Art
Renaissance masters or the Pre-Raphaelites
Music
live: indoors, outdoors, small clubs, stadiums, doesn't matter
Theater
made my stage debut at three; now, I'm just in the audience
Reading great books
even the not-so-great
Writing
read my blog to get the idea
History
European, from Ancient Greece to the end of the Renaissance
Renaissance Fairs
never dress up; O.K., I admit I think about it every year
Language
I speak Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, and am studying Greek
Travel
rather be in New York or England right now
Divination
channeling the gypsy fortune teller within
Redecorating my house
decorating magazine junkie
Cooking
dinner parties, yay!
Fine wine
now more into port
Rich chocolate
if you can score me some Sissi Taler, I will follow you anywhere
Knitting
finally, I'm crafty
Truly witty, creative, funny, fascinating people.
To my dream dinner party, I would invite:
Stephen Fry, Joss Whedon, Jennifer Saunders, Hugh Grant, Kenneth Branagh, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Eddie Izzard, Kevin Smith, Criss Angel, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Nia Vardalos, Dave Navarro, Salvador Dali (damn, he's dead)..... you, maybe?
You think you measure up? Think highly of yourself, don't you?
Hmmmm, I like that.
But unless I know you, if your friends list numbers in the thousands, don't even bother. I find you obnoxious already.
Genres: Rock, Broadway musicals, torch songs, classical, jazz, fado, zydeco...
I prefer singers with big voices: Andrea Bocelli, David Bowie, Eva Cassidy, Billie Holliday, Janis Joplin, Meat Loaf, Alanis Morissette, Edith Piaf, the Divine Miss M, Joss Stone, Andrew Strong , Bo Bice, Dilana, Elkie Brooks...
But then, some people just make me happy: The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, ABBA, Queen, The Minstrels of Mayhem, The Violent Femmes, The Gipsy Kings, The Killers, SugarMoney, Saving Jane, Jerry Fish & the Mudbug Club, Tommy Lee, Rufus Wainwright...
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
The Ghost and Mrs. Miur (1947)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Gigi (1958)
Bell Book and Candle (1958)
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Art of Love (1965)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Performance (1970)
Cabaret (1972)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Hair (1979)
Fame (1980)
Deathtrap (1982)
Pink Floyd the Wall (1982)
Labyrinth (1986)
Jean de Florette (1987)
Manon des Sources (1987)
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Babette's Feast (1988)
Shirley Valentine (1989)
The Commitments (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Peter's Friends (1992)
Noises Off (1992)
Como Agua Para Chocolate (1993)
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
A Midwinter's Tale (1995)
Trainspotting (1996)
Fly Away Home (1996)
Bent (1997)
The Tango Lesson (1997)
Little Voice (1998)
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Pane e Tulipani (2000)
Bella Martha (2001)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Winged Migration (2001)
Russian Ark (2002)
Chicago (2003)
Phantom of the Opera (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Casanova (2005)
August Rush (2007)
US:
I Love Lucy, Bewitched, Star Trek (in all its incarnations), the Monkees, V: The Miniseries, A Different World, The X Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sex and the City, Queer As Folk, The Riches...
UK:
Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, Keeping Up Appearances, Jonathan Creek, Cracker, AbFab, Wire in the Blood...
Currently reading:
Asimov's Science Fiction, current issue;
Realms of Fantasy, current issue;
I always read two or more books simultaneously and I read quickly, so I can't keep up with posting what I'm reading. If you've read something amazing, let me know. I love tips.
(2/22/62 - 9/4/06)