reading, music, tiki things, day of the dead figures, comic books, VW, art (i have no artistic talent but i like to look at it and study it), political science, philosophy, stained glass, anything alice in wonderland related, intelligent conversation, collecting random facts and info, going to concerts, movies, sleep, pirates, roller derby
dislikes:
commercial hip hop, r&b, right wing politics, snoring, the lower rungs of the IQ ladder, most popular sports, direct sunlight, buzzing noises, ignorance, excess of body hair on men, raging egos, mexican food, prog rock, pink floyd
I'd like to meet:
it seems as if most of the people i would really like to meet are dead, but of the living i would like to meet U2 because i love them. maya anglou, tim burton, neil gaiman, and anthony bourdain.
Music:
U2, tori amos, ani difranco, nine inch nails, james taylor, dandy warhols, velvet underground, nick drake, iron & wine, david bowie, sleater-kinney, cranberries, oasis, queens of the stone age, belle and sebastian, blur, ben folds five, ben folds, mars volta, white stripes, beatles, rolling stones, rufus wainwright, martha wainwright, cibo matto, blondie, joan jett, joy division, smiths, new order, elvis costello, smashing pumpkins, weezer, cure, interpol, fiona apple, joni mitchell, indigo girls, ramones, stone roses, pixies, johnny cash, jeff buckly, yeah yeah yeahs, replacements, shins, secret machines, ambluance ltd, kings of leon, luscious jackson, dresden dolls, radiohead, portishead, massive attack, echo & the bunnymen, the cars, coldplay, be good taynas, dears, miles davis, billie holiday, ella fitzgarald, duke ellington, depeche mode, john lennon, beastie boys, the church, the the, xtc, yo la tango, gorillaz, lou reed, devo, clash, daimen rice, muse, tom waits, simon & garfunkle, calexico, dj shadow, rjd2, le tigre, bjork, beach boys, r.e.m., pj harvey, pogues, mirah, wilco, they might be giants, B52's, etc...
Movies:
alice in wonderland, labyrinth, dark crystal, all the muppets movies, wes anderson, david lynch, tim burton, kevin smith, quentin tarantino, breakfast at tiffany's, casablanca, empire records, clue, garden state, triplets of belleville, kill bill, tank girl, dogtown and z-boys, american splendor, amelie, run lola run, american beauty, l.a. confidential, harry potter movies, r.h.p.s., velvet goldmine, dangerous beauty, pcu, so i married an axe murder, star wars, donnie darko, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, camp, princess bride, neverending story, boondock saints, pleasantville, japanese horror movies, old hollywood musicals, classic movies
one more thing, i feel as if am one of the few people who have never seen napoleon dynamite and i take pride in this.
Television:
twin peaks, golden girls, gilmore girls, pete & pete, history detectives, dead like me, buffy, freaks & geeks, antiques roadshow, daria, carnivale, sex and the city, aeon flux, pushing daisies, ugly betty, grey's anatomy, no reservations, six feet under, veronica mars, frasier......i watch a lot of PBS and BBC America because i'm a really big geek.
Books:
alice in wonderland, youth in revolt, harry potter series, anything by neil gaiman, lenore, c.s. lewis, series of unfortuante events, emily dickenson, where the wild things are... really i will read anything i can get my hands on
Heroes:
my family, the dali lama (i actually got to meet him), bono, jim henson, mr rogers (i knew him), people who are willing to take risks in life for the greater good