I'm happy
· Music · Books · Films · Anthropology · Photography · Friends · Traveling · My bicyclette · Words (making up words like monklets, using words like procrastinate, finding words like quaquaversal) · Picnics in the park and in the countryside · Food in general, fine dining in particular (lunching at Pierre Gagnaire in *chef's kitchen*), Champagne and top French cider and the good red from Lumi · Growing up · Intimacy · Luxury ·
Antoine Doinel
Stephane Miroux
Nino Quincampoix
Also: the complete work by the Beatles. On vinyl. UK Release. Vintage. I will then make you mine forever.
· Arcade Fire · The Beatles · Kings of Convenience · Philip Glass · The Rentals · Mercury Rev · Sébastien Tellier · M83 · Françoiz Breut · The Kinks · Alamo Race Track · Grandaddy · Exsonvaldes · Postal Service · Simian · The National · Mojave 3 · Yo La Tengo · The Konki Duet · M Ward · Keren Ann · The Knife · Steve Reich · Bertrand Burgalat · John Barry · Blonde Redhead · Camille · Modest Mouse · Daniel Darc · Yann Tiersen · Arab Strap · Danny Elfman · Simian · Sons and Daughters · Elliot Smith · Devendra Banhart · My Morning Jacket · The Beta Band · David Bowie · Tindersticks · The Shortwave Set · Sigur Ros · Flaming Lips · Modest Mouse · And Blur · And more ·
· Matador Records · Truck · Fargo · 4AD · Domino ·
· No, they're called FILMS ·
· Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain · The Station Agent · Hotel Rwanda · Dancer in the Dark · De battre mon coeur s'est arrete · La Haine · Moulin Rouge · Delicatessen · Lemony Snicket · Requiem for a dream · Help · Goodbye Lenin · Shaun of the Dead ·
· Films by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Tim Burton · the Coen Brothers · Francois Truffaut ·
· Films with Patrick Dewaere · Jean-Pierre Leaud · Johnny Depp
· Films for which Philip Glass or Danny Elfman or George Dellerue has written the score ·
Non
Went into Russian authors for self education, found wonders: Tolstoy, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Turgenev.
Thank you to Neil Hannon for The Booklovers : it put Anais Nin, Thomas Mann, Albert Camus, Paul Theroux on my path. I'm nearly done with the rest too.
+ Some Ian McEwan 'Atonement', 'Enduring Love', 'The cement garden'.
Suggestions on dark and intense titles/authors always welcome
· Sarah · Emma · Caroline · Catrina · my sister ·
are all totally inspiring