starting shit.
words.
music.
lyrics.
bad television.
change.
ambidextrous ambitions.
the world champion white sox.
my dog, murphy.
chicago.
clean-plate clubs.
probably not you, but maybe.
spanish. and spain. and cuba.
mindless self-indulgence (and not just the band)
and mind-altering substances (and not just drugs)
adopt your own virtual pet!
my grandmothers. because they sounded like hip ladies.
people who are ambidextrous. because i am jealous.
people who make me laugh. because i enjoy a nice chuckle.
people who challenge me. so i can beat the shit out of you for questioning my authority.
(that last fragment was just a joke)
a broad spectrum of hip hop, rock, alternative, jazz, jam, juice, jelly (ok, now i'm getting carried away), anything but country; i'm open to suggestions as well. lately i've been really into spanish music....calle 13, estopa, violadores del verso, etc.but really and truly, i have a deep respect for hammer dulcimer and pan flute music. thanks don. - my father. kristan, vicki and andrew are the only ones who get to laugh at this.
Trainspotting, Napoleon Dynamite, Requiem for a Dream, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kill Bill 1&2, Almost Famous, Harry Potter (all of em), Super Troopers, Donnie Darko, Half Baked, Down with Love, Ocean's Eleven, How to Steal a Million, Clue, American Beauty, Best in Show, Crash, Goodfellas, Breakfast Club, Nightmare Before Christmas, Waking Life, Boondock Saints
SIX FEET UNDER. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. (i don't like capitals but i will use them for those shows because they are fantastiche) the office. scrubs.
Farenheit 451, Franny and Zooey, Cat's Cradle, White Boy Shuffle, the Harry Potter series, Secret Life of Bees, The Red Tent, the Giver, Ender's Game, the Lovely Bones, Animal Farm, Girl Interrupted, Where the Wild Things Are, The Phantom Tollbooth, anything by Dr. Seuss, and a lot of half-finished books.
my mom and my dad. kristan and vicki (for being there when mom and dad couldn't be and for striving for change) teachers, activists, subversives, the numerous and often nameless people who have challenged the status quo and spread love and truth through whatever medium