being a poet and whatever that entails, indy wrestling, comics, pop culture documentaries, developing and nurturing crushes, freestyling poorly by saying things like "what's going on" a lot.
ballers, hustlers, players, jobbers, slammers, scratchers, rockers, visionaries, luminaries, mutants, freaks, the last kid picked, the last man standing, word people, picture people, sound people, independent wrestlers, independent contractors, swingin' singles, singin' swingles.
KRS-ONE, Elvis Costello, Postal Service, Old 97's, Dan Bern, Morcheeba, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, DJ Shadow, Z-Trip, Jurassic 5, Mos Def, John Coltrane, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Johnny Cash, Indigo Girls, DJ Jedi, Stevie Wonder, Lyrics Born, Emily Wells, Mike Doughty/Soul Coughing, Jenny Lewis, Tenacious D, Amy Winehouse, et cetera, et cetera.
Star Wars, Muppet Movie, Goodfellas, Iron Giant, Clerks, Magnolia, Scratch, Krush Groove, Touch Of Evil, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, The Incredibles, Reservoir Dogs, Beautiful Girls, Princess Bride, Beyond The Mat, Little Shop Of Horrors, Evil Dead, Do The Right Thing, Hudsucker Proxy, Say Anything, Batman Begins, Princess Mononoke, Dawn of the Dead, Pretty In Pink, Rocky III, It's A Wonderful Life, all the Christopher Guest movies ("wha happen?").
Freaks and Geeks, Simpsons, Mr. Show, Weeds, Entourage, Justice League Unlimited, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Arrested Development, Family Guy, Iron Chef America, Dinner For Five, Fame, Project Runway, The Office (UK and US), Schoolhouse Rock, TNA Impact!, and...uh...anything with lasers or puppets. Thank God for DVD box sets.
Dino, Pimp, Nine Stories, Have A Nice Day, Stupid White Men, Where I'm Calling From, Girl In The Flammable Skirt, Zen In The Art Of Writing, The Bluest Eye, Watchmen, Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Bone, Fables trade paperbacks, Sleepyhead Assassins, Born In The Year Of The Butterfly Knife.
my mom and dad, Mick Foley, Spider-Man, Claire Redfield.