Art/artists. Anything DiY. Estate sales, thrifting, almost any kind of crafts (Except scrapbooking), movies, music, Austin, bowling, collecting vintage pieces from the 40's - 60's, what's left of local music, roller derby and animals.
Tori Amos, Innocence Mission, Le Tigre, the soundrack from Hedwig, Beck, GoodFoot, Wo Fat, Natalie Merchant, The Ettes, Placebo, Siouxie, Bowie, White Stripes, Temple of the Dog, Jim Croce, Dolly Parton, Prince, Hem, Beth Orton, Joy of SingSing, Joan Osbourne, Hang on the Box... and I also love The Smiths, The Ettes, Throwing Muses, Sleater Kinney, Roxy Music, old R.E.M and really old U2, Kate Bush, Janes Addiction, early Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, R.A.T.M. Then there is... Keane and Coldplay, The Bravery... oh I just refuse to sit here and list everything. You get the idea.
Radio Days, Hannah and Her Sisters, Annie Hall and Crimes and Misdemeanors. I can't stop watching Kill Bill because yes, it's just that good. Other favs include: Shaun of hte Dead, Hot Fuzz, The Interpreter, Sin City, Ruby in Paradise, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Others, Evil Dead/Army of Darkness, Truth about Cats & Dogs, The Shining, Mystery Men, American History X, Natural Born Killers, Jayne Eyre, Three the Hard Way, Heavy Metal, Aladdin, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Man on Fire, The Ring, Blade Runner, The Big Sleep, Pride and Prejudice, Sylvia and so many more.
Recently I watched the new show Raines and I liked it! The BBC !!!! I love the mysteries that they play on PBS and also on the BBC America channel. The Simpsons, The Office, Rome, 48 HRs Mystery and 30 Rock. I love Midsomer Murders, MythBusters, Carnivale, Six Feet Under, That's Clever, Unwrapped, DIY Pottery, Top Chef, Project Runway, History's Mysteries, Top Design, ANTM (I just can't look away) and I loved the sadly cancelled Rollergirls. TV mostly stinks, but that's why I pay the big bucks. Oh, and I recently started watching One Punk Under God.. the doc about James Bakker.
My fav books are The Shining, The Bad Place, Queen of the Damned, The Alienist, The Handmaids Tale, The Hobbit, The Grey King, Pandora, Feel This Book, Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them, The whole Harry Potter series.
Hmmm. these days it might be: Noam Chomsky