Music, family, my friends, books that I wish wouldn't end, perfect moments, laughing, gaining knowledge, traveling, New York City, reading in the bathtub, shoes, Boston (the city, not the band), being spontaneous, great films, Austin, TX, good conversation, reliable men, passionate people, art, thinking for myself, open-mindedness, sleeping until I'm not tired, and first experiences.
I always look forward to meeting open-minded people who are free thinkers. I am a huge fan of Barack Obama, and I would really like to meet him. It would also be cool to meet the world's religious figures like Jesus, Muhammad, and Budda. Others on the list are, Audrey Hepburn, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Jack Kerouac, Harry Stamper, Allen Ginsberg, Che Guevara, John McClane, Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Superman, Batman, Bono, Kevin Smith, Bruce Willis, Mitch Hedberg and Geronimo.
...is my life. In no particular order, Johnny Cash, ism, Say Anything, Brett Dennen, Amos Lee, Oso Closo, Congress of a Crow (the lead singer is a chick, and she's hot), Jack's Mannequin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Sondre Lerche, Jason Boland and The Stragglers, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, The Beatles, Saul Williams, Sublime, Led Zeppelin, Manu Chao, Michael Jackson, Flogging Molly, State Radio, Dave Matthews Band, Aquabats!, Bob Dylan, Kevin Devine, Badly Drawn Boy, Joni Mitchell, Unwritten Law, Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Rod Stewart (not his 80's "Do You Think I'm Sexy" period so much), People in Planes, Jack Johnson, Foo Fighters, Dashboard Confessional, Chelle Murrey, Neil Young, Electric Six, Finley Quaye, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, Mazzy Star, Chingo Bling, Peter Gabriel, Beastie Boys, U2, Straylight Run, Phil Collins, Shiny Toy Guns, Hurt Street, The Steve Daves & All Said Red (r.i.p.), Affliction, well done cover songs, etc.
All Kevin Smith movies-even Jersey Girl, anything with Bruce Campbell, zombie movies, Juno, In the Wild, Igby Goes Down, No Direction Home, RENT, The Big Lebowski, Trainspotting, The Last Picture Show, Bobby, Look Who's Talking, Donnie Darko, Airborne, Easy Rider, Transformers, Lordz of Dogtown, Dogtown and Z Boys, Citizen Kane, Armageddon, Batman Begins, Say Anything, Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Garden State, My Girl and My Girl 2, Old School, In Her Shoes, Billy Madison, Edward Scissorhands, The Brave Little Toaster, A Lot Like Love, Crash, Casablanca, Sin City, 300, High Fidelity, Steel Magnolias, The Girl Next Door, Super Troopers, Thank You for Smoking, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Detroit Rock City, Empire Records, SLC Punk, Waking Life, August Rush, Finding Neverland, Shop Girl, The Faculty, The United States of Leland, Everything is Illuminated, Lord of War, Across the Universe
Dexter, Saved by the Bell, Mr. Rogers, Beverly Hills 90210, educational programming, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Later with Jools Holland, The Hills (Don't give me shit. Lauren Conrad kicks ass.)
I love to read. Especially in the bathtub. I've been reading lots of books about music in general and hip-hop music specifically.-God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut -Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac -Howl and Planet News by Allen Ginsberg -The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing -Youth! and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad -Oh! The Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss -Chronicles: Volume I by Bob Dylan -Other People's Property: A Shadow of Hip-Hop Music in White America by Jason Tanz -This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin -Freakonomics by Stephen Levitt and Steven Dubner -Seventeenth Summer by Maureen DalyMagazines are also a favorite of mine. Spin, Blender, Glamour, and Marie Claire rank high on the list.
My family, my friends, music, passionate and talented people, Bob Dylan, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lennon, Robert F. Kennedy, Ellen Page, and Harry Stamper.