laughing, eating great food, art in all its forms, macs, animals, merlot, dark chocolate, sciency things, sick and twisted humor, staying fit & thin, retro/camp references, learning new things from new people, walking around the city for as long as my legs will allow, backgammon, warmth (as in temperature), warmth (as in a personality trait), Museum of Natural History, learning spanish, buying books faster than I can read them, dancing like a complete ass in my house, sewing clothes for myself since everything nowadays under $200 is crap, finding time to do all of the above and the 100 other hobbies I have.
Love & Rockets, The Church, The Raveonettes, BLONDIE, Concrete Blonde, Cardigans, The Cure, English Beat, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joan Jett, Frank Black, Garbage, Psychedelic Furs, Beatles, Animals, Hollies, Grass Roots, Rascals, Nelson Riddle, Cramps, Arcade Fire, Solex, Doves, Pretenders, Iggy Pop, David Bowie (including Tin Machine), The Jam, Buzzcocks, The Kills, White Stripes, Link Wray, Misfits, Mazzy Star, BRMC, New Order, Nina Simone, early Motown, The Smiths, Sly Stone, Budos Band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Velvet Underground, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Pretenders, The Clash, The Breeders, Talking Heads, The Specials, The Pixies, early U2 and many other bands from the late 70's/early 80's New Wave, Punk and Ska genre. Surf music, 60s/70s funk. 60s lounge and GARAGE!!
usually non-fiction: biographies, reference, art, design and instructional books. Currently reading Animals in Translation, next Running with Scissors.