forehead kisses, integrity, exacto knives, "I love this--who is it?" songs, Judo, politics, road trip stumbles, green belt walkers, Family, NPR, gratitude, VHS, feeding my friends, jigsaw puzzles, and I am absolutely obsessed with my animals.
I'd like to meet:
firm hand shakers and firm ass shakers.
Music:
Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, Mos Def, Tribe Called Quest . I'm on a classic country kick right now. The Hedwig sound track is on constant rotation. I once lost my voice to Total Eclipse of the Heart. Nina Simones-Black is the Color of My True Loves Hair- gives me goose bumps. Obscenely loud Mozart in the morning. Miles Davis on vinyl. Etta James and Neil Diamond... Will drive on a whim across 4 states to see Ani Difranco. Sleater-Kinney!... Mix cds are the way to my heart. double disc get you there twice as fast.
Movies:
Murder on a Sunday Morning, Spellbound,The Weather Underground, Wet Hot American Summer, Pretty In Pink, Royal Tenenbaums, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hairspray, and anything with Dolly Parton.
Television:
“no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.â€
Books:
Me Talk Pretty One Day anything by David Sedaris really, The Little Prince, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. books on serial killers, The Earth from Above 365 days, and honestly I like reference materials. "I have an endless capacity for useless information."
Heroes:
Billie Stanphill, Irene Newman, and my mama.
