listening to music. going on leisurely bike rides. laughing. awesome art. chocolate mousse. dancing. movies. playing board games or cards. london. taking pictures, especially of my friends and my twin nephews. traveling. going to museums. reading. art history in general. making stuff and being crafty, i wish i was more often. collecting goofy toys - especially dunnys (!!!), qees, tim burton toys, gloomy bear and cute panda bear stuff. going to small town carnivals and going on the rides that go upside down. jellyfish and seahorses. laying on the ground at night and starring at the stars, or watching the clouds pass by during the day - especially with someone cuddle-eee next to me. the number 11. san francisco. tattoos. the sound and beauty of the ocean. jesse peper's artwork. anything purple. the smell of cinnamon or cloves. organizing stuff. cooking together. playing robotron on my nintendo. fun socks. good conversation. my stuffed alligator. arizona sunsets. drinking with friends. trees changing colors. swimming. scavenger hunts. dressing up, just cuz. playing in the rain. learning something new.
mostly i'd just like to keep in touch with my old friends but meeting creative fun people who can introduce me to new music, art, etc. is definitely an option. if i don't know you, please e-mail me first, don't just add me...cuz i don't take candy from strangers. thanks.
16 horsepower, adult., air, album leaf, marc almond, american analog set, aphex twin, arcade fire, architecture in helsinky, richard ashcroft, astrophagus, bauhaus, belle and sebastian, bjork, black heart procession, b.r.m.c., blonde redhead, born in the flood, david bowie, bowry electric, bright eyes, ian brown, built to spill, johnny cash, cat power, charlatans uk, christian death (rozz era only), clinic, leonard cohen, coil, coldplay, cramps, crash worship, the cure, curve, daisy chainsaw, dead kennedys, death cab for cutie, death in june, deerhoof, depeche mode, devics, devotchka, doves, echo and the bunnymen, einsturzende neubauten, elbow, electroshockbox, elefant, missy elliott, brian eno, the fashionistas, fischerspooner, the fugees, vincent gallo, god speed! you black emperor, gogol bordello, goldfrapp, lauren hill, hot chip, hum, i am the world trade center, interpol, iron and wine, james, jane's addiction, jesus and marychain, joy division, kent, ladytron, cyndi lauper, legendary pink dots, love and rockets, low, lush, massive attack, mazzy star, m.i.a., miss kitten, miss pussycat, modest mouse, mogwai, mojave 3, the moths, mr. pacman, mr. quintron, mum, muse, neutral milk hotel, new order, nick cave and the bad seeds, nirvana, not breathing, nouvelle vague, dolly parton, pet shop boys, pixies, placebo, portishead, postal service, public image limited, pulp, radiohead, hope sandoval, scorn, seefeel, sex pistols, she wants revenge, sigur ros, sisters of mercy, slowdive, smashing pumpkins, the smiths, snowpony, social distortion, space team electra, sparklehorse, spiritualized, stereolab, sufjan stevens, stone roses, strawberry switchblade, suede, telescopes, tones on tail, trembling blue stars, ugly cassanova, velvet underground, the verve, wedding present, yo la tengo
oh god, i could go on forever - but here are a few...28 days later, amelie, american beauty, back to the future, best in show, betty blue, big fish, blue velvet, breakfast club, buffalo 66, butcher boy, closer, corpse bride, dead poets society, dogma, drop dead gorgeous, the edukators, edward scissorhands, elf, fight club, finding neverland, frida, garden state, goonies, heathers, hero, high fidelity, house of flying daggers, kill bill (I-II), labyrinth, legend, life is beautiful, lock stock & two smoking barrells, l.o.t.r. -all, lost boys, mars attacks, me and you and everyone we know, meet the parents, a mighty wind, mulholland dr., my life as a dog, nightmare before christmas, pan's labyrinth, pretty in pink, princess bride, pulp fiction, resident evil, romy and michele's h.s. reunion, rushmore, say anything, school of rock, serpent and the rainbow, seven, shaun of the dead, sixteen candles, star wars (all but I-II), super troopers, there's something about mary, usual suspects, waiting for guffman, willow, willy wonka and the chocolate factory, young frankenstein, zoolander
sex and the city, twin peaks, simpsons, friends, x-files, south park, 21 jumpstreet, family guy
some of my favorites: "good omens", "memoirs of a geisha", "middlesex", "lovely bones", "american gods", "shopgirl", "to kiss the virgin's mouth", "extremely loud and incredibly close", "nanny diaries", books about mythology and/or art history, books by laurie nataro (she is freakin' funny!), the seven waters trilogy, the mists of avalon trilogy, lots of art books (especially mark ryden, joe sorren and frida kahlo - i could look at those all day long). i also love juxtapoz magazine.
the most creative people i know (and don't know) who inspire me to use my imagination everyday...Jesse Peper , Monster Squad NYC , Indy Ink , EDward Rosenblum , Joe Sorren , Mark Ryden , Daniel Martin Diaz , Joel Peter-Witkin, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, Hieronymus Bosch, Edward Gorey.