Observing, listening, thinking and learning.
Creative, progressive, environment friendly humanists.
The Smiths, Morrissey, Joy Division, New Order, Saves the Day, Sonic Youth, Boris, Ladytron, Broken Social Scene, Deerhoof, Joanna Newsom, !!!, Xiu Xiu, Velvet Underground, Fugazi,American Football, The Rapture, Belle and Sebastian, Rilo Kiley, Jimmy Eat World, Cat Power, etc.
etc.
Storytelling, Welcome to the Dollhouse, The Squid and the Whale, Pink Flamingos, Pulp Fiction, Run Lola Run, The Good Girl, Igby Goes Down, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Virgin Suicides, Sleepers, This Boys Life, A Million to Juan, Mysterious Skin, American Beauty, The Big Lebowski, Office Space, Big Trouble in Little China, Ken Park, Bully, Kids, Reservoir Dogs, Ghost World, anything by: Ted Hughes, Todd Solondz, Kevin Smith, Woody Allen and John Waters.
Six Feet Under, The Office, Arrested Development, Pete and Pete, The Wonder Years, Growing Pains, Boy Meets World, Mr. Show, Gilmore Girls, and other stuff.
Dictionaries, grammar books, books on writing,The Bell Jar, The Catcher in the Rye, 1984, On The Road, etc.