"Don't even bother trying to say something clever. Clever is as clever does, no matter what it says." AD..
Star gazing, shoe shopping, coffee, law, magazines with fun pictures, bookstores, making mixed CD's, talking trash in French, knitting, roaming around Best Buy, visiting L.A., frequenting local music shows, playing with makeup, NPR, taking naps...
Someone who has read Everything is Illuminated and someone who thinks, like I do, that a remake of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is the worst idea ever. Ever.
Tambourines, harps, violins, pianos, acoustic guitars and syntesizers, indie/alternative/folk/country, Bjork, Ani Difranco, Bowie, Willie Nelson, Alison Kraus, New Order, Yo La Tengo, Modest Mouse, Pinback, Metric, Stars, la musique de Morning Becomes Eclectic..."We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." WW
I definately have a soft spot for Mafia movies, Jude Law, and Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory...Waiting for Guffman, Heavenly Creatures, Breaking the Waves, Before Sunset... Lars Von Trier, Almodovar, P.T. Anderson, Mira Nair, Woody Allen, Catherine Deneuve, Parker Posey, Gael Garcia Bernal...Charleze Theron, Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Nicole Kidman...(they're so hot hot hot! Yum-meee)
Deadwood, the L Word, Project Runway, ER and Jeopardy.
I will usually read any book that is recommended, or one with a beautiful cover, one on a best seller's list, a classic, clever non-fiction, one that my dad collects, or one printed on nice paper. (Sidenote: I feel that the quality of book binding these days is tragic.)
1) mom and dad - they definately exhibit heroic qualities on a daily basis & 2) Judith Halberstam and M.E. Stephens - life is good when learning is fun.