knitting (told you I was a little Ho- hum), Music, reading, gardening, cooking, chasing my cat, playing with my dog, hiking, camping, shopping (not so much since we got the house though...) Football, Fiestaware, and antique hunting.
I'd like to meet:
Myself when I was 19, George Clooney (so I could set him up with my sister), Jesus, Oprah, Bono, Stephen Colbert, Ichiro Suzuki, Walter Payton (RIP), John Williams (composer) George Lucas, August Derleth (for that one the hubby would come too), Robert E. Howard, JK Rowling, Bill Cosby, Christopher Guest, Richard Pryor.
Music:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wolfmother, anything Motown- Temptations, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight (my woman- forget aretha- just listen to neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye and you'll know I'm right)The Killers, Muse, Modest Mouse, Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph and the Family band, John Mayer, Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Beach Boys, Al Green, Norah Jones, Jason Mraz, James Taylor,Marc Broussard, Herbie Hancock, U2, Lionel Richie, Queen, Yes, Ozric Tentacles, Judas Priest, Def Leppard (yes, I'll admit it), Sade, Sinatra, Black Eyed Peas, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, and anything played on the blues show on Saturday and Sunday nights on KPLU 88.5 here in the Puget Sound Area.
Movies:
The best movie ever that I have seen is Borat, Yes? :-) Anything by Spike Lee, Anything with Christopher Guest in it, but by far the best is still Spinal Tap, The Quiet Man, MGM musicals- especially with Judy Garland, Singin' In the Rain, most of the early Adam Sandler movies- what was with Click and the Longest Yard anyway? Star Wars and Harry Potter, Ocean's Eleven, Bridget Jones.... Lots of chix flicks interest me. Also LOVE Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat movies, and some of the more traditional martial arts fables like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I also like documentaries a whole lot, although it doesn't look like it from the list above!
Television:
The Colbert Report, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Black Adder, Red Dwarf, Grays Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Seinfeld, In Living Color, Chapelle's Show, Anne Of Green Gables, The Simpsons (but only for about the first 7 years), Leave it To Beaver, I Love Lucy, Sanford and Son, Good Times, ESPN anything,Larry king (cuz he always gets his interview) Anderson Cooper (cuz he's cute).
Books:
Anything Romance I'll give a shot, Marion Keyes,Jane Green, Janet Evanovich, JK Rowling, August Derleth, Robert E Howard, Tolkien, Alexander McCall Smith's Mma. Ramotswe books, Nora Roberts, Susan Elizabeth Phillips' Chicago Stars Series, Biographies of celebrities.
