A little snobby, a little reluctant, mostly De De ... you know, nearly perfect.
"The earth remains, and the heartbreaking beauty where there are no hearts to break."
--Edward Abbey
--Edward Abbey
Many, many things ... myself (in every possible way), beauty, androgyny, perfection, vomit and tiles (only cos I hate them so), writing, reading, music, theatre, thoughts, certain people, mirrors, food, matches, smoking, hair (esp. mine), art, faces, fashion, photography, dreams, medical conditions, philosophy, Lucky Strike ciggies, Shirley Manson (Garbage), sunglasses at night, sunglasses while I'm leaking, sunglasses while I'm sleeping, rain, the sun, time (not the magazine, though I enjoy that too), golden-curled dolls being posed for photos on Hollywood and La Brea, worry dolls, astrology, lattes, mayonnaise, my automobile, make-up, religion, politics, conversation, opera, cannibalism, blood, urine, gadgets, my bravado, your bravado, crying, tears, life, death, motivation, inspiration, vampires, opinions, chapeaux, love, hate, smiles, stares and glares (at me or from me), whims, learning, quarreling, daydreams, possibility of happiness, eyes (esp. gray), lips (esp. if they're red), milk, interesting personalities, flying, freedom, stars, clouds, solitude, roses (esp. red and black), slight injuries (i.e. cuts, scrapes, or gashes), people whom I fancy, misanthropy, misandry, misogyny, masochism, narcissism, the Onion, certain countries (UK, Romania, Russia, Japan, Taiwan ...), cats, lions, jewelry, clothing, costumes, indulgences (not in relation to Catholicism), nonsense, Maserati, Audi, vintage cars/muscle cars, red (the color of course), motorcycles/mopeds/scooters, clubbing/dancing (in LA of course), tattoos, piercings (depends...), candles, incense, toys, the gloom and doom of dawn and dusk, math, eternity, divorce, disappearing, faking injuries, being honest, forever, possibility of fate and destiny, gymnastics, being creepy, technological advancement, recreational stalking, raw human behavior, comfort, breakfast and brunch (at the time they are supposed to be eaten), inflation (of my ego, silly), braces, the ridiculous attempts I make at any domestic activity, passion, epiphanies, moments of deception when I think life is actually more than what it seems, acting, story telling, making fun, laughing my ass off, loveless fascinations, timeless infatuations, driving (aimlessly, so they say ...), dancing in streets or parking lots to music being played at an unreasonable volume from my vehicle, my idiosyncratic mannerisms, NPR, superstitions, horn-rimmed glasses, trust, proving others wrong, that particular cigarette after a gluttonous meal, literacy, words, money (at my disposal), academia, intellectualism, why, Yale, dew, going home with a feeling of satisfaction, hanging with my family in Taiwan, getting paid, arranging rendezvous without having them fall through, being able to relax, current events, history, lending a creative hand, science, intellectual debates fueled by actual knowledge and awareness (I can't stand people who make things up), museums, shopping, reinvention, nail varnish, reflections (both psychological and physical), niceness, being vulgar and vile, enjoying simple pleasures, Pellegrino, V8, vino, catching myself and others off-guard with my spontaneous lack of difficulty, Pabst, Miller Lite, drugs (you figure it out), diet soda pop (specifically Diet Coke with Lime), belching, the harmonica, candy corn, The New Yorker, dry wit, credit, feeling good from being bad, research, gold, shopping for groceries in the wee hours of the morning, happy hour, lip moisturizers, atypicality, linguistics, hitting it off, reminiscing, being entertained, harlotry, oysters, cleanliness, sanitation, the moment when wax begins to solidify, realizing that certain ideals could never be washed away by apathy, realizing that I mostly don't care, getting lost in revelations, freeing myself from inconvenient burdens, simplicity, school, enjoying the comfort of being home, lessons well learned, that initial feeling when a new crush is developed, reactions, nail biting, English, fingers through my hair, North Dakota, Gingers, Mcflapps, kites and flying them, Pizza Head, titles, homework, MLA, attention, Gas 'n' Sip, snow, anthropology, memories, neurology, UChicago, experiencing the seasons, sports, old money, class, sandwiches, receiving A's in my classes, doing well on exams, teachers, fish, Vulcans, pi, hospitals, exercise, braces, apples (particularly Rome)....
Interesting personalities with pretty faces.
(I've been known to be a bad judge, so you'll probably squeeze through anyway.)
Garbage, The Velvet Underground, Franz Liszt, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Beethoven, Goldfrapp, Juliette and the Licks, and many more.
Splendor in the Grass, Gilda, Secret World, The Dreamlife of Angels, Hairspray, Bond films, Skipped Parts, Oklahoma, etc.
Seinfeld, Star Trek TOS/TNG, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Get Smart, I Love Lucy, Sex and the City, practically anything on Discovery Health....
The Bell Jar, Lanark, The Trick is to Keep Breathing, The Catcher in the Rye, 86ed, A Clockwork Orange, Trainspotting, Women, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Sarah, Bring Me Your Love, The Virgin Suicides, MacBeth, The Acid House, The Price of Salt, The Talented Mr. Ripley, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Tortilla Curtain, The Things They Carried, The Forest People, nearly any dictionary/thesaurus, Choose Your Own Adventure series, Struwwelpeter, Desert Solitaire, White Coat, On Call, my chemistry and biology textbooks....
Mr. Spock and other such Vulcans. Perhaps the Talons as well.