traveling to new places, swing dancing, spanish, listening to my friends play music, the united kingdom, soul survivor, tattoos, invisible children, the piano, coffee drinks, crocheting, old photographs, the guitar, board games, finding value in unexpected places, the infamous granny's noodles, learning about any culture, driving with the windows rolled down, rawness, flowing creativity, laughing uncontrolably, my tea kettle, the elderly.
Over the Rhine, Sea and Cake, Wilco, Johnny Cash, Sufjan Stevens, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Shins, The Violet Burning...Michael Pritzel, David Gray, Jeremy Larson, Paul Banks, Gary Clark Jr., Andrew Bird, Patty Griffin, Explosions in the Sky, Beck, The Great Lake Swimmers, Quienes Boom, Throneroom Worship, Amos Lee, Death Cab for Cutie, Ray LaMontagne, Hillsongs United, my friend Matt Dixon, Bloc Party, Pete Yorn, The Decemberist, Sigur Ros, Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever, Jose Gonzalez, anceint hymns, and more...
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, View From the Top, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Monty Python: Search of the Holy Grail, Band of Brothers, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Winter's Passing, Amelie, The Baxter, The Motorcycle Diaries, Shopgirl, Wild Hearts Can't be Broken, The Long Engagement, any biographical movies...
Freaks and Geeks (hands down), So Think You Can Dance, That 70's Show, The Amazing Race and BBC mini-series (yes they are great)...
World War II generation, people who have had to raise themselves and anyone who isn't afraid to take risks.