Interests, Obsessions, Hobbies, Addictions, Favourites, and things I'm just randomly curious about... mexican food, dance, independent film, swimming, ginger beer, progressive politics, my pillow, amateur volleyball, musical theatre, barbeques, satire, Liechtenstein, reading, my iPod, corduroy, record stores, geography, singing (in the car), retro trainers, The Onion, wine, urban planning, sketch comedy, scarves, alphabetizing my cd's, atlases, sushi, black comedy, foreign language, mixed tapes, recycling, Scandinavia, sewing, local beer in foreign countries... and um, music.
>>> Old friends.
>>> You, as long as you're up for pushing through the crowd to get up close to the stage.
>>> Friends of friends, and so on.
>>> Indie film buffs who like sitting close to the screen. And putting their feet up on the seat in front.
>>> Mods and/or Rockers.
>>> Civil rights activists.
>>> Someone taller than me. For once.
>>> Those unafraid to admit their guilty pleasures. Provided Bryan Adams isn't one of them.
>>> A very well informed careers counselor.
>>> Someone to remind me to cut my nails.
>>> Vegemite eaters.
>>> A person who saw Jeff Buckley in concert.
>>> A very generous person who has an apartment in Manhattan that they'd like to sublet for an extra-special discount rate.
>>> Your mum.
>>> People from the white coloured countries below.
Rufus Wainwright, Afghan Whigs, The Shins, Ben Folds, LCD Soundsystem, Augie March, Kings of Leon, Scissor Sisters, Muse, David Bowie, !!!, Blur, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire, Spoon, Ben Kweller, Doves, The Flaming Lips, Bloc Party, My Morning Jacket, Beck, Postal Service, Pixies, Gomez, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Pulp, The Cure, Bjork, Basement Jaxx, Franz Ferdinand, Patrick Wolf, Bright Eyes, XTC, Goldfrapp, New Order, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elbow, Damien Rice, Rogue Wave, Belle and Sebastian, Modest Mouse, New Pornographers, Powderfinger, and anything that makes me want to shake my ass...
Muriels Wedding, Donnie Darko, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Memento, The Squid and the Whale, Wonder Boys, Once, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, Hot Fuzz, American Beauty, Cabaret, Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, You Can Count On Me, Raising Victor Vargas, 24 Hour Party People, Secret Lives Of Dentists...
Directors: Coen Bros, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Lars Von Trier, Charlie Kaufman, Mike Leigh, Alexander Payne, Milos Forman, Christopher Guest, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Burton, Baz Luhrman, Sofia Coppola, Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, Noah Baumbach...
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Kate Winslet, Emily Watson, Paul Giammatti, Jake and/or Maggie Gyllenhaal, Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Daniel Day Lewis. http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/PqelmxhAMjD0MQRGBETH
Six Feet Under, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ab Fab, Kath and Kim, Little Britain, French and Saunders, Lost, Scrubs, The Comeback, Eddie Izzard specials, Reno 911, 30 Rock, The Office.
Life of Pi, Catcher in the Rye, Breakfast of Champions, Hitchhikers Guide... Anything by David Sedaris, Noam Chomsky, Nick Hornby, Tom Friedman, Bill Bryson, Stephen Fry, Al Franken... politics, language, black comedy, science, travel, etc. I always read Citybeat. And the Onion.
Stewart-Colbert '08