Answers to the question: "What keeps you afloat?"

discovering new city streets
silly stuff
caviar on the beach
fancy tea parties
waking up every day
Vincent Price
amazing friends
luck
impossible things
funny hairdos
money
Joshi, Mom, Dad, Everyone
Mom, Dad
pursuit of justice
beligerance
conceal the real
artifactia
I am floating on life
sidestreet from the mundane
breathing
money, sex, food, drugs
smiles, warmth, cats, boobies
light, hope, love
I wish to evolve
green radicals
warm sunny days
big blue ocean
keep on keepin' on as long as it last
wearing my tight pants
my man
tu te mores ou tu nages
the ability to express myself
poetry
fantasy, imagination, a cat
receptor sites, lipid layers
death is not an option
cascadia
I am my only contestant
hope, love, optimism
my lovely relationship with my girlfriend
sharing this life together
Jesus
I love you Mom, Mrs. Hanna Johnson
your loving son
know
fear of drowning
Balast Marla Lo 5/18/12
everyday love life
beer
evolve into myself
my hope, my soul
poetry jams, friends, faith
luck
I have many wonderful and constructive thoughts
friends, family
grit, tears, optimism
everyday is Sadderday
my love jade
something cool!
love
KPFA, KALW, UCJV
my fear of the general public and how I'd hate to be one of them
unexpected startling details of beauty
genuine connections
friends, focus, sunshine
family, love(rs), creativity
do it yourself
the grave
my grandma's laugh
all your words
riding goals
the night sky
tacos
attack, attack
air
samba and jokes
honesty, integrity, inspiration
art, compassion, the truth, generosity
activism, love, my friends, family
the future
Sy, Sweettooth, Bochay, Dusken, Traven, Isaac
grandeose dillusions
flying around the world
girth
I go for a dive
underground movement
hope
feel happy as much as I want
food, love, sex, nature & me
music, the rhythm, chelsea monet
a boat keeps me afloat
lust for life
love
Martin
Chandler
vaginas
my friends, artistic experiences
joyful and free moments
my boyfriend
the freedom found in Jesus Christ
intuition - guide guide flow and follow, ebb & fowl,
no harbor, this pinnacle
love to live to give this space, howl! hoot! hark! the yawp!
compassion, sovereignty
friends!!!
my joy, my teachers, my comfort
books, books, books
beauty in the natural world
dreams, esparanza, amor
magnet, fuck!
compassion for others & myself
long hair & gettin high
Carla, Sally, love
blue, art, painting, myself
friends, art, painting
crispy winds
friends, love, universe
higher power
the idea of the boat
my bros -- would have ended it all without them
love, fam, friends, motion, sex, dancing
struggle, la lucha
family
the endless compassion of humanity
the belief I am sane
faith in goddess
punk
arana
burritos, almonds, tea dates, baths
beauty, love, bright colors
being okay with my quirks and not letting my insecurities take over
love, love
fucking beauty
creating anarchy and creating a deep, meaningful life and destroying power
loving where you are, who you are, and the people around you
painting, love, imagination
love, coffee, laughter, sunshine
ham and small white dogs
determination, my cat
getting good and fed up every so often
I need to justify all the fucked upness of my childhood by being happy now
the end of capitalism as we know it
knowing that there are others of my kind
I live with a sense that I can create change, and I do
the desire of dignity for all peoples
love, community
spooning
making art, doing magic
acupuncture
hanging out with my dog
familia / family
my friends, rad people
my friends, constant, consistent belief in me, knowing that we will give this love and encouragement to each other for decades
hard work
dried mangoes, Cary Grant, jazz, Ira Glass, cheese
books that make me smile
accomplishments
the ability to express myself
sink or swim
hope
seeing the baby bobcat with friends on my way to Big Sur
ducks