i value people and experiences, not things. i believe that my time is finite and valuable. accordingly, i believe this to be true for you as well. life is simply to precious to be sqaundered. words and ideas matter! yet, it is actions which are more affectual. collecting stamps in my passport and better yet circumventing borders. giving and receiving smiles. rearticulating and redefining the word "progress". también para la palabra “éxitoâ€. relinguishing the hubris of my youth in which i had vowed to "change" the world and substituting this notion for the more tenable/workable/functional affirmative act, or, rather collection of cumulative acts aimed at improving the world. humanity is a work-in-progress and so too am i. becoming acquainted with new flavours.
I'd like to meet:
people that i can share with and relate to. people who are sincere. people who (a) know who they are and (b) are not afraid to be themselves regardless of the circumstances, or, audience. those who realize that we are equipped with two ears and one mouth. people who think for themselves. non-conformists. individuals. hopefully, someone from every country in the world. faces of every race, from every place. lovers who fight to sustain their love. dreamers. realists. pragmatists. optimists. artists. thinkers. caregivers. daughters. sons. sisters. brothers. people to argue with. to agree with. to grow with. to learn from. to inspire. to be inspired by. people who strive to live in the moment where stress/fear/anxiety/regret/remorse/worry/nostalgia/etc are unable to find us. you?
Music:
pavement. neil young. henri faberge and the adorables. the bicycles. sunset rubdown. wolf parade. swan lake. think about life. great lake swimmers. yo la tengo. ween. joel plaskett emergency. pete elkas. tokyo police club. a tribe called quest. tv on the radio. cansei de ser sexy. clap your hands say yeah. apostle of hustle. railroad jerk. modest mouse. shapes and sizes. pink mountaintops. destroyer. the rural alberta advantage. interpol. ladyhawk. cat power. deadly snakes. bad brains. feist. stars. jason collett. julie doiron. eric's trip. thrush hermit. superfriendz. ani difranco. local rabbits. ohbijou. born ruffians. yeah yeah yeahs. silver jews. meligrove band. constantines. from fiction. guided by voices. broken social scene. death from above 1979. do make say think. the shins. pixies. sonic youth. decemberists. strokes. stills. arcade fire. the flaming lips. iron and wine. magnolia electric company. calexico. amber bela-muse. helium. the inbreds. all purpose voltage heroes. parades against parades. no birds. weakerthans. m.i.a. the go! team. the dears. interpol. ben harper. jack johnson. new pornographers. shotgun and jaybird. vusi mahlasela. bad brains. j5. nina simone.
Movies:
that i have seen recently: half nelson, kiss kiss bang bang, la ciudad, shortbus, a very long engagement, a history of violence, children of men and riding giants. some faves: city of god. motorcycle diaries. amelie. monsoon wedding. garden state. maria full of grace. amores perros. mad hot ballroom. murderball. frida. blow. being john malkovich. trainspotting. squid and the whale. whale rider. winged migration. broken flowers. fight club. a bronx tale. goodfellas. lock, stock and two smoking barrels. snatch. royal tenenbaums. i heart huckabees. life acquatic. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. the door in the floor. wonderboys. 25th hour. she hate me. reservior dogs. pulp fiction. kill bill. rabbit-proof fence. born into brothels. fargo. casino. syriana. traffic. jackie brown. a scanner darkly. spanglish. akeelah and the bee. the constant gardner.
Television:
we have been divorced for many moons now. alright, so occasionally we have make-up sex (so to speak). it mind-fucks me really.
Books:
shantaram. a hundred years of solitude. a fine balance. such a long journey. tales from firozsha baag. family matters. the house of blue mangoes. the interpreter of maladies. the namesake. the god of small things. an ordinary person's guide to empire. war talk. power politics. the cost of living. the algebra of infinite justice. no full stops in india. an area of darkness. karma cola. snakes and ladders. lost girls. the wildfire season. the trade mission. the kite runner. the swallows of kabul. life of pi. blink. ishmael. no logo. in cold blood. the alchemist. eleven minutes. get in the van...and my guilty pleasure, john grisham novels--shhhhhh!
Heroes:
In point of fact, I am most often inspired by the sheroes of the world!!!
