PEOPLE
Those who make me happy, influence me, inspire me
CEC
Wickedly smart, and way too cool to have let me into their club, the people of CEC will always be my second family.
CLUB LATKE
They mean more to me than just our occasional trips around the LA Jewish deli scene, but I mean one time we pregamed dinner with 6 latkes a piece, so that's probably worth mentioning.
COLLEGE ROOMMATES
The people who love you, inspire you, challenge you, and encourage you to have that second glass of wine, Leslie Knope couldn't hold 5,000 candles in the wind to these incredible women.
DAMIEN CHAZELLE
Whiplash and La La Land are two of my favorite films in recent years, but Damien Chazelle has also inspired me with his innovative story telling in a movie scene that can sometimes get saturated in remakes and prior source material.
50'S MIXER
4 friends, fancy cocktails, and the ability to reach the top shelf for me, I am so happy to have these people in my life beyond college.
ALIX SPIEGAL, HANNA ROSIN, LULU MILLER
The hosts of my current favorite podcast, Invisibilia. The way they can combine science, psychology, and speculation into one is a big inspiration for holistic storytelling.  Listen to the "Entanglement" episode and please come talk to me about it.
KAZUO ISHIGURO
Never Let Me Go is one of the first books that resonated with me far after my time reading it and it stops me in tracks for a different reason every time I pick it up again.
LEON BRIDGES
I classify myself as someone with the care of a traditionalist but the thoughts and actions of a trailblazer, and hearing Leon Bridges sing is exactly that.