people who say what they mean and mean what they say
discipline in the form of being a disciple to one's self
watching shadows on the wall
working hands
soft necks
... (and the silence/meaning of ...)
lips that make my lips dissolve
inner communities
brain vs heart power (and knowing the difference between the two)
people into strummin' it, pluckin' it, beatin it up and the result of what happens when you do that
color... yeah, i'm a huge fan of color
adventures
the journey over the result
furry things
shaking it
making up ideas in my head and makin' shit happen
triacontrahedrons
malapropisms
double-entendres
innuendo
right here. right now
Yeah, baby, let THIS music go right through you...
"...Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others."
-Chogyam Trungpa
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
The Electric Mess
my DEVO cover band, DEVA
slaughterhouse five
red, white & blue series
anything by pedro almodovar
sex, lies & videotape
blue velvet
rear window
wizard of oz
willy wonka & the chocolate factory (the original obvs)
wild at heart
the purple rose of cairo
eraserhead
secretary
chinatown
delicatessen
city of lost children
silkwood
rosemary's baby
the tenant
network
gods and monsters
high art
spirited away
princess mononke
the age of innocence
the bluebird (shirley temple's first flop but incredible fantasy i loved as a child)
24 hour party people
shortbus
the unbearable lightness of being
white palace
pandora's box
stranger than paradise
who's afraid of virginia woolf
the elephant man
the warriors
alien
pink flamingoes
sunrise
nosferatu
saturday night fever
beyond the valley of the dolls
straw dogs
german expressionistic films
russian montage films
film noir
most documentaries (knowledge *is* power afterall)
MORE MORE MORE!
i am developing a show but ironically, don't have cable and only rent popular shows on DVD for research, but here is what i like now and have loved...(drum roll please...)
the office (both UK *and* US)
reno 911
arrested development
curb your enthusiasm
south park
upright citizen's brigade
strangers with candy
ben stiller show
the league of gentlemen
six feet under
nip/tuck (2nd season)
weeds
avatar (nickelodeon animation... yeah, yeah, i used to work there, okay?)
the simpsons
etc.
shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior
the razor's edge
running with scissors
the crimson petal and the white
the big book
complicity
jung and tarot
his dark material series by philip pullman
wasp factory
rilke
hafiz
rumi
the power of now
naked
bio on bowie
bio on bunuel
bio on david cronenberg
bio on jeff buckley
bio on siouxsie & the banshees
the alchemist
low life
the vedas
my film history book
play of consciousness by swami muktananda
courage & contentment by gurumayi chidvilasananda
my vocabulary builder
the thesaurus
websters new college dictionary
screenplay by sid field
from giotto to cezanne
the goddess mirror
the bhagavad gita
etc.