pugs, french bulldogs, art history, religious architecture, design theory, advertising history,burlesque, rock n roll!,owls, crafting, feminism,diane arbus,richard kern, activism, vintage halloween ephemera, gender politics, sock monkeys, s'mores, manitoba's, finding beauty in the mundane, cigarettes, fighting off my warholian tendencies, knitting, louise brooks, liquid eyeliner, harold lloyd, wondering how edward scissorhands could use the bathroom.
friends in nyc. rock n roll ladies. whatnot.
the stranglers, dressy bessy, the sonics, stereolab, autolux, jesus & mary chain, my bloody valentine, the softies, the casinos, sonic youth, the spinanes, velocity girl, xtc, the wedding present, bikini kill, le tigre, yo la tengo, sleater-kinney, lush,darlene love, a tribe called quest, ann sexton, the pastels, rosemary clooney, the raincoats, sam cooke, the magnetic fields, april march, pil, the modern lovers, the stone roses, the geraldine fibbers, the organ, versus, madder rose, the delgados, the greenhornes, camera obscura, the vaselines, francoise hardy, pussy galore, the shangri-las, the bristols, wussy
pandora's box (german silent w/louise brooks), mommie dearest, the lion in winter, amelie, daisies, swamp thing (such 'special' effects and costuming)!, waiting for guffman, spinal tap, heathers,edward scissorhands, before sunrise/before sunset, airplane!, grindhouse
GILMORE GIRLS! carnivale, all the law and orders....pretty much anything on TLC, get smart, national geographic, PBS (antiques roadshow)!, strangers with candy....ooh and especially history channel specials on the popes/vatican
secrets of the flesh (colette bio), anything by dorothy allison, twelfth night, how-to crafty books, anything sedaris, anything by jeanette winterson and im a big fan of horrible gossip rags
vivienne westwood, louise brooks,amy sedaris, anyone who has survived a jewish mother, my marvelous friends