ART! [graphic design, photography, painting, sewing, etc].
travel, preferrably by air. my favorite cities so far are montreal, san diego, nashville, and portland (oregon).
musicals, movies, and music.
superjoy & the local music scene.
lindy hop (i'm learning ... slowly, but surely.)
being involved in OFF THE CUFF , studying at the grind, walking a few blocks for chai at the pastry pub.
"I'm not done with my travellin', so let's run, let's run, let's run"
anyone & everyone. especially someone who could help me overcome my lack of coordination and teach me how to dance like this!
1h86335, Amy Winehouse, Alsoran, The Avalanches, Badly Drawn Boy, Bat for Lashes, Bebe, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds, Ben Kweller, Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra, Blondie, The Bravery, Brian Setzer, Briskeby, The Brobecks, Cake, Camera Obscura, Carbon Leaf , The Chieftains, The Colour, The Cure, Cut Copy, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Depeche Mode, Eisley, Electrelane, The Faint, Feist, The Fenians, Franz Ferdinand, Freezepop, Frou Frou, Gogol Bordello, The Go! Team, Goldfrapp, Guster, Great Big Sea, Head Automatica, Hellogoodbye, Her Space Holiday, The Hives, Hot Hot Heat, Hudson River School, Imogen Heap, Ingrid Michaelson, Interpol, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, The John Mayer Trio, Jump Little Children, Junior Senior, Kate Havnevik, Katie Melua, Keane, The Killers, Kill Hannah, Kings of Convenience, Ladytron, Lily Allen, The Magnetic Fields, Manu Chao, Mates of State, Matisyahu, Meg & Dia, Mêlée, Metric, Mint Royale, Modest Mouse, Of Montreal, Motion City Soundtrack, Mr. Fusion and the Flux Capacitor, Mute Math, My Morning Jacket, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (yes, they count, they have 2 cds :)), No Doubt, Nouvelle Vague, OK Go, Peachcake, Peter, Bjorn and John, Pizzicato Five, The Pogues, The Postal Service, Psapp, Regina Spektor, Rooney, Rufus Wainwright, Sammy Davis Jr., Save Ferris, The Shins, Shiny Toy Guns, The Sounds, Stars, Stereolab, The Stills, Stray Cats, The Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, Tally Hall, The Thrills, VHS or Beta, The Von Bondies, Weezer and: various musicals. if you are strutting around on stage singing a song, with a little dance here and there, i will probably love you. nothing will ever come close to les miserables but i also appreciate wicked, into the woods, the producers, and many many others.
the aviator, everything is illuminated, A.I., life is beautiful, seabiscuit, les miserables (1998), the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, blues brothers, sky captain and the world of tomorrow, garden state, little miss sunshine, a prairie home companion, etc ...
the office. mystery science theater 3000. scrubs.
1984, the princess bride, anything from dave barry, visual grammar & all sorts of nerdy design books, even the ones about typography and high end photography that sometimes go right over my head.
anyone who's found a way to make a living doing what they love.
- "don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive, because what the world really needs are more people who have come alive."