downloading/discovering/listening to music. dogs. cats. psychology. organizing and feeling I've accomplished something -- regardless of how long that feeling lasts:-P. running. basketball. dancing. trying to cook. eating! learning different languages and about different cultures. poetry. writing. reading. finding funky jewelry. every once in a while watching a good movie (if I don't fall asleep during it!). glbt. saving money. talking. listening. being outdoors. driving with my music on high volume. natural black hair-care. not stressing.
I'd like to meet:
New people! Especially those that try to move out of their comfort zone. I like learning people's passions, fears, and hates and what drives them. As for famous folks: Audre Lorde, Sigmund Freud, Diamanda Galas, Sia Furler, Ellen Degeneres, Dennis Kucinich.
Music:
Tegan & Sara, Rosie Thomas, Sara Bareilles, Sara Fimm, Chumbawamba, Bikini Kill, Erin McKeown, Bjork, Pink, Annie Lennox, Sia, Sade, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Jars of Clay (Much Afraid), Bob Marley, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, Peter, Paul & Mary, Tracey Chapman, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Sarah McLachlan, Ingrid Michaelson, Jonatha Brooke, Kinnie Starr
Movies:
If I had to pick one, it'd be Gentleman's Agreement. Then there's Matchstick Men, The Lion King, Memento, Traffic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tommy, RENT, Alfred Hitchcock, Little Miss Sunshine, The Green Mile, Beowulf, The Notebook, The Departed. Mmmm, most movies with Jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington, Gregory Peck, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Jodie Foster,and Kate Winslet round out some I can dig.
Television:
Conan O'Brien, Law and Order, Pimp My Ride, Cold Case, Family Guy, King of The Hill, America's Next Top Model, The Vicar of Dibley, The L Word, Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Books:
Nobody Nowhere, Sputnik Sweetheart, Running With Scissors, The Edible Woman, A Wrinkle in Time, Many Waters, Otherland-City of Golden Shadow, John Donne, Rumi, Long Slow Burn.
Heroes:
My grandmother- Joan Lee and my godmother- Ann Heiligstedt.
