Writing, working out, being inspired when I read a good story or I see how much time and effort has been put into someone's story or book, experimental fiction, reading, watching movies with Anthony, falling asleep watching movies with Anthony, read, teach college students, egg beaters w/ham, don't like to be cold; warm showers, UGG boots, swimming competitively again, lyrics that inspire me to write better, writing letters, eating Lucky Charms, french pastries, driving to relax (which is ironic since I live in Los Angeles), indy rock and the OSGOODS, jazz, french (wine, books, art, food); going out to eat, playing Scrabble and Boggle, roller coasters, fried chicken (only the kind my mom makes), mashed potatoes, mexican food always, creme brulee, margaritas, keeping people in my life who are positive and who will stand by you, writing, reading and more writing--working hard to achieve your dreams, supporting environmental, political and health related issues; but most importantly, being an advocate for CCFA (Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.) Living with Crohn's has made me reach out to others with this disease and to be as informative as possible to those who have yet to discover what Crohn's Disease is and how it affects the lives of those who have it and those around them
I'd like to meet:
Aristotle, Jasper Johns, Shakespeare & Bill Clinton
Music:
osgoods, djcam, esthero, doves, mankato, aqualung, bellx1, imogen heap, Air, ed harcourt, jonatha brooke, diana krall, brazilian girls, starsailor, jack johnson, beck, audioslave, madeline peyroux, michelle shocked, suzanne vega, Damien Rice, radiohead, phoenix, miles davis, 80's music, depeche mode, keane, erasure, remy zero, lauryn hill, elvis costello (this year's girl), neil diamond, barbra streisand, postal service, belle & sebastian, new order, pink martini, shawn colvin, nil lara, paris combo, coldplay, deathcab for cutie, arcade fire, franz ferdinand, the 88, the harpeth trace, stevie wonder, rufus wainwright, jeff buckley, kelli clarkson, dixie chicks, barenaked ladies, edie brickell, rickie lee jones, talking heads, david byrne, david gray, elliot smith, athlete, sigur ros, patty griffin, harry connick, jr, beastie boys, blackeyed peas, snoop, frank sinatra, tony bennett, ella fitzgerald, nat king cole, big band music, there are others but I can't think of everything!
Movies:
It's pretty hard to list my favorite movies because they change and I love a lot of things about a lot of movies for different reasons. Here are only a few of my favs: All John Hughes movies, Uncle Buck, Bugsy, Funny Girl, Waiting for Guffman, Tootsie, French Kiss, Kill Bill, Sound of Music, Roxanne, Big, Almost Famous, When Harry Met Sally, Meryl Streep Movies, Annette Bening movies, Something's Gotta Give, The GODFATHER(Part 1& 2), Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Can't Buy Me Love, American Beauty, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Anchorman, School of Rock, Amelie
Television:
The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Comedy Central shows, Friends reruns, Sex in the City, Family Guy, Simpsons, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Days of our Lives, Da Ali G Show, The Office (the UK version), Huff, Weeds
Books:
I won't list specific books here, but rather the authors whose work I admire/enjoy: Charlie Baxter, Tod Goldberg, James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Aimee Bender, Jonathan Ames, Maile Maloy, Richard Ford, David Benioff, David Bezmogsis, David Foster Wallace, Daniel Alarcon, AM Homes, Italo Calvino, Joanna Scott, Bruce Bauman, Steve Erickson, Paul Mandelbaum, John Fante, Gina Frangello, George Saunders, Robert Coover, Gertrude Stein, Ben Marcus, Heidi Julavits, Miranda July, Lyn Hejinian, Diane Williams, Jane Unrue, Matthew Derby, Rikki Ducornet, Gary Lutz, Ander Monson, Elizabeth Crane, Brian Evenson, Salvador Plascencia, Brandon Hobson, and my good friend Danielle Dutton (there are others but I won't list them all.)
Heroes:
A hero is such a strange thing to me--because aside from superhero heroes, I don't know that there are heros like the firemen from 9/11 in my life, but there are people who have made a major impact on my life. And there are people who inspire me and people that I admire. Those people for me are: Anyone who lives with Crohn's Disease, my parents, people who follow their dreams and take a stand in life with their art, talent and make their voices heard, but most of all, Anthony--he rescued me and made my life so much better!
