some pictures and my recent travels: http://bawlog.blogspot.com .
radical politics, my puppy, food markets, anything involving water (particularly if it's snow), leaving the u.s., chocolate (only the darkest will do), hapkido, critical theory, race, class & sexuality, rhubarb, my bike ...
those trying to change the laws of history.
billy bragg, nina simone, ani difranco, silvio rodriguez, tracy chapman, arrested development, sweet honey in the rock, bob dylan (the early stuff), they might be giants, and so on.
clueless, daughters of the dust, x-men, foxfire, bend it like beckham, lista de espera, rabbit-proof fence
buffy the vampire slayer, law and order, everyone hates chris
an everchanging list. some recent favorites: jesus land, broken april, the namesake, when the emperor was divine, the color of love, random family, the glass castle, mixed.
when i was a kid, i wanted to be john brown for our famous person's day. my teacher said i had to be a girl. after some bitter words, i choose joan of arc.