practicing the proper procedures for things, alliteration, robert frank, b & w photography, handwritten journals, handwriting, hands, long exposures, poaching in tea, the midwest, the east coast, everywhere really, grown-up clothes worn over tattered punk shirts, libraries, laid back bars, bars where people ask 'is this legal?' when you go in, people who are not my age, personal histories, family, film, poo, boogers, jeans, BASEMENT SHOWS, baltimore, i dunno jeez lots of things
cool people? assholes? i dunno just seriously don't be a jerk, ok?
the shins, jay-z, the constantines, neutral milk hotel, band of gypsys, led zeppelin, kanye west, pinback, rick rubin, snuff, MEDIC, latebloomer, super chinchilla rescue mission, archers of loaf, notorious b.i.g., pete rock, patsy cline, 92Q / baltimore club, motown in general, doo-wop, lookout!-era screeching weasel, lifetime, ink & dagger, hum, frodus, jawbreaker - bivouac, and mid-90s emo & christian metal
ghostbusters, coen brothers, david fincher, spike jonze, charlie kaufman, bill murray, dark city, city of lost children, lord of the rings trilogy, star wars, empire, jedi, terry gilliam, raiders of the lost ark, memento, etc. . .
HI DEF
al franken, jacques pepin's complete techniques, dave sedaris, stephen king, cancer ward, anthony bourdain, word freak, nick tosches, david foster wallace, discipline & punish, paul auster, jonathan franzen, tobias wolff, chuck palahniuk
the version of ben weasel that wrote 'my brain hurts'