Running, reading, writing, playing the guitar, and listening to music.
Music
All music, from punk to showtunes, doo-wop to hip-hop, jazz to pop. Some favorites: They Might Be Giants, Paul Simon, Mavis Staples, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Chet Baker, Cole Porter, Ben Folds, Raymond Scott, Esquivel, Laurie Anderson, Leonard Cohen, Beethoven, Thelonious Monk, the Clash, and the Beatles.
Movies
Directors: Hayao Miyazaki, Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges.
Books
Louis Menand, The Metaphysical Club; Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon; Shaun Tan, The Arrival; Lane Smith, The Happy Hocky Family; Don DeLillo, White Noise; Tim Egan, Friday Night at Hodges Cafe; Osamu Tezuka, Buddha; Alison Bechdel, Fun Home; Tove Jansson, the Moomin books; Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes; Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson, How to Make an Earthquake; Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson, The Story of Ferdinand; G.B. Trudeau, Doonesbury; J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter; Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials; Winsor McCay, Little Nemo in Slumberland; Lynn Johnston, For Better or for Worse; Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham.
I saw the advertisement for the Watchmen movie the other day and it looks SO GOOD! I really like how the characters all look and I'm super excited to see it! If you haven't seen the ads, you should check them out. Hope all is well!
