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Susan

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About Me

I'm a little off-center and appreciate the same quality in others. Basically, I enjoy people who see the world differently than everyone else -- people who stop and look at the details -- people who actually make eye contact. I'm interested in art, music, travel, photography, linguistics, and politics. Let's see --- I love the smell of lilacs, drawing, getting my hands dirty, walking at night, forests, museums, Paris, reading in bed, street art, cemeteries, the nuances of words, well-worn jeans, and anything chocolate. I'm not into possessions and I don't like superficiality -- and I have a strong belief in social justice.

My Interests

I love art history and photography -- my favorites include: Bosch, Van Eyck, Brueghel, Holbein, Georges de la Tour, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Albert Bierstadt, Henri Matisse, Kahlo, Claudel, Edward Gorey, Romare Bearden, Kandinsky, Chris Mars, Vermeer, Brancusi, the Pre-Raphaelites, Polish poster art, Russian icon paintings, Odilon Redon, Andy Goldsworthy, Ansel Adams, Josef Sudek, Winslow Homer, Magritte, Edward Hopper, Henry Moore, and Rousseau.

Music:

Amos Lee, Etta James, Peter Gabriel, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Ben Harper, David Gray, Bruce Springsteen, Richie Havens, Stevie Nicks, Van Morrison, Remy Zero, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Santana, the Gipsy Kings, Donnie Hathaway, David Ford, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, U2, the Beatles and Jeff Buckley.............

Movies:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Shawshank Redemption, The Big Lebowski, Chocolat, The Pianist, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Godfather, Black Orpheus, Lost in Translation, This is Spinal Tap, Amelie, Diva, Now Voyager, Memento, To Sir With Love, Hero, City of God, Some Like It Hot, Lawrence of Arabia, The Departed. Anything by Tim Burton....

Television:

Don't watch it.

Books:

I can't imagine life without books and I'll read just about anything -- cereal boxes, the advertisements on the bus, religious tracts, etc. -- in moments of desperation, I'm not choosy. Some of my favorite authors are Toni Morrison, Louise Erdrich, Wally Lamb, Anais Nin, Langston Hughes. Books: The Kite Runner, The Fortress of Solitude, I Know This Much is True, Into the Wild, The Master Butchers Singing Club, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Time Traveller's Wife. And I still love "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Whistle for Willie".

Heroes:

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