Co-hosting my podcast, Earth-2.net: The Show, reading, writing, literary events, music, professional wrestling, road trips, travel, intelligent conversation, people-watching, adventure-seeking, writers' colonies, comic conventions, meeting people, good massages, unpretentious people, karaoke, big-ass thunderstorms, animals, bookstores, naps, martial arts, UFC, fitness, film, food, art, DIY culture, friends, fun, and hugs.
People who don't suck. And people who don't take themselves too seriously. Also, people who have done their myspace homework. Which means, please don't send me a friend request if you are only doing so to promote yourself. If you're a band, and you see that I like music that's similar to what you produce, that's one thing, but there's nothing I hate more than being asked to add someone who couldn't even be bothered to read my profile to confirm that I am one of their target audience. This goes for individuals as well. If I don't know you personally and you send me a friend request, please introduce yourself with a note or a PM so I know you're not some stupid spammer.
Rancid, Lucid Nation, Tiger Army, Primus, The Frames, My Chemical Romance, Le Tigre, The Ramones, The Clash, Green Day, Tori Amos, P.J. Harvey, Fiona Apple, The Safes, Jenny Choi, Eminem, N*E*R*D, Against Me, They Might Be Giants, Dropkick Murphys, American Motherload, Kelis, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, The Foo Fighters The Transplants, Queens of the Stone Age, The Streets, Liz Phair, Joan Jett, Smashing Pumpkins, and too many more to list.
Once, The Full Monty, Shawshank Redemption, Dead Man Walking, The Commitments, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 28 Days Later, Velvet Goldmine, Reality Bites, Heathers, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Moulin Rouge, The Muppet Movie, Say Anything, Mallrats, Shaun of the Dead, Goonies, School of Rock
Six Feet Under, Project Runway, 24, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Heroes
Hairstyles of the Damned, American Skin, Grapes of Wrath, Travels with Charley, Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, Trainspotting, The Barrytown Trilogy, Firestarter, Stir of Echoes, Love Medicine, The Safety of Objects, Bastard Out of Carolina, A Million Little Pieces, anything by John McNally, anything by Dennis Lehane, Owly, and too many others to mention.
Joe Meno, "Big" John McCarthy, Cookie Monster, Winnie the Pooh, and Kermit the Frog.