too many. Mostly involving art, science and things like jumping off boats and cliffs.
I like anomalies...the Howard Roarks of the world. Revolutionaries whose rebellion isnt skin deep. Nerdy bad asses with their shit together. People who like to laugh. People with something to say. A supermodel who wants to change the world. Dancers. Lovers. Fighters. Pragmatists who still have hope. Those with ambitions couched in ideals. The ones who have struggled and are better because of it.
i come from mostly punk roots. a little bit of everything, including country. Underground or popular; makes no difference as long it sounds good to me. There are too many bands/rappers/singers/djs to list. Some funny notables: Blink 182, Yes, Jethro Tull, NSYNC, Lee Ann Womack, Britney Spears. Yep, I get down on some pop.
Rushmore, Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, Shes All That, Indiana Jones, The Professional, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Home Alone, Boondock Saints, The Goonies, Being John Malkovich and many, many more.
sucks.
A Brief History of Everything. The Blank Slate and the Modern Denial of Human Nature. almost any dr. seuss. Freakonomics. The Fountainhead. Neurophilosophy.
My parents. Forrest Gump. John Craig Venter. C.S. Lewis. Daniel Dennett. Paul and Patricia Churchland. Marcus Schenkenburg. Richard Branson. Batman.