Baseball...I like watching it, playing it, talking about it. I spend my spare time chilling with the wife, watching TV, playing fantasy sports and OOTP (a nerdy baseball sim game)and doing internet activism. I have a stack of 50 DVD's that I will eventually get around to watching some day. I have also been known to spend the evening at the local watering hole as I enjoy a good pint.
I would have loved to dropped a hit of acid with Hunter S Thompson. Since that ain't gonna happen, I reserve this space for all the Starbuck's haters out there. I know its cool and trendy to diss the company that puts a roof over my head, but a little research would show that most of what you think you know about Starbuck's either isn't true or is grossly oversimplified. If you want to hate the man, try Kraft who has a monopoly on a good portion of the world's food. See food is a neccessity, coffee not so much. They also own Maxwell House, Sanka, Tim Horton's and many other coffee brands. Kraft is owned by Altria which owns Phillip Morris...catch my drift? Starbuck's has been good to me and I don't appreciate you insulting the company I work for. I walk or carpool to work, and spend my spare time doing internet activism...so don't preach to me about being part of the problem. But if you must, bring your "A" game and a little evidence to back whatever drivel you'll spew my way, cause I will debate you to the death. Mull that over your mac and cheese.
Jeff Buckley, Widespread Panic, U2, Green Day, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, REM, The Saps, The Delafields, Sexfist, The Siderunners, Outlaw Family Band, Old No. 8, Gravy, Cuban Sandwich Crisis. Anything with a good hook, a cool groove, or decent lyrics warrants a listen IMO. If I know you and your a musician, chances are I own your CD or have seen you live.
I'll watch anything (within reason...no chic flicks please). I'll also download and burn anything I can get my hands on. See I am damn proud of my movie collection and it will never be big enough. My current faves are: Syriana, Munich, Tombstone, The Bourne Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, any Bond flick (especially the most excellent Casino Royale...shame on the people who said Daniel Craig wouldn't be a good Bond), Office Space, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Old School, Ronin, Half-Baked....etc., etc., blah, blah, blah.
Any baseball game, Hu$tle, Law & Order, My Name Is Earl, The Office, That 70's Show, The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Daily Show, Nightline, PTI and Baseball Tonight. I also like falling asleep to the History Channel. I like my TV and lots of it. If that makes me shallow and uninteresting...then so be it.
I don't really read books....what can I say...between the internet and television I have enough stimulus. I CAN read though. Do blogs count? Cause I read a ton of those. I have also read a few e-mails that were about as long as a book.
If you go to work (and work hard while your there), are respectful to your spouse, and love your children....your golden in my book.