music, design, art, food, travel, film, celebrating democracy (or what's left of it) in this, our currently fascist country, learning more about pre-Christianity and everything Masonic, blah , blah, blah... Really, just doin' everything in my power to 'live the good life' as it were!
Anyone who values truth, honesty, generosity and respect. And then there's Kelly Wearstler- the undisputed master(mistress) of interior design and an artist in her own right in L.A., Thomas Pheasant- a designer and man of extraordinary taste in D.C.... and you know what? After having met 'people' (read:famous) of all kinds, I've yet to meet Lisa Gerrard. I'd love to sit and share a bottle of wine with her!What City Do You Belong In?
You Belong in Paris
Stylish and a little sassy, you were meant for Paris.
The art, the fashion, the wine, the men!
Whether you're enjoying the cafe life or a beautiful park...
You'll love living in the most chic place on earth.
Emmett Tinley, Tom McRae, Tom Waits, Damien Rice, Madredeus, Cesaria Evora, Del Amitri/Justin Currie, Dead Can Dance, Duels, David Gray, Steve Reynolds, Stephen Fretwell, Nick Cave (and Grinderman), Decemberists, Cary Pierce, Paris Combo, Pink Martini, Madeleine Peyroux, Rosie Clooney, Billie Holiday, Iron and Wine, John Wesley Harding, Jackopierce, Susana Baca, Orishas, Loreena McKennitt, Josh Groban, Django Reinhardt, Jose Cura, Cecilia Bartoli, Zap Mama, Autour de Lucie, Les Nubians, Jeff Buckley, Bjork, Josephine Baker, Harry Connick, Bing Crosby, Gipsy Kings, Manu Chao, Caetano and Moreno Veloso, too much classical to list, and anything that Yo Yo Ma massages off his heavenly cello strings!
Amelie, Chocolat, White Christmas, An Affair to Remember, Room With A View, The Party, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (I will NEVER acknowledge the new one!), Heavenly Creatures, LOTR, !!!GARDEN STATE!!!! (can you have a love affair with a movie?), Bond, Lost in Translation, Count of Monte Cristo, CQ, Titus, Sabrina (the new one), Ghost World, The King and I, Frida, Indiscreet, and really... anything French, preferably now with Audrey Tautou!
Flight of the Conchords, 30 Rock, b*tches! Best godd*mn thing on the telly! :-) 'Everyday Italian' with Giada, OC, Ugly Betty, Craig Ferguson, The Daily Show, Countdown With Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, Colbert Report, Scrubs, Six Feet Under, Project Runway, Are You Being Served?, Get Smart, Coupling, Alias, Lost, Heroes, Family Guy, South Park, Frontline and most everything PBS...
Anything by the insightful and extremely humorous Peter Mayle, any book that features 'Sedaris' on the front cover, a whole series about a real-life Sydney Bristow-like WWII spy by a woman named Aline, Countess of Romanones, E.M. Forster, Roald Dahl, Madeline, Trixie Belden, Where the Wild Things Are, Auntie Mame, A.A. Milne, Thoreau, and all that is Masonic in background....
My grandparents, hands down. They taught me to walk with dignity- to hold my head high and treat this lifetime and others with respect and love. (AND they taught me the meaning of good taste and the importance of power tools, how could you ask for anything more????) Anybody brave enough to speak their mind honestly and respectfully, people who keep their word as their bond, and anyone who will stand up at all costs for the 'little guy' and people in need. Respect is everything to me.