the friends that make up my chosen family, dancing, spreadsheets, clubs, bacon, bars, good jukeboxes, curry, ania kempista, ironing, grammar spelling and punctuation, pretending like I'm not shy, depeche fucking mode, sarcasm, glbt rights, mexico, cooking for people, clothes surgery, good tight hugs, mary janes, kitty cats, baking cupcakes, bear maulings, disco camping, making lists, the midwest, r kelly's trapped in the closet parts one through twelve, sacto kings, michiganders, thursdays, photo booths, peja stojakovic, target shopping, coalburners, democratic socialism, travel, photographic pictures, the onion, casseroles, fishnets, staying out late/sleeping in, safety pins, junior high style slow dancing, the weather underground, the castro, social justice, old cookbooks, that's what she said, is it time yet?, more cowbell, all manner of housewifery except cleaning. i hate cleaning.
People who are into reciprocity, in word and in deed. People who appreciate letting go and having fun, but don't require babysitting. I don't dig on judgmental types or wet blankets. Same goes for Republicans. What else... articulate, intelligent people. Bonus for beards, receding hairlines and dudes who wear eyeliner. And those who know the quote from the 'about me' above. Oh, and I generally only friend people I know in real life. But shoot me a quick note, I'm always down to make new friends.
I like a bunch of different music, none of it particularly current. As my buddy Pierre says, just because it's new doesn't mean it's good. Dark swoopy gothy shit, boy bands, hip hop, darkwave, synth pop, ebm. Depeche Mode, New Order, The Smiths, The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, Erasure, pretty much anything that could be remotely construed as new wave or gay.Dancing in Heaven by Q-Feel is the shit.Journey, Delirium, Kelly Clarkson, NSync, Spiritualized, Salt n Pepa, Garbage, Sneaker Pimps, The Killers, Ladytron, Pet Shop Boys, Daft Punk.Also Rob Base. I can't stand American reggae. Shaggy is from Missouri or something. I have developed a great appreciation for house. Particularly under particular circumstances.
the professional, hedwig and the angry inch, anything with zombies or vampires, edward scissorhands, american psycho, secretary, pulp fiction, talented mr. ripley, city of god, girls just want to have fun, usual suspects, die hard, babycakes, eternal sunshine, the stepfather, the weather underground, princess bride, and the band played on, american beauty, okay fine napoleon dynamite, overboard, imitation of life, the transporter, bad santa, memento, boondock saints, bottle rocket, far from heaven, office space, se7en, royal tenenbaums, can't buy me love, depeche mode 101, muriel's wedding, freeway, some kind of wonderful, hairspray, your friends and neighbours (neil labute is a genius), requiem for a dream, save the last dance, scarface, quills, reservoir dogs, cujo, american history x, the birds, saw, saw II, con air.
chapelle's show, big love, iron chef, arrested development, L word, venture bros., quantum leap, aqua teen hunger force, land of the lost, the daily show, curb your enthusiasm, oz, deadwood, pretty much anything HBO makes.
The Alchemist, Al Franken, David Sedaris, Barbara Ehrenreich, I don't read much fiction. And Disco Bloodbath. Aww yeah.
Cesar Chavez, The Moreharts, Martin Gore. While I wouldn't say 'heroes' necessarily, I'm fascinated by the Weather Underground. Not the album, the activists. Okay maybe the album. Howard Zinn. Ann Wilson.