Languages/Linguistics -- second language acquisition, historical linguistics, creoles, socio-cultural linguistics, yadda yadda yadda -- Humor, Dancing, Art, Walking around naked in my house when I'm alone, Talking to strangers, Singing (badly, but singing), Current Events, Geo-Political news, Living and travelling abroad, Golden Girls, Eating, Diet Pills, et al.
Other yo-yo's and non-lame people.
My taste is diverse, and I'm not just saying that. I like damn near everything (and in many different languages) from Hip Hop to Country to Techno. Some particulars are: Ladytron, Gnarles Barkley, Shakira (English and Spanish), Sean Paul, John Mayer, The Meek, Brad Paisley, Julieta Venegas, Toni Braxton, Bebel Gilberto, Indigo Girls, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Miriam Makeba, Dolly Parton, Jack Johnson, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Laura Pausini, U2, Justin Timberlake, R.E.M., A-Mei, Juanes, Bebe, Gwen Stefani, Dixie Chicks, Thalia AND Paulina (I'm not a hater), Lil Kim, James Blunt, Teresa Teng, India Arie, Missy Elliot, Rihanna, Weezer, Judy Small, Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Gretchen Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Prima, The Killers, Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash, Janice Ian, Don McLean, John Denver, Patty Loveless, Outkast, Jem (both the current artist AND the cartoon), Jewel, Coldplay, Eminem, Snoop, Leanne Womak, Tupac, Avril Levign, Sarah McLaughlin, Monifah, Kelis, Gorillaz, Depeche Mode, Basement Jaxx, Matchbox 20, Minna, Celia Cruz, Linda Ronstadt, Chemical Brothers, Kim English, Sweet Pussy Pauline, Kelly Clarkson, Red Hot Chili Pepers, Jill Scott, Amber, Cher, The Carpenters.
Clue, Life Aquatic, Lost in Translation, When Harry Met Sally, Kill Bill, Fairwell My Concubine, Talk to Her, Waiting for Guffman, Clueless, Spirited Away, View from the Top, Spellbound, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Trick, Small Time Crooks, All of Me, Goonies, Throw Mama from the Train, Overbaord, Banger Sisters, Amores Perros, Uncle Buck, Smoke Signals, Big Eden, Friday, Birdcage, Best in Show, Noises Off, Wild Cats, Pelican Brief, Philidelphia, Okoge, My Best Friends Wedding, Celluloid Closet, The Wedding Banquet, Muriel's Wedding, All About Eve, History of the World Volume 1, The Opposite of Sex, 200 Cigarettes, Raise the Red Lantern, Harrold and Kumar go to Whitecastle, Todo Sobre mi Madre, Cinema Paradiso, Malena, Baraka, Torch Song Trilogy, Maria Llena de Gracia, Fresas y Chocolate, Mame (both Rosslyn Russell AND Luceille Ball's versions).
GOLDEN GIRLS, Ugly Betty, Amazing Race, Mama's Family (the later stuff, with Bubba and Iola), The Nanny (don't say anything....I know), Designig Women (can you tell I watch a lot of Lifetime?), Laverne and Shirley (now on Lifetime), Family Guy, American Dad, Will and Grace, Project Runway, Globe Trekker, BBC World, national news.
Born to Kvetch, Red China Blues, Memoirs of a Geisha, Like Water for Chocolate, Green Grass Running Water, Rain of Gold, You're Too Kind (A Brief History of Flattery), Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Fran Lebowitz Reader, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Bless Me Ultima, Joy Luck Club, Maurice, Word on the Street, The Power of Babel, Naked, Interpretor of Maladies, Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Atlas of the World's Languages, The Lovely Bones, Les Miserable, Ethan Frome.
My Mom, My Grandma