a
Akazukin Cha Cha, alphabetizing things, Alpine Meadows (Lake Tahoe), amazon.com, animation, Apple technology, art (and of course, the art of animation)
b
baseball (San Francisco Giants), basketball (Golden State Warriors), Beck, bicycling, the Beatles, Benten Label, books, the Brand New Heavies
c
Cake, California, CalTrain, Calvin & Hobbes, the Cardigans, chocolate, clean air, comic books, cooking, Cowboy Bebop, craigslist.org, creative activities, crepes, current affairs
d
Dark Horse Comics, democracy, digital photography, diplomacy, discounts, discovering new things, Disneyland
e
the Earth, education, Emeril Lagasse, equal rights for everyone, exploring
f
Fantasia, Fantasyland (Disneyland), Food Network, foreign languages (learning Japanese, know a little Spanish, Tagalog), Forty-Niner football, Frente, Futurama
g
God, Google, guavas, Guru
h
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, Hayao Miyazaki, higher education, history, Homewood (Lake Tahoe)
i
independent productions (movies, music, publishing), In-N-Out, Italian food
j
Japan, jazz, Jesus, justice for all
k
Kirkwood (Lake Tahoe), Krispy Kreme
l
Lake Tahoe, Lilo & Stitch
m
Millbrae, Mount Rose, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Disneyland)
n
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Netflix.com
o
the Odysseyp
Pacific Bell Park, Paradise Pier, photography, Pizzicato Five
q
quality over quantity, quiet, quitting jobs that suck, quiz shows
r
reading
s
Scrabble, Shonen Knife, the Sierra Nevada mountains, snowboarding, Steinbeck (John), Star Wars, Sugar Bowl
t
Ti Couz (creperie in Mission District), Tomomi, Truckee, CA
u
udon
v
the Vision of Escaflowne
w
Walt Disney, world peace
x
y
yogurt (I prefer pre-stirred, not the "fruit on bottom")
z
zany ideas, the zoo
