Movies are number one, books with unsusual plots, books that make me cry, music of all kinds, home improvements including plumbing and tiling, (I can install a toilet, c'mon, that's freakin' cool) art, (but I'm very particular) collecting toys, collecting lots of things in general, gardening, (although I suck at it) learning new things, tattoos, lipstick, cigarettes tracing a ladder to the stars, AC Moore, Kindereggs, collages, Nick Bantock, Tim Burton, going on weird nj adventures, Tattoo Mom's, Fluid, Transit, Silk City, photographs, friends, q-mart, thrift stores, the Barn Attic, flea markets, finding new things I like, food, the melting pot, standard tap, cider, cloves, long island ice tea, girl time, rare mushy heart to hearts, annual vacations, coincidences....the BIG kind, astronomy, camping, traveling, road trips, Washington State, the pacific northwest in general, all things David Lynch, bitch sessions,being drunk enough to dance, but not throw up, sleepovers with friends, drunken weddings, drunken parties, Monica when she's drunk ;), going to the theater, musicals, ballet, quiet time, time away from my annoying cats, watching my turtles, candles, stationary, Joey's jokes, my little K-log and his silly terms like "sticky pancakes", very rare visits from Frank and Turtle, knowing that Nichalous really is alive, Disney World, book fairs and festivals, museums, IMAX, documentaries, power tools, long conversations, integrity, convictions, meaningful moments, bonding with new friends, making presents for my friends, friends you can make out with, falling in love, falling down and laughing at yourself, goofy senses of humor, sarcastic senses of humor, wit and sarcasm in general, standing up for what you believe in, doing the right thing, taking pride in your decisions, family time, my nieces and nephew, the people I work with, being a good listener, being a good advice giver, being a completely blunt bitch, yet a hopeless romantic at the same time and love.Dislikes: Flakiness, tardiness, hair in the shower, water all over the sink, condensation on cups/glasses or bottles, touching things with the palms of my hands, disorganization, laziness, whining, complaining, indecisiveness, taking advantage of people, untied shoes, girls that dress like tramps, bad drivers, getting lost, traffic, unclean ears, dirty hands, liars, phonies, unmade beds, dirty living quarters, cleaning cat litter, being introduced to people I have nothing in common with, small talk, bad timing. And I'm not at all interested in sports, cars or fashion.
People that are not hypocrites. People that are intelligent, but not snobby or elitist. People with integrity. People not concerned with materialism or beauty. Oh, and John Cusack.
Otis Redding, JJ Cale, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Head Automatica, Danny Elfman, Operation Ivy, Minor Threat, Gorilla Biscuts, Mucky Pup, Hot Rod Circuit, Northstar, Coheed and Cambria, Thrice, Brand New, A Static Lullaby, Sunny Day Real-Estate, Stratford 4, Descendants, Fugazi, The June Spirit, All, Bad Religion, Boy Sets Fire, The Dead Milkmen, Token Entry, The Beautiful South, Tribe Called Quest, Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh, Run DMC, Black Eyed Peas, Das Efx, Black Sheep, Digital Underground, Biz Markie, Grandmaster Flash, Jurassic 5, Beastie Boys, David Bowie, Lou Reed, T-Rex, Brian Ferry, Marc Bolan, The Velvet Underground, Tom Petty, Elton John, Rush, Styx, Supertramp, Kansas, Julee Cruise, Prince, old Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder,Ray Lynch, Lemon Jelly, Ninja Tune, Uberzone, Freeworm, DJ Z Trip, DJ P, old Josh Wink, old Chemical Brothers, Boo Williams, Paul Johnson, Daft Punk, Bassbin Twins, Lamb, Portishead...and a million more.
Nightmare Before Christmas, Velvet Goldmine, Almost Famous, True Romance, Time Bandits, Baron Munchousen, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Twin Peaks, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, On the Air, Ed Wood, Quills, Shakespear in Love, Mansfield Park, Much Ado About Nothing, Pride and Predjudice, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Donnie Darko, Boondock Saints, Sprited Away, Castle in the Sky, The Matrix, City of Lost Children, Happenstance, Amelie, The Princess and the Warrior, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Love Me If You Dare, Close Encounters, Stargate, High Fidelity, Being John Malkovich, Say Anything, The Tune, Pi, Memento, The Following, Tuesday's With Morrie, Meet Joe Black, Lost In Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I 3 Huckabee's, Noi, Princess Bride, Meet the Parents, Waking Life, Lord of the Rings, James and the Giant Peach, Clerks, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, Dark Crystal, Legend, Wallace and Grommit, Yellow Submarine, Metropolis, Big Fish, Alice's Resturant, Wilde, State and Main, Station Agent, Triplets of Belville, Tank Girl, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Jersey Girl, Four Rooms, Primer, Event Horizon, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Royal Tennenbaums, Party Girl, Party Monster, Spies Like Us, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Science of Sleep, Legend of 1900, Spaceballs, A Mighty Wind, ...and a million more.
Twin Peaks, X-Files, Lost, Sex and the City, Smallville, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Dawson's Creek, Myth Busters, Aquateen Hunger Force, Family Guy, Simpsons, Invader Zim, Trading Spaces, News Radio, Wings, Malcom in the Middle, Seinfeld, any Sid and Marty Kroft show, Banana Splits, Superfriends, Batman the animated series, That 70's show......
Anything by Tom Robbins, anything by Neil Gaiman, works of Oscar Wilde, Lord of the Rings, Stranger in a Strange Land, To Kill a Mockingbird, Dracula, The Martian Chronicles, Contact, The Razor's Edge, The Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Rye, Fool on the Hill, Gas Sewer and Electric, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony, Harlot by the Side of the Road, Our Lady of the Lost and Found, Ishmael, Myst, anything by Nick Bantock, Seven Years in Tibet, Vurt, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Fluke, Pratical Demonkeeping, The World According to Garp, Good Omens, Geek Love, Hocus Pocus, Narcissus and Goldmund, Lord of the Flies, the Behindlings, the Odyssey, the Illiad, the Outsiders, 1984, The Discovery of Chocolate, Pride and Predjudice, Mansfield Park, Tim Dorsey, Jasper Fford, Carl Hiaasen.....and tons more.
My parents, they rule.