Civil rights advocacy, the repeal of DADT, marriage equality, running, writing, blogging, coffee, tea, music (listening to and playing), playing the guitar, learning how to play the piano one note at a time (it'll take years), origami, traveling, poetry, driving, friends, bear cub stories, learning how to swim every summer, photography, reading, hiking, nature, politics, the ocean, Life, hearing others' stories, sunsets, rainy days, Resident Evil, the Living Dead, finding new hair products, breaking down barriers, friendships, bathing.

Tori Amos, BT, Chris Isaak, Imogen Heap, Dashboard Confessional, Poe, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Bravery, The Scissor Sisters, Janis Joplin, Tiesto, Bjork, Coldplay, The Cure, Madonna, Robi Draco Rosa, Maroon 5, The Pet Shop Boys, Michal Nicolas, Tony Moran, Volumen Cero, New Order, The Smashing Pumpkins, PJ Harvey, etc. Trance, house, some country, some R&B, jungle, dance, pop. The list could go on and on.