music, concerts, comedy, soccer, rugby, britain, satire, science, lacrosse, swimming, body boarding, rock climbing, snowboarding, sailing, sports, the rain, water in any form, piano, bass/guitar, pretending i can sing, old movies, making art, accents, socialism, trying to de-brand myself, buying clothes as cheap as i can and trying to cheat companies, going to shows, inventing words, walks on windy nights, dancing, chilling, the beach, writing, thinking hard, eating, ROCK 'N ROLL, driving, jamming, travel, crocheting, sewing, knitting, adventures on the bus, adventures in general, nature, creativity, cavorting, using my sense of direction, debauchery, silliness, trying new things, disobedience, imagining another world is possible
equals and worthy adversaries. people with good taste in music. my heroes. musicians. and, of course, those of you who leave witty myspace bulletins.
i hate to say i'm a music snob, since i am very open-minded about music; i just can't accept the stuff that sucks. but here's what i LIKE:
beatles, hives, (international) noise conspiracy, clash, sahara hotnights, black rebel motorcycle club, libertines, interpol, new order, blur, secret machines, johnny hartman, pulp, kaiser chiefs, von bondies, stellastarr*, bloc party, rolling stones, sex pistols, buzzcocks, metal hearts, ramones, nine black alps, yeah yeah yeahs, strokes, ella fitzgerald, ray charles, john coltrane, division of laura lee, depeche mode, jimi hendrix, gorillaz, cribs, aretha franklin, joy division, nwa, dogs die in hot cars, futureheads, giant drag, rakes, tom vek, kings of leon, fishbone, chuck berry, clap your hands say yeah, maximo park, charlie parker, sleater-kinney, kasabian, buddy holly, razorlight, franz ferdinand, bowie, cure, who, jerry lee lewis, alanis morisette, prez of the usa, kinks, jesus & mary chain, editors, mc lars, supergrass, graham coxon, dirty pretty things, the modern lovers, placebo, beastie boys, the subways, bartok, satie, bach, the young knives, y mucho MUCHO mas...
star wars (the original trilogy only, and yes, i said it), the pink panther movies, one two three, after the fox, 28 days later, anything monty python, yellow submarine, indiana jones, lawrence of arabia, zoolander, the magnificent seven, 24 hour party people, y tu mama tambien, l'auberge espagnole, pump up the volume, the birdcage, the triplets of belleville, the goonies, animal house, caddy shack, the sting, office space, two days in the valley, trainspotting, north by northwest, rear window, rope, other hitchcock movies, my big fat greek wedding, dr. strangelove or how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb, the russians are coming, cracking up and crapping up, the life aquatic, willy wonka, lost in translation, mala educacion, the motorcycle diaries, breakfast on pluto, good night and good luck, anything by john waters
not too much, but: monty python, fawlty towers, OZ, futurama, the daily show, stand up comedy, south park, in living color, homicide: life on the streets, trigger happy tv, uhh...
I served the king of england (by bohumil hrabal -- he's czech), the great gatsby, dr. zhivago, slaughter-house 5, brave new world, the things they carried, running in the family, 1984, the picture of dorian gray, frankenstein, thurber carnival, e.e. cummings' poetry, lord of the flies, henry v, nickel and dimed, dress your family in corduroy and denim
revolutionaries, labor leaders, great song writers, and women in rock and roll