The Fashion Industry, Design, Visual Merchandising -- the window displays in NYC are pure eye-candy, Art books, Consumer Behavior Issues, Brand Planning, Advertising, Traveling, Snowboarding, and anything that is CREATIVE and requires imagination!
Gwen Stefani - creative genius! Victoria Beckham, she just seems fun and hilarious! Hilary Clinton, I wonder what it would be like to go have her over for dinner and just ask her a zillion questions.
Currently I have listening to a lot of The Killers. Angels and Airwaves. Coldplay. Sarah Kelly. Regina Spektor. Imogen Heap. Kanye. Timbaland. Nelly Furtado. Ingrid Michaelson. KT Tunstell. Kanye West. Rihanna. Arcade Fire. Blink 182. Guster. Simple Plan. Good Charalotte. Augustana...
Best In Show, Waiting For Guffman, A Mighty Wind, Amelie, Love Actually, Napolean Dynamite, Swing Kids, The Matrix, Raising Helen, Life Is Beautiful, Bend It Like Beckham, Zoolander, Ocean's 11, Old School, Life Is A House, Blue Crush, Shrek 2, The Incredibles, Wedding Crashers. The Devil Wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine, No Reservations. Memoirs of a Geisha.
The Office. Top Chef. The Hills.
The Fountain Head By Ayn Rand. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. In The Bubble by Thackara. The Devil Wears Prada.
I would have to say my parents and my younger sister. My parents set the bar and taught me to always strive for excellence and never to settle. They put people first and were dedicated to always being there for others. And of course life life would not be the same without my sister. She understands me when nobody else does and her insight continues to amaze me.