MUSIC[preferably live], ART/painting/drawing/doodling, love, POETRY, TRAVEL, tattoos, culture/worlds outside the one[s] i know, SINGING, humanity, antiques & artifacts, movies, DREAMS, PSYCHOLOGY, modeling, photography, .anti.fashion, hair, spanish moss, learning, my blankies, sunrise and sunsets, cheeseless veggi pizza, cuban coffee, FRAMBOISE LAMBIC/red wine, sake, watching the RAIN/thunderstorms, FALL, beaches/the sound of surf, DRIVING:windows down/music loud, natural lighting, my kitty-cats, fire, the northern lights, spending time with my kid bro., the METRO/chicago music venue, PEOPLE WATCHING, sleeping..
"It would be very interesting to preserve photographically not the stages, but the metamorphoses of a picture. Possibly one might then discover the path followed by the brain in materializing a dream."-Pablo Picasso-
[S U P P O R T/ e.n.j.o.y what music you like..do not J U D G E/ c.o.n.d.e.s.c.e.n.d based on other's tastes..we are all d i f f e r e n t/ the s.a.m.e]..MEW, THE FELIX CULPA, SIGUR ROS, THE BEATLES, kasabian, the matches, MAGNETIC FIELDS, moneen, BATTLES, WOLFMOTHER, MOUNT AWESOME, the bronx, BECK, THE METEAH STRIKE, billy talent, MURDER BY DEATH, kill hannah, an albatross, PLACEBO, gogol bordello, hope of states, elefant, THE HEATHENS, secret machines, letter kills, LED-ZEP, GORILLAZ, motion city soundtrack, MUM, SLY FOX, the datsuns, coldplay, THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, anathallo, QUEEN, simon & garfunkel, INTERPOL, the network, rx bandits, YOKO KANO, head automatica, william "smokey" robinson jr., cato salsa experience, A-HA, animal collective, VAN HALEN, the mountain goats, SPOON, the clash, david bowie, the rolling stones, architecture in helsinki, iggy pop, AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD, death cab for cutie, t.a.t.u., REGINA SPEKTOR, cocteau twins, nazareth, devotchka, dirty sanchez, aero smith, i am kloot, imogen heap, KINGS OF LEON, reggie and the full effect, MOTLEY CRUE, split habit, blonde redhead, mates of state, OF MONTREAL, joy division, joy electric, kronos quartet, kjartan sveinsson, madonna, the jesus & mary chain, boston, the velvet underground, MICHAEL JACKSON, the fury, josh chambers, AMMI, the mooney suzuki, PINBACK, lights for nero, the police, lucero, the arcade fire, LOVEDRUG, cru jones, depeche mode, moving units, youth group, INJECTED, THE HELLA, fairweather, matmos, melt banana, THE WHITE STRIPES, finch, the chiodos bros, the digital kill, THE BLOOD BROTHERS, denial, PADLOCK, metric, nightmare of you, dklimb, phoenix, the bled, razorlight, THE POSTAL SERVICE, new grass revival, piano magic, siouxsie and the banshees, PAUL SIMON, matthew, afi, mice parade, TV ON THE RADIO, brandtson, [some]cradle of filth, mineral, the cure, sparta, johnny cash, square pusher, river city rebels, evergreen terrace, THE MARS VOLTA, the beatsteaks, mogwai, the most serene republic, stero total, otis day and the knights, pitty song, KEANE, THE UNICORNS, PARK, jet, brand new, !!!, alexisonfire, FROU FROU, atmosphere, chronic future, incubus, limit break, my hotel year, THE DARKNESS, alkaline trio, RADIOHEAD, stereolab, tosca tango orchestra, the music, NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, unsungzeros, thursday, CO&CA, THE FAINT, BLOC PARTY, jimmy eat world, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, clearview, mae, emery, kenna, the strokes, THE FLAMING LIPS, okay go, aka, four star day, gimp, christiansen, poison the well, s.t.u.n., ima robot, MODEST MOUSE, franz ferdinand, SNOW PATROL, STELLASTARR, MOBY, the cranberries, clifton, vaux, MUSE, the ghost, jem, converge, scarlet, feist, WOLF PARADE, DAVID GARRETT..and yes..i love OPERA and CLASSICAL..
STEVE BUSCEMI ANYTHING!, ALAN RICKMAN anything, wet hot american summer, kung pao: enter the fist, requiem for a dream, THE CELL, THE BOONDOCK SAINTS, haggard, BAR FLY, rules of attraction, AMERICAN PSYCHO, dangerous liazions, borat, donnie darko, DAZED AND CONFUSED, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, cruel intentions, TRAIN SPOTTING, SNATCH, lock, stock and two smoking barrels, the wall, everything you always wanted to know about sex*but were afraid to ask, intermission, super troopers, ROBINHOOD:MEN IN TIGHTS, the rocky horror picture show, PAN'S LABYRINTH, the whole nine yards, almost famous, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA[original bbc series], office space, PARTY MONSTER, HAPPINESS, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, dr. strangelove, eyes wide shut, the doom generation, the brothers grimm, anything TIM BURTON, JOHNNY DEPP, QUENTIN T., will ferrel, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN, george a. romero, jack black, michael ian black, kevin smith, chris farley, ben stiller, vince vaughn, THE MUPPETS, back to the future, bill and ted's most excellent and bogus adventures, chitty chitty bang bang, napoleon dynamite, nacho libre, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, gross point blank, american beauty, LADY SNOWBLOOD, garden state, wind in the willows [claymation version], girl interrupted, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, hero, NEVER ENDING STORY, THE DARK CRYSTAL, bubble boy, monty python's holy grail, STAR WARS [originals only], army of darkness, bubba ho-tep, all of the INDIANA JONES movies, BATMAN BEGINS, a mighty wind, best in show, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, romeo + juliet, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, american history X, rockstar, fight club, ocean's eleven, 28 days later, the waking life, YELLOW SUBMARINE, tokyo fist, most classic horror flicks, B MOVIES, GUMMO, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN...
childhood favourites: long ago & far away, voltron, silver hawk, thundercats, he-man, she-ra, j.i. joe, sesame street, muppet babies, the smurfs, popples, ren and stimpy, care bears, duck tails, eek the cat, tail spin, gummi bears, darkwing duck, star trek: the next generation,t.m.n.t., transformers, looney tunes, animaniacs, the tick, reading rainbow, 3,2,1 contact, bill nye the science guy, mr. rogers neighborhood, zoobilee zoo.. and now additions of: eccentric/educational/nature/history/travel shows,!THE MIGHTY BOOSH!, THE VENTURE BROTHERS, UFC, NINJA WARRIOR, family guy, SAMURAI JACK, the simpsons, viva la bam, the angry beavers, conan o'brian, south park, tough crowd w/c.q., jimmy kimmel, the aqua teen hunger force, reno 911, the daily show, wild boyz, CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, sea lab 2021, teen titans, foster's home for imaginary friends, harvey birdman attorney at law, homestar runner [even though it's not tv], cowboy bebop, fairly odd parents, CSI:VEGAS, samurai champloo, spongebob squarepants, neon genesis evangelion, GHOST IN THE SHELL:STAND ALONE COMPLEX, pretty much [adult swim] and all it has to offer..i H A T E "reality" tv!! if it's not some sort of game/obstacle/nature show, i don't want to see it. VIDEO GAMES: devil may cry, super mario bros., assassin's creed, clay fighters, kirby's dream land, tetris, tetrisphere, super mario kart, shadow of the colossus, final fantasy, god of war, metal gear solid, katamari..
that which makes you truly think and feel::such as e.a. poe, shakespear, j.r.r. tolkien, c.s. lewis, sir arthur conan doyle, jack kerouac, shel silverstein [shelsilverstein.com], sylvia plath, milton, keates, t.s. eliot, w.b. yeats, dr. seuss..a few specific examples: animal farm, a brave new world, j.t.h.m., the great gatsby, at the back of the north wind, the secret garden, alice's adventures in wonderland, through the looking glass, wizard of/return to oz, pride and prejudice, grimm's fairy tales, twenty thousand leagues under the sea, a wrinkle in time, VAMPIRE HUNTER D ..
.:my family:. [i give myself very good advice..but i very seldom follow it] [IT DOES NOT DO TO DWELL ON DREAMS AND FORGET TO LIVE] [beauty is not caused. it is. emily dickinson]