Dancing of any kind -- salsa especially, but also any latin; celtic set dancing; anything that has more going on in the music than one beat. Singing - mostly blues or choral music. Writing poetry. Reading great books. Laughing so hard I can't breathe. Cello (I'm just learning). Traveling. Swimming in the sea. Quantum theory. Astrophysics. Encouraging everyone with creative desires to pursue them.
I'd like to meet:
anyone creative and fun...I'm an avid supporter of independent artists (in any media) so please check out my friends!
Music:
Regina Spektor, Tori Amos, Imogen Heap, Martin Sexton, Fiona Apple, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, David Gray, Mercedes Sosa, Bjork, Mozart, Mahler, Cake, Beastie Boys, The Cardigans, The Postal Service, Emmylou Harris, IZ, Juanes, Lisa Gerrard, Louise Attaque, Patty Griffin, Townes Van Zandt (live recordings, not studio work), Poe, PJ Harvey, Air, Sinead, Radiohead, Van Morrison, Yundi Li, Gotan Project, good Trad Irish music, old blues and jazz recordings from the 20's 30's and 40's like Memphis Minnie, Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, great salsa like Oscar de Leon, or La Sonora Carruseles
Movies:
Waking Ned (Devine), Amelie, Garden State, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Monsoon Wedding, It Happened One Night, Happy Gilmore, the Little Mermaid, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Power of One, Run Lola Run, Sliding Doors, Life is Beautiful, Whale Rider, Tommy Boy, Ghost in the Shell, any Pixar movie, Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Good Will Hunting, Wallace & Grommet shorts, Before Sunset, Napoleon Dynamite, Boondock Saints, High Fidelity, Waking Life
Television:
I haven't really watched TV in about 10 years - since Seinfeld - but a friend exposed me to some current shows via internet downloads and I have to say that Scrubs is quality, and when I'm in the mood I enjoy Sealab 2021
Books:
Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Laughing Sutra, Narcissus and Goldmund, anything by Roald Dahl but most especially: the BFG and his 2 autobiographies Boy and Going Solo, the first four Harry Potter books, Siddartha, the Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, the Alchemist, Gift from the Sea, Speaking with the Angel, the Poisonwood Bible and Barbara Kingsolver's short stories, Skinny Legs and All
Heroes:
what makes someone a "hero"? I have people I admire, but I don't think I have ever had any "heroes"... that said, I admire the people who brought these images to life:
these are actually much better if you go and watch them in HD directly on their commercial website.
