History, fairy tales, anime, comic books, manga, geisha, Japan, gothic lolita culture, Asian cinema, bad horror movies, drawing, paper crafts, sewing, knitting, music, singing, audio production, Pro Tools, InDesign, NPR, BBC, cooking, reading, writing, video games, web design, geeky technology, politics, eerie-weirdy stuff, eBay, studying dictators/serial killers/megalomaniacs/Rasputin, reading missed connections on Craigslist that are related to saunas or shrubbery or locker rooms, Kid Robot, vinyl toys, re-learning to drive.
I'd like to meet:
Pirates--the sea kind, not the software kind.
Strangers with yummy candy.
PJ Harvey. Yoshitaka Amano. Neil Gaiman. Joss Whedon. Alan Moore. Kim Jong-il. Simon Doonan. Michael Pollan. David Sedaris. Sarah Michelle Gellar. Tyra Banks. Nicole Richie. Tara McPherson. James Jean.
Sylvia Massy Shivy, one of the most kick-ass female recording engineers. Peter Heppner of Wolfsheim so I can kidnap him and make him sing for me whenever I want. Jemima Rooper, the hottest lesbian ghost ever to grace a television screen.
John Peel, Elliott Smith, Edward Gorey, Rasputin, Vlad Tepes, and Chairman Mao--if they were still alive.
People who want a studio monkey to set up mics and do their bidding for free.
Music:
The Cure, The Smiths, Morrissey, Elliott Smith, PJ Harvey, Joan Jett, Wolfsheim, The Pipettes, Mission of Burma, The Pogues, Nick Cave, Sons and Daughters, The Undertones, The Black Keys, Sleater-Kinney, Helium/Mary Timony, Tori Amos, Portishead, Nine Inch Nails, The Eagles of Death Metal, QOTSA, Ad Frank and the Fast Easy Women, Joy Division, New Order, The Long Blondes, Tegan and Sara, Iron Maiden, etc.
Movies:
The Princess Bride, The Little Mermaid, Mean Girls, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Pan's Labyrinth, Quills, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Labyrinth, Chungking Express, slasher flicks, zombie movies, martial arts movies.
Television:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Simpsons, South Park, The Kids in the Hall, The Daily Show, Law & Order, Futurama, Arrested Development, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Family Guy, Six Feet Under, Mr. Show, The Venture Bros, Hex, America's Next Top Model, House, Dexter.
Books:
Pretty much anything by Neil Gaiman, Edward Gorey, Guy De Maupassant, Douglas Adams, Anchee Min, Simon Doonan, Jeffrey Eugenides, Monica Furlong, or H.P. Lovecraft. Also: To Kill A Mockingbird, A Clockwork Orange, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Grimms' Fairytales, Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Calvin and Hobbes, The Jolly Postman, America the Book, books on politics and history, lots of comics and manga. I also read a lot of how-to/tech stuff.
Heroes:
John Peel, Yoshitaka Amano, Tara McPherson, Tokidoki, Neil Gaiman, Joan Jett, PJ Harvey, Sylvia Massy Shivy, Jon Stewart, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Alan Lee Hankin, Mr. Butch, Wes De Santis, curmudgeons everywhere.
