New experiences, great food, the visceral, the feel of a heavy pack on my back and clean air in my lungs, u.s. history, political science, international travel, road biking, city riding, hard partying, hanging out, art that moves me, idealism, skepticism, bargaining, music, the movies, the nba playoffs, my friends (the best anyone could ever hope for), my girl (and best friend), my awesome family. And living free.
Bill Clinton, Mark Twain, Sean Penn, Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, Alan Dershowitz, William Howard Taft, Alphonse Mucha, Joseph Ellis, Thomas Friedman, Edgar Dumas, Bill Watterson, Harry Truman, Bill Cosby, David McCullough, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Bjork, Angelina Jolie, Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo Caravaggio, Ray Caesar, Egon Schiele, &c.
the faint, bloc party, underworld, dj shadow, massive attack, radiohead, jeff buckley, ben harper, kruder and dorfmeister, radiohead, interpol, modest mouse, boards of canada, white stripes, bjork, dj z-trip, depeche mode, jay-z, kanye west, outkast, air, tosca, portishead, johnny cash, manu chao, common, beck, every move a picture, adam freeland, killers, the bravery, pink floyd, nirvana, le tigre, beastie boys, the fugees, lauryn hill, franz ferdinand, weezer, death cab for cutie, talking heads, fischerspooner, ratatat, nina simone, muddy waters, rage against the machine, the rolling stones, bob dylan, paul simon, doves, dr. dre, snoop, big e. smalls, tribe called quest, pharcyde, black eyed peas (pre ferg), groove armada, ltj bukem, miles davis, &c.
Non fiction, Biography, US History. Fiction is dead to me now.