the cultivation of culture. singing. Photography and English. Semantical nuances of word meanings - (dictionaries and thesauruses). Strong coffee. Books that smell like bookstores, old and new. Darkrooms. Developing pictures. Family. New Orleans. Collecting music as a lifestyle. taking baths. Open windows. Across-the-chest bags. being "NeNe" to my nephew and niece. Record stores, antique stores, thrift stores, and any combination thereof. Carousels. Sidewalks. Magnolias. I'm extremely good at loving 80's music. I also currently have a fetish for popsicles. And as far as I'm concerned, summertime is the only time.
anything 80's, Ace of Base, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, some Beck, some Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Björk, the Black Eyed Peas, Bobby Darin, Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, Cake, Chicane, Cole Porter, the Cranberries, Dave Matthews Band, Death Cab for Cutie, Deee-Lite, the Dresden Dolls, Elliott Smith, the Equinox Jazz Orchestra, Fiona Apple, Five for Fighting, Frank Sinatra, Hôtel Costes, Imogen Heap, Journey, Kermit Ruffins, Katherine Whalen, the Killers, the Long Blondes, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Mel Torme, Michael Bublé, Nat King and Natalie Cole, No Doubt, some Oasis, the Postal Service, the Proclaimers, the Rat Pack, Regina Spektor, Santana, Sarah Brightman, the Slackers, Stars, Sting, Teitur, Tony Bennett, Tracy Chapman, Weaklazyliar, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Pretty In Pink. Empire Records. The Godfather(s). Breakfast At Tiffany's. CLUE. High Society. The Shining. Benny & Joon. Uptown Girls. What's Up Doc?. A Letter to 3 Wives. The Village. Encino Man. When Harry Met Sally. The Breakfast Club. Roooooockyyyyy! the Dirty Dancing duo. I Am Sam. Elizabethtown. Into the Woods.
Turner Classic Movies, TVLand and vh1 // Three's Company, Gilmore Girls, What Not To Wear, Boy Meets World, 3 I Love the 80's.
the Phantom of the Opera. Les Miserables. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. A Severe Mercy. Mere Christianity. Jane Eyre. I Capture the Castle. The Bell Jar. //