music, friends, sports, writing, nightlife, skiing, urbanism, adventures, criticism (or is that a sport?)
I'd like to meet:
Disclaimer: I'm not adding you as a friend if we don't know each other, because, well, we're not friends then, are we? The only exception is if you're a musician who I admire and will gladly spread the word about.That said, I'm up for interaction with anyone who has diverse tastes, and knows when to play by the rules--and when not to. People with a passion for music of all kinds and who like to dance their cares away into the wee hours, or rock out, move to the front of the line. People who can admit to being afraid, but who know when to take risks in their lives.
Music:
a very random and limited sampling:
- right here, right now: Klaxons, Groove Armada, Lily Allen, The Fratellis, The Gossip, Amy Winehouse, Mando Diao, Kaiser Chiefs, Fall Out Boy, Teddybears, The Kooks, Justin Timberlake, Hot Chip, Junior Boys, Nas, Joshua Radin, LCD Soundsystem, Rihanna (I tried not to, believe me), the Fratellis, Bjork, !!!, Kaiser Chiefs, Madonna, Travis, Feist, Christina Aguilera, Stars of Track and Field, Lupe Fiasco, Arctic Monkeys, James Blunt, Madonna, Coldplay, the Killers, Hard-Fi, Jason Mraz, Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Mika, Damien Rice, Clipse, Missy Elliott, Kelly Clarkson (shut up...you like her too), Faithless, Goldfrapp, Postal Service, Kasabian, the Bravery, Zero 7, Sia, Fiona Apple, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Jamie Cullum, My Morning Jacket, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Jose Gonzalez, Howie Day, back on the old-school (pre-"Kid A") Radiohead kick as well
- from the current DJ booth: Dirty South, Soulwax, Elite Force, Junior Vasquez, ATFC, Freemasons, Chris Cox, Dennis Ferrer, Fedde Le Grand, Rooster & Peralta, Lee Cabrera, Till West & DJ Delicious, Offer Nissim, Superchumbo, Tocadisco, Bimbo Jones, Axwell, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso, Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel, Kaskade, Roger Sanchez, Shapeshifters, Denis the Menace & Jerry Ropero, James Zabiela, Morel/Blowoff, Jacques Lu Cont/Paper Faces/Man With Guitar/Les Rhythmes Digitales, some Trentemoller
Movies:
things by Almodovar, things starring Gael Garcia Bernal, things by Almodovar starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Knocked Up, Children of Men, Rear Window, Taxi Driver, Good Will Hunting, the Bourne series, the Kill Bills, Central Station, Clueless, romantic cheese--preferably set in the U.K. or starring British people
Television:
sports, news, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School (yeah that's right!), Arrested Development (R.I.P.), Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Entourage, Family Guy, The Amazing Race, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, a lot of stuff on the Discovery Channel / Learning Channel / History Channel
Books:
All over the place...big on Shakespeare, Hornby, Austen, and Sedaris, as well as nonfiction. Just read a few Christopher Moore books and am tackling "The Road" by McCarthy right now. I always got free Pizza Hut thanks to the Book It! program when I was a kid.
Heroes:
my parents. people who make something of themselves. anyone who dares to do his/her own thing.
