being outside...doing things (hiking, camping, surfing) or just not, eating large bowls of cereal, sleeping on the floor, travelling...preferably up or wet, pub crawls in new cities, drunken shenanigans with old friends, learning new ways, being dirty, letting go, climbing trees, lying in the grass, asking questions, looking, experiencing, always going, occasionally stopping, books that aren't bad, roads that aren't straight or wide or flat or full, discovering people/places/beliefs i didn't know existed....but then i do...so trying to hurry and learn more about them before losing interest, spending time with family/friends....typically with lots of beer because then it's not weird to talk about weird stuff...
sources of inspiration, creativity, energy....those with a passion for living & different perspectives on how to do it....and maybe an adventurous, inquisitive, real, preferably hilarious, open minded soul to help me figure out this meaning of life business....
most anything live...especially if it causes jumping up and down. and then all other times....pinback, flogging molly, modest mouse, the shins, fat freddy's drop, bright eyes, mason jennings, rogue wave, bad religion, death cab, the clash, postal service, interpol, arcade fire, coldplay, jack, bob, muse, nirvana, outkast, pumpkins, green day, zeppelin, tribe, beta band, beck, phish, rage, cake, chili peppers, rush, beck, simon & garfunkel, pearl jam, mj, the roots, ben harper, the who, nin
millions, princess pride, big fish, shawshank redemption, motorcycle diaries, napoleon, life is beautiful, on her majesty's secret service, good will hunting, stand by me, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, babe, joe vs the volcano, goonies.....
simpsons.....otherwise not much use for it
ishmael, invisible man, mountains beyond mountains, confederacy of dunces, roots, zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance, where the red fern grows, on the road, their eyes were watching god, life of pi, & when my grandma reads it to me....pinocchio