causing trouble and making fun, rubbing my eyes til the psychedelic light show comes, double hand claps on the dance floor, socializing, warm summer nights, maps and aerial photographs, adventures, dreaming of a cabin in the country, the ocean, the desert, tropical clouds, thinking about the effects of my consumer choices, hot springs, strange plants, octopusses, stingrays, the creeks that once ran through San Francisco, Japanese cars from the 60s and 70s, tiny little old honda motorcycles, preserving natural processes in urban ecosystems, cars that go boom, playing the sports and survivalism skills (but generally not survalists-too much paranoia).
a personal assistant. a jumpy castle. the perfect (b)roadtrip companion. a sweet sweet boy to take me to my favorite sf restaurants before i go.
all sorts of sounds. disco you've probably never heard, international hits, numbers stations, beats in space, dynasty handbag, spiritualized, dj traxx, etta james, the dodos, talking heads, tom tom club, fuckwolf, taana gardner, mid-80s WBMX mixtapes, first choice, rocksteady, tahitian otea and tamure, arthur russell, kit clayton, metro area, wolf eyes, iron and wine, the ohsees, otis redding, dub and the german take on it, pancake radio, nate denver's neck, coachwhips, liaisons dangereuses, dj funk, old dj rush tracks that sound like they're being played backwards, autechre, mbv, mr fingers, the church steps, roy ayers, jackie moore, acid traxx, eats tapes, death sentence: panda, tits, numbers, melba moore and an endless list of other hits...
election, powers of ten, sixteen candles, paris is burning, chinatown, apocalypse now, the river's edge, zoolander, syriana, ken burns' frank lloyd wright documentary
How about other nice things? infiltration.org, cloudappreciationsociety.org, the photos of richard misrach (edelmangallery.com/misrach-main.htm), fabprefab.com, lovefingers.org, di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html, suicidefood.blogspot.com, and 20jazzfunkgreats.blogspot.com for starters.
confessions of an economic hitman (though i have my doubts about the authenticity of the story, it is an excellent read), the handmaid's tale, the journals science and nature, the orchid thief, parasite rex, devil in the white city (best book I've read in ages), newjack: guarding sing sing, to kill a mockingbird, mike davis books, nature's metropolis, the happy isles of oceania, the mosquito coast
anyone who's willing to act a fool in the name of a good laugh, people doing their part to make the world a better place, muhammad yunus, and charles darwin (not just because of the theory of evolution).Oh, and definitely these guys:....