mr. Lif, One Man Army, Count Bass D, Cage, Vast Aire, El-P, Ill Bill, Non-Phixion, Del, RZA, GZA, Blackalicious, Louis Logic, Mighty Casey, Lil Sci, Danger Mouse, Rjd2, Prefuse 73, Dan the Automator, Blockhead, MC Paul Barman, Brother Ali, Pigeon John, Big L R.I.P., Outkast, Diamond D+the WHOLE D.I.T.C, De la, Prince Paul, Tribe called Quest, Brand Nubian, Gang Starr, Jeru, the Juggaknots, Freestyle Fellowship, BDP, the Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith, the BizMark, Eric B. and Rakim, Epmd, ... Bob Marley, The Doors, Reggae, Punk Rock, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Soul, Shuggie Otis, Sublime, Chilli Peppers, John Fruciante, Rick Rubin productions, The Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, Tool, Refused, System, Ugly Cassanova, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Shins, Built to Spill, Doug Martsch, Mason Jennings, Jimi, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Dillinger, Sun Ra, Descendents, Dead Kennedys, Dead Milkmen, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Circle Jerks, Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, Angry Samoans, -Thanks Dub=== Jazz, Blue note. Emo, Psychadelic... Honest self expression, Yeah
Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacations, Fast times, Lebowski, All the Coen Brothers movies, Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket, Wes Anderson movies, Boogie Nights, P.T. Anderson, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Waking Life, Linklater movies, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, Aronofsky's ill, Dead Man, Apocalypse Now, A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick, The Last Picture Show, The Thin Red Line, Butch Cassidy, Goodfellas, City of God, Kids, Style Wars, Buffalo 66, Mean Streets, Bad Lieutenant, Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Style Wars, Oliver Stone on drugs, Indy flicks, Docs, Any movie that makes you feel it
Simpsons, Jeopardy, Fuel TV, Adult swim, IFC, Sundance
Twain, Kerouac, Bukowski, Tom Robbins, Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, Michael Moore, Jonathon Lethem, Jared Diamond, Herman Hesse, The People's History of the United States, Black Boy, The Prophet, The Pimp, The Alchemist, Bombing the Suburbs, I'm always reading at least a couple books, sometimes I even finish them. A lot of non-fiction. Books recommended by friends. Also, stacks of mags.
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