I cherish my family, the earth and the smaller things in life. I also believe in people who aren't afraid to put themselves on the line to express their true feelings.

Writing, reading, exploring music, photography, cooking, hiking, riding bikes, jogging...

Ryan Adams, Coldplay, Oasis, U2, The Beatles, Kaki King, Kings of Leon, Razorlight, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Ulrich Schnauss, Silversun Pickups, Paramore, Vampire Weekend, Raconteurs, The Clash, The English Beat, Jimmy Eat World, Elbow...

The Holiday, Fear and Loathing..., Schindler's List, Terms of Endearment, Anchorman, High Fidelity, Breakfast at Tiffany's, About a Boy...

Absalom! Absalom! (William Faulkner), Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Wolfe), The Black Album (Hanif Kureishi), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini), The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion), The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), White Oleander (Janet Fitch)...