In my living room there's an ocean. Or a fragment of one anyway. Within that ocean live lots of fascinating creatures - fish, shrimps, crabs, corals, starfish, snails - that are more interesting than the TV I turned off a couple of years ago.
In my studio is my Apple MacBook Pro, plus piles and piles of paints.
In my kitchen are spices and fresh vegetables and herbs to delight the palate and tickle the nose.
On my porch are trees and plants from tropical climes that bloom with amazing aromas and in the fall turn my entire house into a jungle.
In my mudroom is my new Trek road bike, which I use to zip around town whenever I can, gasoline-free!
In my bedroom are piles of books, paper lanterns, candles, and an absurdly comfortable bed.
Compile all the rooms, and you not only have a picture of my house, but a reflection of me as well...
I'd like to meet:
Make me think.
Make me laugh.
Make me smile.
Make me wonder.
Make me wander.
Make me want.
Make me proud.
Make me wish.
Music:
Hardly a complete listing; my music collection fills a 200GB drive...
1930s songwriter/storytellers (Woody Guthrie, Bill Monroe, Edith Piaf, Johnny Mercer...)
1940s swing/big band (Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington...)
1950s rock/country/jazz/r&b (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Ritchie Valens...)
late-60s classic rock (The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, The Beatles...)
late-70s post-punk/new wave (The Clash, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Jam, Joy Division…)
mid-80s Alternative (The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Dead Can Dance, New Order, Cowboy Junkies, R.E.M.…)
late-80s Madchester (The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets…)
early-90s dreampop (Lush, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, Cranes, Stereolab…)
late-90s ambient (Seefeel, Windy & Carl, Flying Saucer Attack, American Analog Set…)
twenty-first century minimal techno (Automatic Window Noise, anything on Minus or Perlon Records, Chain Reaction, The Orb, Monolake, Richie Hawtin, Heartthrob, Audion)
Movies:
recent:
Sideways The Incredibles Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) Ying Xiong (Hero) Me and You and Everyone We Know Garden State Closer I ♥ Huckabees Der Untergang (Downfall) Sin City A History of Violence
ever: The Shawshank Redemption The Lord of the Rings (all three) Kaze no tani no Nausicäa (Nausicäa of the Valley of Wind) Local Hero Before Sunrise Before Sunset Pleasantville Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mononoke-hime (Princess Mononoke) The Pillow Book Prospero's Books Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie)
some on my dvd shelf:
Alien The Abyss American History X Animatrix Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cold Comfort Farm Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Das Boot Fight Club Go The Godfather (all three, although the first two are superior) Hamlet (Branagh) In The Bleak Midwinter Jaws Koyaanisqatsi Lone Star Lost in Translation The Matrix Max Monster's Ball Mulholland Drive A Nightmare Before Christmas Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Prospero's Books Richard III Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Saving Private Ryan Straight to Hell The Usual Suspects
more all the time…
Television:
I watch very little television; without cable all I do watch is downloaded or bought on DVD.
My current viewing list:
Lost The Simpsons Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Family Guy Law & Order Battlestar Galactica
Past faves on my DVD shelf:
Wonderfalls Carnivàle Northern Exposure Farscape Babylon 5 Band of Brothers Star Trek: Deep Space Nine FLCL Absolutely Fabulous The Young Ones numerous PBS and BBC historical & travel documentaries
Books:
I read a lot, not just books…
Current/recent books:
A Song of Ice & Fire series - George R.R. MartinA People's History of the United States series - Page SmithThe Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. TolkienHow Democratic Is the American Constitution? - Robert A. DahlSongs of Distant Earth - Arthur C. ClarkeCaptive State - George MonbiotUnity - S.D. PerryDesign First: Design-based Planning for Communities - David Walters & Linda Luise BrownThe Sandman series - Neil GaimanDesigning with Web Standards - Jeffrey ZeldmanMage series - Matt Wagner
Magazines:
Architectural DigestAstronomyBicyclingDwellFood & WineFreshwater & Marine AquariumNational Geographic
Internet:
only a sampling…
daringfireball.commezzoblue.comtalkingpointsmemo.comalistapa
rt.comcitistates.orgwebstandards.orgacslaw.orgaint-it-cool-n
ews.comideopolis.comjusthungry.com
plus zillions more that I stumble across during daily surfing...
