"I'm afraid of bears; I think that owls are a waste of time."
You can read all about my life (or lack thereof) .
Here: a last played chart, just 'cause:
And also, a weekly artists chart, just 'cause:
The punk n' indie n' rock n' even ska music, movies, New York Yankees, Manchester United, New York Rangers, St. Kilda Saints, poodles! of all shapes and sizes and colours (but preferably well-groomed with proper tail pompon-age), poodle stalking, dog runs, premium denim (currently favouring Nudie, Tsubi, and Earnest Sewn), being shy, being emotionally retarded, not returning phone calls, not keeping in touch with old friends, being broke, being 1337core, LOLcats, homophobe bashing, fornication, birth control, the Geico Caveman ad campaign, The Homestar Runner, Veteran Presence, wordupthome.com / The Dugout, Fire Joe Morgan, Anglophilia, B-Side Bar, Library Bar, screwdrivers, snugglebunnies, Joe's Pizza, oyster crackers, Pepsi, causing trouble, making lists, proper mp3 tags, HDTV, dry humour, snark, Loisaida NYC, skiing, Killington VT, NHLPA93, spelling, grammar and punctuation, the correct use of the word "irony", "Trapped In The Closet", Tie Domi, Su Doku, The Yule Log, Wii Tennis, public transportation, climbing bridges, Section 39 Bleacher Creatures, and Her.
People who are much, much cooler than me. And cute stalkers. And poodles. And you.
Descendents
ALL
!!!, The Act, Adolescents, Alley Cats, Angry Samoans, Apples In Stereo, The Aquabats!, Armalite, Armstrong, Army Of Me, Arrogant Sons Of Bitches, Art Brut, Atom And His Package, Avengers, Bad Religion, Bahamas, Barracudas, Black Flag, Blank Stares, Blitz, Bouncing Souls, Bright Eyes, Buzzcocks, The Choke, Chords, Circle Jerks, Clash, Cribs, The Crowd, Damned, Daniel Johnston, Dead Kennedys, Death Cab For Cutie, Decemberists, Demander, DEVO, D.I., Dr. Frank, Drunken Cholos, Elliott Smith, The Emergency Party, Epoxies, Fiery Furnaces, Flipper, Franz Ferdinand, Germs, Get Up Kids, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Goodbye Harry, Hagfish, Hooray For Earth, Hot Hot Heat, Impossibles, The Jam, Jawbreaker, Kevin Devine, Kinks, The Last, Les Savy Fav, Lucy Loves Schroeder, Lurkers, Mellow, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Mirah, Modern Lovers, ModRocket, Mr. T Experience, New York Dolls, NOFX, Of Montreal, Oh No! Oh My!, Operation Ivy, Ozma, Pavement, Pavers, Pixies, Plus Ones, Postal Service, PS, Queers, Ramones, Rancid, Realistics, Reel Big Fish, Rentals, Replacements, Reunion Show, Rezillos, Riff Random, Sara Radle, Scholars, Screeching Weasel, Sex Pistols, Shins, Simpletones, Smiths, Sorry About Dresden, The Stereo, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Television Personalities, that dog., Thermals, Undertones, Vandals, Weezer, White Stripes, Wire, Wretch Like Me, Wu-Tang Clan, X, Zombies
Ghost World, Adaptation, American Hardcore, American Psycho, Amores Perros, Annie Hall, Art School Confidential, The Big Lebowski, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Brand Upon The Brain!, Breakfast On Pluto, Caché (Hidden), Capote, Children Of Men, Chuck And Buck, Deer Hunter, Donnie Darko, Do The Right Thing, Election, Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Full Frontal, God Of Cookery, Goodfellas, Gummo, Happiness, Heathers, Igby Goes Down, Just One Of The Guys, The King Of Comedy, Kung Fu Hustle, Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The Lives Of Others, Magnolia, Napoleon Dynamite, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Office Space, Once, Raising Arizona, Reservoir Dogs, Rushmore, Scent Of A Woman, Schizopolis, The Science Of Sleep, The Shining, S.L.C. Punk!, Slap Shot, Snatch, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, The Squid And The Whale, Strange Brew, UHF, We Jam Econo: The Story Of The Minutemen, You Can Count On Me
P.T. Anderson, Wes Anderson, Steve Soderbergh, Joel/Ethan Coen
PSH, obviously
And anything put out by Sony Pictures Classics (*cough*)
Besides Freaks And Geeks, Law And Order: SVU, The Simpsons (pre-2000), The Critic, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Price Is Right, Weeds, The Wire, Top Chef, The Young Ones, and Danger Mouse, I pretty much hate T.V., though there are some other shows that I sometimes find myself watching/have watched: The O.C., Veronica Mars, House, dumb VH1 list shows, The $treet, My Two Dads, South Park, Undressed, Boy Meets World, The Wuzzles, Transformers, Happy Days, Press Your Luck, Mad About You, Cheers, California Dreams, Saved by The Bell, Duckman, Care Bears. yeah.
A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius; Eats, Shoots & Leaves; King Dork; About A Boy; Ball Four; A Separate Peace; The Last Night Of The Earth Poems; Summer Blonde; Ghost World; You Shall Know Our Velocity; Our Band Could Be Your Life; Giraffes? Giraffes!
(i.e. Dave Eggers, Frank Portman, Hunter S. Thompson, Nick Hornby, Lynne Truss, Charles Bukowski)
Not really "heroes" per se, but I'll go with my Girlfriend, my parents, my bartenders, Tie Domi, Milo Aukerman, Frank Portman, Eric Cantona, Gary Neville, Jim Bouton, Dave Eggers, Mark Messier, Derek Jeter, and your Mom.