every genre of music, art of any sort, anything that makes me giggle, and nothing that makes me cry... I love learning about anything old and new. It's important to know from where we came and wonder where we're going.
people who smile with warmth, love, and truth
people whose behavior reflects their words
people whose voices are not wasting away on gossip
people whose hearts have no room for hatred
people who are childlike not childish
people who are better than me in any way
people who can teach me anything
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
3 can keep a secret if 2 of them are dead. ~Benjamin Franklin
I like to sleep. My life seems to fall apart when I'm awake, ya know...
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~Ernest Hemingway
The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong...
The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. ~Carl Gustav Jung
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. ~Henry David Thoreau
Tell all the truth but tell it slant--
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb suprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind-- ~Emily Dickinson
people talk about my image
like i come in two dimensions
like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind
like what i happen to be wearing the day
that someone takes my picture
is my new statement for all of womankind ~Ani Difranco
Words By Which I Try To Live
My Adorable Lovies
Aren't they beautifully splendiferous?
Savvy, My Love Always and Forever
Melly Belly
Carmie-kins
Heather Feather
Papa
Mama Dearest
Angelita
Jazzie Caleigh
Auntie D
Caitie
Laura
Laurie
Andy
Joey
Kyla
Magz
JOO
Loopy
Krysie
Taylor
James
Dani Girl
Age
GrandDad
View All of My Lovies
Music is my therapy, my motivation, my best friend, my first love, my guardian, and anything everything could be.
And for those of you who demand a more specific answer, you asked for it!
Aaliyah, Aerosmith, Alanis Morisette, Alan Jackson, Alannah Myles, Alicia Keys, Ani Difranco, Aretha Franklin, Artie Shaw, Avant, Avril Lavigne (yup, kiss it), B-52's, Beastie Boys, Beatles, B. B. King, Ben E. King & the Drifters, Benny Goodman, Bette Midler, Billie Holiday, Billy Joel, Bing Crosby, Bjork, Black Eyed Peas, Blaque, Blondie, Blues Traveler, Bob Seger, Bon Jovi, Bone Thugs N Harmony, BE (Born Empty), Boys II Men, Brandy, Brian McKnight, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Busta Rhymes, Carly Simon, Celine Dion, Celtic Woman, Changing Faces, Chuck Berry, Ciara, Coldplay, Contours, Creed, Cyndi Lauper, Deana Carter, Dean Martin, Deborah Cox, Destiny's Child, Dixie Chicks, DJ SAVAGE (NOW YOU KNOW) , DMX, Don Mclean, Dr. Dre, Dru Hill, Duke Ellington, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Eisley, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis, Eminem, En Vogue, Eric Clapton, Erykah Badu, Etta James, Evanescence, Eve, Eve 6, Everclear, Extreme, Faith Evans, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Ginuwine, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Gorillaz, Guns N' Roses, Hank Williams (Sr. and Jr.), Harry Connick, Jr., Incubus, ICP, Jagged Edge, James Taylor, Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Janis Joplin, Jason Mraz, J LO, Jesse McCartney, Jewel, Jill Scott, Jimmy Durante, Joe Cocker, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, John Michael Montgomery, Johnny Cash, Joss Stone, Judy Garland, Kelly Clarkson, K-Ci & JoJo, KT Tunstall, Lauryn Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Lifehouse, Lisa Loeb, Little Richard, Lou Bega, Louis Armstrong, Ludacris, M.I.A., Madonna, Mahalia Jackson, Margaret Becker, Mariah Carey, Martina McBride, Marvin Gaye, Mary J. Blige, Matisyahu, Meat Loaf, Melissa Etheridge, Mindy McCready, Missy Elliot, Monica, Musiq, Mya, Mystikal, Nappy Roots, Natalie Cole (and of course Nat King Cole), Natalie Imbruglia, Nelly, Nelly Furtado, NKOTB (^_^), Next, NIN (blame that on Sav), 98 Degrees, No Doubt, Norah Jones, N*Sync, OK GO, Otis Redding, Outkast, Pat Benetar, Patsy Cline, Paula Abdul, Percy Sledge, Pink, Pink Floyd, Presidents of the United States of America, Prince, Profyle, Queen, Randy Travis, Ray J, Ray Stevens, Reba McEntire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Right Said Fred, R. Kelly, Roger Miller, Run-D.M.C., Salt 'n' Peppa, Sarah McLachlan, Sarai, Scandal, Shania Twain, Shawn Mullins, SheDaisy, Shelby Lynne, Sheryl Crow, Sixpence None the Richer, Sophie Zelmani, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Story of the Year, Sublime, Sugar Ray, SWV, System of a Down, Talib Kweli, The Andrew Sisters, The Four Seasons, The Guess Who, The Jackson 5, The Karg Boys (Local! look 'em up), The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Sugars, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Village People, The Weather Girls, Three Dog Night, 3*6 Mafia, Tim Mcgraw, Tina Turner, TLC, Toby Keith, Tom Petty, TOM WOOD (my GrandDad and master of clarinets and saxophones) , Tony Bennett, Toni Braxton, Toya, Tracy Byrd, Tripping Daisy, Trisha Yearwood, Tupac, Tyrese, Usher, Vanessa Williams (what?), Vanilla Ice, Weird Al Yankovic, Wham!, Whitney Houston, Will Smith, Wilson Phillips, Xscape, Ying Yang Twins, ZZ Top, and so much more!
This would change on a daily basis...
Heroes is my current obsession, but Dylan and I watch the episodes online. We refuse to schedule our lives around a TV series!
I'm just getting back into reading. I read the classics, but I tend to prefer off-the-wall books and get crazy looks concerning them until they become popular. For example, I like Gregory Maguire, an author who seems to like writing from odd perspectives. I'm fond of Kurt Vonnegut and all of his nonsense. I like words depicting beautiful images whether they are simple or complex. I love books of poetry of any level. Kudos to Shel Silverstein for creating poems I'm still able to recite with the utmost theatric performance to this very day. Oh, and I have a growing interest in historical/religious references.
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