Floral Design, Fresh Flowers, Dried Flowers, Herbs,Art, Art History, Architecture, Archaeology, Anthropology, History, Antiques, Ghosts, Victorian Culture, Cemeteries, European & American History, Calligraphy, Music, Books,Embroidery, Beadwork, Sea Shells, Pebbles, Theology, Travel, Runes, the Paranormal, Tarot, Astrology,Animals Rights & Environmental Issues Watch Your Thoughts, They Become Words. Watch Your Words, They Become Actions. Watch Your Actions, They Become Habits. Watch Your Habits, They Become Your Character. Watch Your Character, It Becomes Your Destiny.(Originally attributed to Tyron Edwards, 1809-1894)
Anyone with similar interests in Ghosts, Haunted Places, Taphophilia, Historic Site Preservation, Art, Art History, Photography, Cemeteries, Funerary Customs, Momento Mori, Post-Mortem Portraits, Costume, Artwork & Literature, especially as it relates to the Victorian period. Horror Film Aficionados, Macabre Artists, Insomniacs, History Buffs...I'm happy to hear from you as well.
"The glory of character is in affronting the horrors of depravity, to draw thence new nobilities of power: as Art lives and thrills in new use and combining contrasts, and mining into the dark evermore for blacker pits of night. What would painter do, or what would poet or saint, but for crucifixions and hells? And evermore in the world is this marvelous balance of beauty and disgust, magnificence and rats." (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882)
Wide variety including Classical, Opera, New Age, Celtic, Techno, Punk, Pop, Alternative...etc. etc. etc.
Scary / Horror Films - Especially Old Ones
Some favorites include "Fight Club" – “Sling Blade†– “The Shawshank Redemption†– "Muriel's Wedding" - “Set it Off†– “Seven†- "The Skeleton Key" - “Cabin Boy†– “Beavis & Butthead Do America†– “Witchboard†- "Dogs in Space" - “Booty Call†– “Casino†– "Dracula" - “12 Monkeys†- “Scarface†– “Wuthering Heights†– “Sense & Sensibility†– “Pride & Prejudice†– “Gone with the Wind†– “Watership Down†– “The Last Unicorn†– “The Shining†– “The Others†– “Hellraiser I & II†– "The 13th Floor" - "Braveheart" - “Halloween†– “In the Mouth of Madness†– “Bram Stoker’s Dracula†– “Prince of Darkness†– “History of the World Part 1†- “Silence of the Lambs†– "The Ninth Gate" - “Curious George†- “Blade Runner†- “Flesh & Blood†– “Savannah Smiles†– "Mulholland Drive" - “The Color Purple†– "House of 1000 Corpses" - “Milo & Otis†– “American History X†– "The Neverending Story" - “Primal Fear†– “Airplane I & II†- "Strange Brew" - “Howard’s End†– "Charlotte's Web" - “The Haunting†- “Lady Jane†- "Indiana Jones" Movies - “Bridget Jones’ Diary†– “House on Haunted Hill†– “Pulp Fiction†- “13 Ghosts†– “Moonstruck†- "Legends of the Fall" - “Trading Places†- “Dolores Claiborne†– “Ruthless People†– “Amelie†– “Kama Sutra†– "Small Soldiers" - “Cold Comfort Farm†– "What About Bob" - "Lost in Translation" - “Unleashed†– “LA Confidential†- “The Life of Brian†– “The Name of the Rose†- "House of Wax" - Anything with Vincent Price or Christopher Lee
Documentaries, CNN, FOX News, PBS, The History Channel, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, Animal Planet, TV Land, Cartoons.
Some favorite tv shows include "The X-Files" - "Monk" - "Chappelle's Show" - "South Park" - "American Justice" - "Forensic Files" - "Seinfeld" - "The Young Ones" - "Father Ted" - "Powerpuff Girls" - "Sagwa" - "Masterpiece Theatre" - "Married With Children" - "In Living Color" - "Dallas"
Dallas: The Deliciously Evil J.R. Ewing!
Some Recommendations:
"A Graveyard Preservation Primer" by Lynette Stangstad"The Victorian Celebration of Death" by James Curl"Your Guide to Cemetery Research" by Sharon Debartolo Carmack"Death in the Victorian Family" by Pat Jalland"Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography" by Douglas Keister"Corpses, Coffins and Crypts: A History of Burial" by Penny Coleman
Vincent Price - he was so cool