literature, puzzles (especially crosswords), cooking, current affairs, politics, music, photographs, anatomy, nosology, kitties, the color green, the south, and the great outdoors.
and us:
i like old stoner music, mostly. also- hand claps, bells, or train whistles are always appreciated. pings or a xylophone, mournful vocals, and the lack of an intro: each is a plus. that sad, sad sitar sound. campfire songs. rock & roll. soul. blues. jazz. house. drum and bass. american golden oldies.
science of sleep, chronicles of narnia, what dreams may come, napoleon dynamite, nacho libre. any zombie movie.
real cop shows/detective shows, squid billies, the office, aquateen hunger force, family guy...
john steinbeck, kurt vonnegut, leo tolstoy, michael cunningham, mitch albom, frank mccourt, chuck klosterman, ken kesey, c.s. lewis, deepak chopra...
mom, marya hornbacher, harriet tubman, spencer fairfax, j.r. fairfax, john p. molitor, ron t. shaw.