Astrid, Fast Web connections, Brooklyn rooftops, Chico's doubles, Texas micro-brewed beer, Palace Fried Chicken, golden age hip-hop, watching people eat on the train, watching people fall asleep on the train, watching people fall over on the train, the terrace during the summer months, seeing results in the things I work hard at, Chino's bodega (because of their pride)
Music
Currently: Chairlift, Ponytail, Free Blood, Glasvegas, New Order, David Banner, Charles Hamilton, Opio, The Submarines, Guided By Voices, Adele, Dylan Mondegreen, YACHT, Army Navy, Hit the Lights, Deastro, Mickey Factz
Movies
Annie Hall, Manhattan, the Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Taxi Driver, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Waking Life, Dazed and Confused, Style Wars, Wild Style, Breakin', The Harder They Come, Rockers, National Lampoon's Christmas/ European Vacation, The Neverending Story, Coming to America, Best in Show
Television
Political conventions and ABC's "Wipeout"
Books
Currently: "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz
please tell me you're coming to town soon. i am in need of a big beef-cake hug only you can deliver. the family is always asking about you. hope all is well. let's talk soon, viejo.
looking at pictures from some friends' East Coast Tour and I realized how much I miss that goddamn city you call home. think i'll be visiting soon, if that's OK with you.