Reading, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Illustration and Cartooning. Childrens Lit. both Writers and Illustrators.
My Fav. Blog site:
DRAWN the illustration Blog
Always a Learner. I enjoy History, especially the Baroque period.
learning about other Countries, the Arts, People and Life in General
I especially love it when I think I'm not interested in something and it's presented in such a way that it makes my want to know more.
Nice people, Creative people, Funny people and Helpful people especially in the Graphic Design area.
Not Hear for Dating
Aimee Mann
Michael Buble
Eva Cassady
Chris Botti
Jessie Baylin
Corinne Bailey Rae
Jonathan Clay
Gary Jules
Dan Wilson
the Indigo Girls
Alison Krauss
Tracy Chapman
Norah Jones
Jack Johnson
Concert music, especially Baroque
the sound of the Cello!
and music with good harmony
LORD OF THE RINGS
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
A&E's PRIDE & PREJUDICE and most of the other Jane Austin Movies
THE JOY LUCK CLUB
SCHINDLERS LIST
WIVES & DAUGHTERS
I don't have much time to watch TV, but when I can it's:
Heroes
The Apprintice
The Office
Pushing Up Daisies
BRITCOMS!
and NOTHERN EXPOSURE(reminds me of somewhere I lived in Nothern New England in the 80's)
Recent Books:
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
Interesting history with serial killers story thrown in
All Over but the Shouting
by,Rick Bragg
One of my favorite writers.
Shadow Divers
by, Robert Kurson
Great,True Life Adventure
The Hot Zone
by,Richard Preston
True story reads like fiction--Very Scarry!
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman
never thought it possible, Scared me more then, The Hot Zone AAHHH!!!!
Swimming Across
by, Andrew S. Grove
Travels with Charlie
by, John Steinbeck
insightful look at America in the 50's
Angelas Ashes & Tis
by, Frank McCormic
Book not Movie- Both great on Tape or CD read by author with native accent
All Fisherman are Liars
by,Linda Greenlaw
Time Line
by, Michael Crichton
(Book NOT Movie)
Any of Amy Tan
Full Moon
by, P.J. Woodhouse
This Just In
by, Bob Schieffer
A surprise,one that I didn't think I'd likeYoung Adult & Fantasy:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by, Betty Smith
my all time favorite!
The Artemis Fowl Books
by, Eoin Colfer
Fairyland meets Hill Street Blues
Enders Game and Enders Shadow
by, Orson Scott Card
Harry Potter Books
by, J.K. Rowling
Lord of the Rings
by, J.R.R. Tolken
Books and Movies
Eragon & Eldest
by, Christopher Paolini
and I can't forget the George McDonald Fairy Tails
Since there is no category for Illistration Artist and since they are "some" of my heroes, I'll mention a few :
I love the work of Winsor McCay
Maurice Sendak and the pen & ink of Robert McCloskey (I love illustrations for childrens books)
The French Illustrator, Grandville
Alan Aldridge (think early Elton John covers-I especially like the "The Ships Cat "and ""The Butterfly Ball")
I would love to see "in person" every one of the murials of Eric Grohe and visit the New York Society of Illustrators Museum and Im also going to have to make it to NYC to check out the sculptures of Tom Otterness (Thanks for that one James)