music (listening to/writing/performing), reading, snowboarding, drinking, smoking, experimenting with mind altering...things..., yoghurt, getting tattood, dreadlocking hair.
I'd like to meet:
A trustworthy female, Eliott Smith, Bill Hicks, Bill Bailey (actually met him, but once again would be nice), Eddie Vedder, Kurt Cobain, God (fuck it, ill aim as high as i like), the writers of Lost (I need to know how it ends NOW dammit!), Phillip Pullman (of 'His Dark Materials' fame), J.K Rowling, Jeff Buckley, George Orwell, Yoda, Prof. Dumbledore, myself from a parallel universe where we made two completely different choices at key turning points in our lives
Music:
Alexisonfire
A perfect circle
Alice in Chains
Ani Difranco
The Beatles (Duh!)
Beach Boys
Biffy Clyro
Bush
Cranberries
Cream
Damien Rice
Deftones
Eliott Smith
Everclear
Fiona Apple
Flaming Lips
Fuel 238
Fleetwood Mac
Glassjaw
Goo Goo Dolls
Hundred Reasons
Jeff Buckley
Jose Gonzalez
Left Side Brain (theyre awesome, check them out now)
My Vitriol
Nirvana
Nine Inch Nails
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd (double DUH!)
Radiohead (am from oxford after all)
Soundgarden
They? (thats my band, but if you dont like your own music, who will?)
Tool
Rage against the machine
System of a down
ReubenThats just a quick skim through my i tunes folder, otherwise ill be here all night. Bassically, i like anything with genuine emotion behind it...except Emo, thats not genuine emotion kids...
Movies:
V for vendettaBlowSilent HillThe omen trilogyIdle handsThe shiningAce Ventura (allllrighty then!)War of the worlds (remake as well, I thought it was cool)Alien/predator300Interview with the vampireGoodfellas (your breakin my freakin balls here)Shawshank redemptionA History of violenceHostelVanilla skyStar WarsWhat dreams may comeSaw trilogyLeonGeorge A Romero's night of/dawn of/day of/ land of the deadBatman beginsLord of the ringsDogvilleI like, horror films, some sci-fi stuff, Violent movies, clever movies, stupid movies, funny movies, sad movies, good movies, bad movies, deep movies, shallow movies...everything really...Oh, except i hate movies that i guess the ending to within 5 minutes, like the village. Oh dear Mr Shayamalan, oh dear...
Television:
T.V is the easiest form of escapism and is just adverts now so shouldnt really be watched, because its just there to make you a more efficient and controllable consumer and because it makes you feel ok about doing a job you hate every day as long as no-one interupts fucking eastenders.This theory has the following exceptions:Friends - i may be a pretentious twat but lets face facts, this is escapism at its best.Peep show - so very fucking funnyGreen wing - " "Spaced - " "The simpsons - its a cliche but credit where its dueFamily guy - " "INVADER ZIM!!!!!!
Books:
Ben elton books, harry potter (love them so much, am the biggest potter geek around), red dwarf books, The Beach, Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy (oh fucking yes!), 1984 and animal farm, The dark materials trilogy, stephen king books esp. the stand, and IT, interview with the vampire (all the chronicles though really), Time travellers wife, Roald Dahl!!!
Heroes:
More antiheroes really, see people id like to meet above...