How about what I'm NOT interested in. Music, Movies, TV, and Books. Yeees.
I'd like to meet:
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."-Dalai Lama
Music:
Days of the New, 311, Incubus, the Gorillaz, Alice in Chains, Mad Season, Led Zeppelin, The Music, White Zombie, Tool, A Perfect Circle, The Cult, Sevendust, Blinka 182a, MetallicA, Cold, NIN, Audioslave, Soundgarden, Candlebox, Madonna, Dead Can Dance, Enya, Enigma, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Creme, Derek & the Dominos, Eminem, D12, Obitrice, 50 Cent, Pearl Jam, Trapt, Taproot, Trust Company, System of A Down, Queens of the Stone Age, U.P.O., Lost Prophets, Simon & Garfunkle, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Martha and the Vandellas, The Rat Pack, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, The Hollies, The Association, ABBA, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lindsay Lohan, Backstreet Boys, T-Pain, Ratt, Ozzy, Black Sabath, Motley Crue, Slaughter, Scorpions, Boston, Heart, Journey, Rush, Kicking Harold, Garbage, Nirvana, Hanson, Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros, Faith No More, R.E.M., P.O.D., Disturbed, Godsmack, Pantera, Stabbing Westward, Monster Magnet, Type O Negative, Filter, Ministry, Static-X, Limp Bizkit, KoRn, Fear Factory, Creed, Avril Lavigne, Depeche Mode, Econoline Crush, The Offspring, Silverchair, Green Day, Alanis Morissette, Rage Against the Machine, The Deftones, U2, Rammstein, Queensryche, Staind, t.A.T.u., Tantric, AC/DC, G n' R, The Mamas and the Papas, The Moody Blues, Crosby-Stills-Nash & Young, Beyonce, Brandy, En Vouge, TLC, Imortal Technique, Tech 9, Snake River Conspiracy, DMX, Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, The Tea Party, Three Doors Down, Breaking Benjamin, Stone Sour, Crossfade, Coal Chamber, Aerosmith, Marylin Manson, R.H.C.P., Michael Jackson, Kittie, Kelly Osbourne, Franz Ferdinand, Oasis, Van Halen, Drain S.T.H., Savage Garden, Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Ludwig von Beethoven, I.C.P., James Brown, Lenny Kravits, Chevelle, Coldplay, Hoobastank, Dr. Dre, James Blunt, Evanesence, Orgy, Dave Matthewes Band, Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, Switchfoot, Muse, 12 Volt Sex (local), Happy Campers (local), and apparently every band that ever had a name. Ever. This, of course, is a generalization merely designed to demonstrate the range of my musical interests. More to come!
Movies:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hero, What the Bleep Do We Know, The Elegant Universe, Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, 10 Things I Hate About You, Equilibrium, Vision Quest, The Lost Boys, William Shakespere's Romeo & Juliet, Titanic, The Boondock Saints, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Star Wars (All), Man on the Moon, Super Troopers, My Man Godfrey, The Wizard of Oz, Disney's Sleeping Beauty, Disney in general, Finding Nemo, um... Pixar in general, The 13th Warrior, Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story, The Unforgiven, Tombstone, The Quick and the Dead, The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, Dazed and Confused, Interview with the Vampire, Shawshank Redemption, - you thought the music list was long? - ...X-Men (All), Batman (?), Batman Begins, Clockwork Orange, Alien/Aliens (All), Elizabeth, Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same, Flash Dance, Chicago, Mona Lisa Smile, A River Runs Through It, Steel Magnolias, Harry Potter (All), Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Resevoir Dogs, Van Helzing, Troy, Amadeus, Edward Scissorhands, Never Been Kissed, Lord of War, Underworld, The Addams Family (All), Forrest Gump, Some Like It Hot, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Hamlet, Clueless, Dirty Dancing, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Legends of the Fall, The Matrix (All), K-Pax, Terminator (2 more than 1), The Last Dragon, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, Gladiator, The Sixth Sense, The Crow, Walk the Line, Tomb Raider (All), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, G.I. Jane, Ghost, Save the Last Dance, The Faculty, Radio Flyer, Merlin, Excalibur, Event Horizon, Legend, Labrynth, Cellular, Prozac Nation, House of Flying Daggers, The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, House of 1000 Corpses?? ehh?, The Devils Rejects, Now and Then, What Lies Beneath, Practical Magic, Hocus Pocus, Dogma, The Waterboy, Happy Gilmore, Austin Powers (All), Michael, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Top Gun, A Few Good Men, The Shining, Wolf, Good Will Hunting, True Romance, The Professional, i-Robot, Independece Day, Dances with Wolves, Jurassic Park, National Lampoons: Van Wilder, Brahm Stoker's Dracula, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar, It, The Craft, Arthur, Get Shorty, American History X, Remember the Titans, American Beauty, Pay It Forward, Stepmom, Crash, Donnie Darko, Willow, Shrek, Alien Nation, Switchblade, The Sandlot, The Last Samurai, Grease, American Pie (All), Road Trip, Ever After, Clue, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Rush, The Big Sleep, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, What Dreams May Come, The 5th Element, Under the Tuscan Sun, Wayne's World, Blazing Saddles, Willy Wonka/Charlie and the C.F., Major Payne, Pride & Prejudice, Shakespeare in Love, Adaptation, Rock Star, Apollo 13, Erin Brokovich, Gia, Beverly Hills Cop (All), The Big Lebowski, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, City Slickers, Oscar, The Mask, I.Q., Man on Fire, O' Brother Where Art Thou, Harvey, What's Up Doc?, Hannah and Her Sisters, My Favorite Year, Dead Poet's Society, Noises Off!, Domino, V for Vendetta, Cry Baby, Kingdom of Heaven, The Island, Lucky Number sLevin, The Prestige, The Departed, Eragon, 300 ..."this is the song that neeevveeer eeeends, yes it goes oooon and ooooon MY frieeeennd..."
Television:
Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, The Boondocks, Inu Yasha, Full Metal Alchemist, X-Files, Commander in Chief, The West Wing, Sex and the City, Everybody Loves Raymond, South Park, The Daily Show (I love you Jon Stewart!), The Colbert Report, SNL, Mad TV, Chapelle Show, Who's Line Is It Anyway?, Looney Tunes, Rescue Me, History Channel, Deadwood, Mind of Mencia, *sigh
Books:
Harry Potter (1-5), Learning to Pray, Buddhism for Dummies, Ishmael, The Story of B, My Ishmael, Beyond Civilization, The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power, The Da Vinci Code, Code of the Warrior, The Indigo Children, Lord of the Rings (All), Lord of the Rings and Philosophy, The Silmarillion, Idiot's Guide to Numerology, Chasing God, How to Read the Aura, Buddah his life and teachings, Zen it's history and teachings, Animal Magik, The Tao of Pooh, The Te of Piglet, A Course In Miracles, A Return to Love, Chakras for Beginners, Conversations with God (1-3), Pet Semetary, America: The Book, The Fountainhead, Summoning forth the Gods and Goddesses, The Myth of the Goddess, The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need, The Secret Language of Birthdays, Journey to Ixtlan: Lessons of Don Juan, Astronomy Cafe, The Handy Physics Answer Book, Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Celestine Prophesy, The Tenth Insight, The Secret of Shambhala, The Complete Works of William Shakespere, Translucent Revolution, Fingerprints of the Gods, Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Grapes of Wrath, Tex, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Prophet, Rebirth of the Goddess: Finding Meaning in Feminist Spirituality, 1984, Pride & Prejudice, Excuse Me Your Life is Waiting, Dear God! What's Happening to Us?, Planet Two, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Tuesday's with Morrie, The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth, The Universe Next Door, The Passover Plot, How the Irish Saved Civilization, Christianity: The Origins of a Pagan Religion, The Catcher in the Rye, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Alchemist, Truth in Comedy, The Ascension Primer, etc.
Heroes:
Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear, and anyone who is not afraid to be who they are, especially in front of other people. Especially people you don't know. Especially people you don't know who are mean. Fuck those people. Just kidding. No I'm not, I'm being myself. But really, I am being sarcastic. Which is still being me. WTF?
