Books, writing, books, books, writing, movies, friends, movies, boy-watching (and maybe someday loving), painting, movies, books, scrabble, saving money, travel (been to Europe and back twice, baby), blue, writing, the outdoors, books, iced coffee, music, and silliness.
a nice boy who loves me for who I am (nevermind, I found him, and his name is James), Lewis Black, Demetri Martin, Abe Lincoln, Jesus, and Mariska Hargitay.
Silversun Pickups, The Postal Service, The Beatles, Queen, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Snow Patrol, Johnny Cash, Foo Fighters, Band of Horses, Dropkick Murphys, The Killers, The Shins, Collective Soul, The White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, MCR, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dido, Jack Johnson, Oasis, Keane, Scissor Sisters, The Cranberries, Blondie, David Bowie, many others.
Juno, Lars and the Real Girl, Garden State, Billy Elliot, Harold and Maude, Harvey, The Breakfast Club, The Boondock Saints, Forrest Gump, Amelie, Ferris Bueler's Day Off, Monty Python: In Search of the Holy Grail, Pulp Fiction (Thank you, Ryan), American Beauty, Young Frankenstien, Predator, Off The Map, Ferris Bueler's Day Off, Apocalypse Now, I Heart Huckabees, The Shawshank Redemption, Maria Full of Grace, The Goonies ("Heyyyy yooou guuuuys!"), Love Story, Saving Private Ryan, The Reservoir Dogs, Life is Beautiful, and lots more.
Dirty Jobs, Family Guy, Nip/Tuck, House, Reno 911, Mythbusters, The Twilight Zone (old episodes), Law and Order: SVU, Family Guy, The X-Files (but again, only the old school episodes).
East of Eden, The Color Purple, The World According to Garp (my favorite author kicks your favorite author's ass), The Great Gatsby (This is the best ending to any book I have ever read: "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine morning— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." How cool is that?), Of Mice and Men, Fahrenheit 451, The Cider House Rules (I am determined make John Irving proud of me), Different Seasons, She's Come Undone, The Hotel New Hampshire (the man is a genius!), Lucky, Lord Of The Flies, Dandelion Wine, Atonement, The Poisonwood Bible, The Grapes of Wrath, Dolores Claiborne, S: A Novel About The Balkans, The Handmaid's Tale, Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, Giving up the Ghost, The Hours, Heart of Darkness, When I was Five I Killed Myself, and a hell of a lot more. Those are just off the top of my head.
Emily Dickinson, Abe Lincoln, Martin Luther, Martin Luther King Jr., Demetri Martin.