reading, music, going to shows, weird films, incongruencies and randomness, my kid, my dog, smart people who make me laugh, red wine, strong coffee, indie boys, strong and loyal sister-friends.
People in Miami who don't suck - intelligent, interesting people into something other than techno, salsa, and Prada.Looking for girlfriends who like to read, drink too much coffee (or wine or beer), and are into music, but don't take themselves too seriously.Educated men with the same characteristics. Levi's-and-t-shirt-type a plus - guys in designer jeans are just creepy.
pandoras, cynics, meat purveyors, souled american, gravy boat, peggy lee, pixies, dressy bessy, the muffs, tom waits, the go-go's, devo, luna chicks, L7, led zepplin, rolling stones, built to spill, halo benders, modest mouse, pulp, x, blondie, ween, the woggles, reigning sound, the kinks, the who, spoon, southern culture on the skids, patsy cline, cramps, ...
Fav's are Spinal Tap and Raising Arizona. Monster was amazing. Requiem for a Dream, shattering. I also love 1970's gothic horror films - the ones with the artist (or writer) in a castle (or dilapidated mansion) haunted by something-or-other.
I don't normally watch a lot of tv, but am a recent convert of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Just started watching it in syndication and am surprised to find myself a rabid fan. Anya, the ex-vengence demon who is petrified of bunnies, is my favorite character. Also, the guy with the cheese...
The Dwarf, by Lagerkvist, is my newest favorite. Absolutely razor sharp, ironic and darkly humorous, 1951 Nobel Prize winner. Also, The Virgin Suicides (haunting and uncanny prose) by Eugidenes (sp?), Tom Robbins, Zora Neale Hurston, Kurt Vonnegut, Flannery O'Connor, Jim Thompson, ... Recently read Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury and was blown away - can't believe I didn't read it before.
Political activists - those who have the strength to stand up and disregard the overwhelming probability of failure, and have the restraint to not strangle stupid ultra-conservatives.