things that inspire: faith . beauty . music . art . literature . movies . quality of life . interesting conversation . passionate people . beautiful places . joie de vivre .i love: live shows [concerts, musicals, plays] . art museums . smart, charismatic, affectionate kiddos . cooking . eating well . lazy days . things that stir the soul . people who know what they believe in or what they stand for . subtle displays of very true emotion . people who just "get" you . people who exude a true sense of who they are . chivalry . romance (minus the cheese) . art that makes sense (even if the point is just beauty) . expression [music, fashion, words, art, dance] . watching live sports events (but not playing them) . the little things . people who do what they were meant to do . people who at least try to figure it out . rainy days when i can stay in bed . traveling to new and exciting places . being with the people i love . meaningful nothing . heated discussions . the comfort of the things i know . the excitement of the things i don't know . things that are dark and twisted . the piano . things with soul or substance . people who are at ease with themselves . warmth . genuine affection . perfectly crafted sentences . words that encompass a depth of meaning . movies that make you cry . songs that make you ache inside . pictures that capture moments that words fail to describe . people who love well . thoughtfulness . handmade gifts . magazines . organizing/organization . trying new things [at least once] . doings things people don't think i will/can do . hopefulness .
I'd like to meet:
people who are authentic: honest, passionate, good-hearted, and real. people who really know who they are. people who understand me as well as people who can bring something new into my understanding of life. people i can be real with. people that inspire...and simply to indulge: johnny depp, leonardo di caprio, chris martin, ryan gosling, oprah winfrey, julia roberts, gwyneth paltrow, princess diana, jfk jr, t.i., tupac shakur, sarah mclachlan, and barack obama.View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment
Music:
everything. music that makes you feel something.sarah mclachlan . coldplay . tupac . sade . anything with the neptunes . aerosmith . tori amos . bic runga . switchfoot . dido . mazzy star . interpol . ginny owens . portishead . radiohead . rachael yamagata . postal service . death cab . eisley . feist . metric . arcade fire . the white stripes . t.i. . notorious b.i.g. . snoop dogg . flaming lips . damien rice . aqualung . cocteau twins . tegan & sara . pink floyd . nouvelle vague . the cure . the strokes . anything box . blonde redhead . stars . the shins . imogen heap . catpower . yeah yeah yeahs . justin timberlake . timbaland produced songs . dirty south rap . emily haines . oasis . beck . keren ann . lil keke . rasaq boy .obscure and different sounds . i love anything... as long as it moves me.
Movies:
anything with some heart or a good story. movies that leave some lasting impression.meet joe black . gladiator . the crow . braveheart . moulin rouge . white oleander . pretty woman . lovejones . dirty dancing . eternal sunshine . garden state . cold mountain . lost in translation . donnie darko . pride and prejudice . brokeback mountain . legends of the fall . basketball diaries . the notebook . requiem for a dream . the girl next door . the piano . amelie . little miss sunshine . the last kiss . the professional . black snake moan . 300 . stardust . superbad .
Television:
F*R*I*E*N*D*S . sex and the city . OPRAH . food network . HGTV . NIP/TUCK . project runway . CSI:the original . miami ink . grey's anatomy . so you think you can dance . dawson's creek and felicity (*still*) ... but i watch everything... sad, i know.
Books:
a knight without armour . the lover . the color purple . white oleander . memoirs of a geisha . a catcher in the rye . running with scissors . the time traveler's wife . and the bible will always be the book to come back to.
Heroes:
my siblings. my mother. oprah winfrey. JC.
