Dean Shortland

Knowing God, green lights, journaling, coffee, the smell of coffee beans, Ben Folds, Tommy & The Whale, my Jeep, Mac books, blue jeans, my cowboy boots, straw hats, the stand up double bass, phish food & vanilla Ben & Jerry's, the smell of old books and board games, music in general, c sharp on the piano, Zelda, puzzles, the smell of pumpkin spice candles, pipe tobacco, steam off the road after a rain, fresh cut grass, banana bread, raw broccoli, buffalo wings, snow out my window, being in bed during heavy rain, comfy clothes and DVD's on rainy days, Sorel boots, Kangaroo curry, Squirrels, laughing till my stomach hurts, ah hah moments, bumblebee baseball, trivial pursuit, sci-fi TV series, snowboarding, hot chocolate with chili powder in it, shrimp, sunny days with a cool breeze, a car full of people singing in key, snowflakes, road trips, standing in the rain for no reason, white fudge chunk cookies, hugging my nephew Ajay, freshly made bed, bonfires, finishing things, wasabi peas, long conversations, late nights, big coats, French-Canadian accents, philosophy, the Church, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, baby black bears, jambalaya, pinot grigio, merlot, getting muddy, sushi, showcasing new talent, Seth Godens blog, media, faithfulness, business, acting, films, sleeping, helping people, affecting change around me, getting involved in global change initiatives, these are just to name a few...

Things I don't like: I suppose I could riff a list of things that I care little about... Oh, I don't know... Let's see... Hummers, grits, the stupid headband craze, spiders, wallabies, snakes, immaturity, soy milk, tofu, West Texas, milkshakes, white folk who add -izzle to the end of every word, melted ice cream, my f'in alarm clock noise, pudding, squishy food, cold coffee, cussing in rap music, brussell sprouts, ignorance, racism, bananas, scene kids, narrow minded Christians, lack of conscience, nails down a blackboard, the smell of hot milk, militant vegetarians, people who "need" to be cool, rough towels, long plane flights, serial irresponsibility, socially stupid people, overripe pears, Barbies, the new tickle me elmo, people whining about Nashville, 2 day old leftovers, pit bulls, people who say they love Radiohead but never listen to them, gossips, ouzo, breakfast cereal, Jared Micah & Hats, pumpkin as a vegetable, low carb diets, the Mormans, Kabbalah and all Kabbalah-related products, Hi-Def TV, the Bush daughters, Grey's Anatomy, getting Punk'd, the Latin Grammys, the real Grammys, Jeff that Wiggle that sleeps too darn much, every hybrid car, every talk show, everything on the planet, everything in the solar system, everything, everything, everything, everything, everything, everything every-everything that exists past present & future, in discovered and undiscovered dimensions!........Oh, and of course again, Tofu. I used to host a TV show in Melbourne, called The Short Film Show, but that is the past... those passions are on hold for now... other things drive me right now...