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el rides. ballet. the power of greyskull. betting the hard eight. steam streaming off of coffee. clumsy moments and falling in public places. seduction by classical piano. hot dogs at Wrigley Field. John Currin galleries. tiny blades of grass. watching my sisters grow into amazing women. amusing hiccups. thrift stores. kitchen conversations at 3:00am. being the dancing queen. blue jelly beans.
the Decemberists. Girls in Hawaii. Ben Harper. Jill Scott. Yerba Buena. Postal Service. Renaldo Ham "Adagio from Concertode Aranjuez". Matt Pond PA, The Dresden Dolls. Flaming Lips. the Doors. the Bravery. Billie Holiday. Patsy Cline. the White Stripes. Baby Teeth. Smashing Pumpkins. Bob Dylan. Radiohead. Modest Mouse. India Arie. Kanye West. the Subways. Mary J. Blige. M.I.A. Kings of Leon.
GATTICA...Royal Tenenbaums, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (revision: Charlie Kauffman's writing!), the Proffesional, Elizabeth, Eraserhead, the Fifth Element, Waking Ned Devine, O Brother Where Art Thou, Edward Scissorhands...and I was seriously wrecked by Children of Men recently
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many, many biographies of historical figures - recommend the Rasputin File by Edvard Radzinsky. garage sale books with dog-eared pages and broken spines. James Joyce's the Dubliners. The Euclid by Laura Hawbaker. Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Janet Flanner's Darlinghissima. Mac Wellman's Dracula. Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City. Chicago's Guide to the Supernatural & Paranormal.
cliche but true...my sisters