Naps (when my son allows them!), hot tea, bad puns, loud movies, shabu shabu, animation, geek culture, art, illustration, children's books and entertainment!
More friends and artists, while avoiding sexual predators.
Toast's favorite bands are THE JAM and SPOON...he'd love to see them do a show together, preferably in Sandwich, Illinois.
Anna's favorites are: Johnny Cash, Pheonix, Rogue Wave, Pixies, Salt n' Peppa, Postal Service, Mia Doi Todd, Iron & Wine, The Highwaymen, Blossom Dearie, Electrelane, Arcade Fire, Colin Hay, Cat Stevens, Breeders, Talking Heads, Leonard Cohen, Stevie Wonder, The Shins, Pavement, Francoise Hardy, Nina Simone, The Hazzards, Davie Bowie, and Elton John. In that order...exactly.
The Crimson Pirate, Star Wars (Original ONLY), Goonies, Lord of the Rings, My Neighbor Totoro, Robocop, Eternal Sunshine, All About Eve, Notorious, Spirited Away, Pretty in Pink, Office Space
Battlestar Gallactica, Life on Mars, Veronica Mars, Monarch of the Glen, Arrested Development, AFV, Twilight Zone, Betwitched, Firefly
George R R Martin!, Cryptonomicon, The Secret History, Lord of the Rings, Jitterbug Perfume, 1984, Where the Wild Things Are, Stranger in a Strange Land, Diamond Age
My husband, Mike, and my amazing son Henry.Artistically: Yoshitomo Nara, William Morris, Maurice Sendak, and Steven Kellogg. Oh, also Neal Stephenson and Rod Serling!