making crafts. dirt. archaeology. exotic cuisines. hot sauce. camping. my garden. thrift stores. swimming in the ocean. travelling to new places. dive bars. lanterns. fresh basil. sharks. sci fi, especially the post-apocalpyse subgenre. the challenge of cooking recipes of my own creation in a hotel room with just a nuker and a minifrigde.
mos def. blackalicious. the pharcyde. erykah badu. beatles. bowie. simon and garfunkle. fleetwood mac. foreigner. the clash. beach boys. rilo kiley. arcade fire. yeah yeah yeahs. rufus wainwright. smashing pumpkins. 3eb. flaming lips. pixies. brad paisley. george strait. dierks bently. patsy cline. hank williams sr. old yokely bluegrass
spirited away. better off dead. children of men. animal house. batman begins. sin city. the neverending story. strictly ballroom. it happened one night. hedwig and the angry inch. jaws. supertroopers. rushmore. zeffirelli's romeo and juliet. a hard day's night. singing in the rain. snatch. butch cassidy and the sundance kid.
mst3k. arrested development. m*a*s*h. futurama. scrubs. mystery!. the office (american). it's always sunny in philadelphia.
books i've read in 2008: the other boleyn girl, the road ........... favorites: ender's game - orson scott card. hitchhiker's guide - douglas adams. oryx and crake - margaret atwood. outlander - diana gabaldon. botany of desire - michael pollan. 1491 - charles mann. guns, germs and steel - jared diamond.