I paint. A lot more than I ever have. I am eternally busy. But I make sure I go get coffee. I listen to music. I love hearing new stuff, and I love listening to old 80's music - so bad, it's good sort of thing. I love riding my horse and making movies (stories) of our shows. I am also really involved with The Rainier Brewery - Sietch22.com. I am part of a group that will be leasing out the top 3 floors of building 22. I have too much going on really. Soon I hope to take a break and do some traveling. I want to go back to Italy and Firenze again. I love it there. Work on my italian a little more.
Positive, creative people. Good people that are not above sarcasm occasionally.
People that make things happen, instead of letting things happen to them.
People that don't walk on others to get what they want.
People that appreciate what they have and never expect that the world will be given to them - gee do I know people like that? I am on a roll!;-)
Artists, Dogs, Cats, Horses, Gallery Owners, Art Reps, Actors, Musicians.
Count Basie, The Decemberists, The Killers, Big Band Swing music, some dance, some rap, some rock, some classical. I really just am not that fond of Country music.. though some old Johnny Cash fits just right sometimes. Spoon, Radiohead, Cocteau Twins and a local myspacer - Idiopath is so right to paint to!
Gattaca, Shrek 1&2, Memento, Snatch, Donnie Darko, Amelie, The Fifth Element, most James Bond (yeah I know GUY movies!), The Mission, Emma, Syriana, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, About Adam, Best In Show (so freakin funny! Where the hell is the Busy Bee?!!!)
The Daily Show, Colbert Report, House, Battlestar Galactica, Hex (when it isn't too campy - which it is getting), Scrubs, Rescue Me, CSI - Las Vegas, Law & Order - Criminal Intent, SNL, Six Feet Under, Heroes (though it did get a little cheesy in there at times), CBC Equestrian (lots of good jumping!)
I also used to watch Significant Others - they took it off and Starved - which was awesomely funny!
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Laurell K. Hamilton's books about Anita Blake - Vampire Slayer
Authors - Elizabeth Moon, CS Friedman, Frank Herbert, Judith Tarr - basically Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Historical Fiction.
People who are bad ass at what they do. Eventers. Our Military men and women. Veterinarians. No specific order:-)