bikes. visitors/visiting. letter writing. museums. libraries. installations. brazil. ballet. pungent cheeses. vino. tomatoes. baths. following martha recipes step by step. making desserts. politics. intellectual freedom. democratic socialism. soup! fireplaces. hot tubs. mama's mexican kitchen salsa! insanely spotless bathrooms. npr. punched in the stomach love. knitting. crosswords. trivia. finding the perfect oaxacan mole recipe. CAMPING and most things requiring the outdoors. foxglove and orcas island.
the biggies: bob dylan. neil young. joan baez. l. cohen. neko case. howe gelb. jesse fuller. nina simone. p.j. harvey. jim o'rourke. country teasers. gram parsons. sonic youth. silver jews. monk. milt jackson. charlie patton. mark lanegan.
the often: os mutantes. boredoms. ooioo. and LEE HAZELWOOD!
steel guitar, noise, sadness, and irony for the most part. and dolphins by fred neil and tim buckley.
all woody allen. the dreamlife of angels. black orpheus. bye bye brazil. cane toads. female trouble. dirty rotten scoundrels. she devil. harvey. enchanted april. mildred pierce. rear window. metropolis. scenes from a marriage. PLANET EARTH!
manimal!
i wish i had brought more with me.
mom. colette. eva hesse. seany.