martin jean cleaver, telling bad jokes, curry, picnics, blue and brown color combinations, making soup, vacations, feminism, opening the mailbox and finding netflix and not bills, reminding myself everyday how lucky i am to love and be loved by some of the most fabulous people ever, being teacher's pet, listening to talk radio, unlearning isms, starting dance parties, finding friends in surprising places, activism, queers, baby pools, gardening, BBQs, community building, ladyfest, my cat, naps, being an allie.
folks who want to shake things up with me. literally. and figuratively. cheap flights to chicago, boston, western mass, and nashville, I have some people I am missin.
Dusty Springfield, Mirah, Missy Elliot, the Pretenders, Lucinda Williams, Prince, Le Tigre, Arcade Fire, Rilo Kiley, Gravy Train, Dolly Parton, Kanye West, Patty Smith, Lil Kim,Carol King, Peaches, Loretta Lynn, the sound of Diane Rehm's voice is music to my ears.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hair, Donnie Darko, Saved, Angels in America, Some Like It Hot, To Kill a Mockingbird, V for Vendetta, Little Miss Sunshine, 9 to 5, Rent, Norma Rae.
Degrassi Jr. High, Six Feet Under, Good Eats, Greys Anatomy, Project Runway, The Office.
Our Bodies Ourselves, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Oranges Aren't the Only Fruit, The Temple of my Familiar, Without a Net, To Kill a Mockingbird, Bridge to Terabithia, Middlesex, all I read anymore is textbooks ie. Social Theory, Human Behavior, Legislative Process, Public Policy, etc. etc. etc.
Tammy Faye Baker, Larry Stevenson and all of the women I used to work with.