people, the mind, saving the world from people who would see it destroyed for their own selfish, short-sighted gains, acting, books, public acts of stupidity (mine and other people's), new things, beauty, randonmess.
I'd like to meet:
richard dawkins (somewhat my hero) michael leunig, cate blanchett, george bush (so i can slap him.... or shoot him. you know, whatever..) a person who can tell me, honestly, how nuclear power could possibly be better for australia than renewables...
Music:
coheed & cambria, gotye, snow patrol, kaiser chiefs, ben folds, some afi, george, nizlopi, death cab for cutie, end of fashion, getting to know sufjan stevens, the shins, white stripes, the back keys, my chemical romance, dogs die in hot cars, bit of paramore's good, the boat people, some deftones, credence clear water revival, also i have a soft spot for crowded house... have just discovered antony and the johnsons (wow), the list goes on... oh and dead riot and the mercy beat (heh heh ;)
Movies:
i love huckabees (which just for the record is the best movie ever. EVER.), the family guy movie, o brother where art thou, yes god help me i'm going to say it the notebook, napolean dynamite, a scanner darkly, igby goes down, team america, punch-drunk love, blowin' in the wind & a hard rain (if you haven't seen these two documentaries, you need to).. and also others i've undoubtedly forgotten... i do that.. oh yes also you must see the doco "outfoxed" - absolutely unbelievable, oh and "jesus camp" - fucking disgusting...
Television:
the chaser, family guy, futurama, who's line, the glasshouse, thank god you're here, scrubs, spicks & specks
Books:
richard dawkins - the god delusion, anything by alan & barbara pease, oscar wilde, leon uris's various holocaust-themed novels, the entire janet evonovich series, motherless brooklyn by jonathon lethem, the game by neil strauss, any good crime thriller..
Heroes:
anyone who says "hey, you know what, this isn't good enough. i want more. i want better."
