being temporarily lost in my own city, meditation, tea or wine on the heath, the sound of rain on windows, swirling snow under the glow of streetlamps, those less pale than me, dark hair, kissing non-smokers, amateur architectural awareness, sleeping with vyvian, dancing cos the music makes me, dressing up, fostering my love of music, anything remotely mexican, policy as a vehicle for improvement, personal memoir writing, roller-skating, getting nerdy on various levels, fake fur, the odd shops of north london, milky japanese soft drinks, eating exotic fruit, the sound of languages other than english, california remembrances, my girly sleepover friends, those who have a genuine interest in this life, people who are often upbeat, those who can keep a beat, slinky and delicate things, soft skin and other unmentionables.
cycling along the grand union canal, angel to victoria park.
genuinely good people.
those who enjoying walking without direction or intent - say, through waterlow park.
the star in my life story.
anything good that makes me laugh or cry or that i can dance to, thank you.
yann tiersen, vincent delerm, suede, stereo total, sondre lerche, sinead o'connor, seu jorge, serge gainsborough, rufus wainwright, pixies, the postal service, pulp, notwist, new kingston trio, morrissey, miki mikron, mew, maná, magnet, jenny lewis, jim connor, josé gonzález, gorillaz, elbow, ed harcourt, divine comedy, devendra banhart, the dears, cesaria evora, buena vista social club, bright eyes, brian jonestown massacre, bénabar, beethoven, baxendale, arcade fire, andy williams.
Why Here? (made by Chris, me + friends)
before sunrise/sunset, me and you and everyone we know, la mala educacion, goodbye lenin, amelie, legally blonde, far-away so close, la haine, finisterre, when the cat's away, sixteen candles, waiting for guffman, ping pong, cidade de deus, ferris buellers' day off, gegen die wand. and 2046, even though it made me cry and I had to leave the theatre at one point...
mostly, things no longer on the air...buffy, the office (xmas special), black books, angel, nathan barley, changing rooms, alan partridge, rocko's modern life, seinfeld, america's next top model. bbc news and the daily show.
short stories by various authors like jg ballard, gabriel garcia marquez, truman capote, de saint-exupry, and martin amis. anything by herman hesse, murakami, anne rice, charles dickens. lick the sugar habit (which I constantly have to re-read), sucker by lana citron + social and political theories of various writers (even the ones i disagree with, as they get my mind working in the best way) gamble, lahiri, ellis, w. wilson and sabatier.
the book i am reading at the moment.
You Are Mexican Food
Spicy yet dependable.
You pull punches, but people still love you.