Dancing, Singing, Playing guitar, Board Games, Did I mention Dancing? Creating art, Reading especially something having to do with science or the nature of reality/ consciousness, Having long philosophical conversations, Having adventures, Hanging out with interesting/ spunky/ kind people, Pretty much anything that challenges my mind, Self-improvement, Stories and History, Finding beauty in the little things, Warmth, and Exploring.I am interested in practically everything. I think because I was an actress for so long, I understand just how malleable my mind is. And that has interesting philosophical implications, as the state of my mind determines how I experience reality. So if my mind is malleable, then so is reality as I experience it. And having read Einstein, I am not convinced of an objective reality. And I like the idea of exploring as much as I can to try to reach an understanding of the world. Somehow, if I can master the tennants of the world, I feel like I will be equipped to solve its mysteries. Even if that is entirely irrational.
Performer
(Dominant Extroverted Abstract Feeler)
You are a PERFORMER (DEAF)— personable, self-assured, and excellent under pressure. You are extroverted and strong-willed, which, in combination means you are good with people and aren't willing to let opportunity pass you by. Congratulations. I'm sure all the peons you've stepped on never saw it coming and didn't feel a thing.You have formidable creative talents, and you often following what your heart tells you instead of your logical mind. Your exuberance can earn you many friends and admirers, despite your ambition, or it can intimidate the less confident into keeping their distance. It's also possible that you're Madonna.
Interesting, quirky, vivacious people. My favorite people inspire me and make me laugh and think.
Jazz and blues are my absolute favorite genres of music. John Coltrane, Miles Davis, BB King, Skip James, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Fats Waller, Buddy Guy, Bill Withers, Eric Clapton, Cole Porter!, Diana Krall, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Eva Cassidy, and so many more - it would be impossible to name them all. I love rock of many stripes, including classic, alternative, hard. The Beatles (of course), CSNY, STP, Smashing Pumpkins, Jack Johnson, Vonda Shepard, Aimee Mann, Ani DeFranco, Queens of the Stone Age, VAST, Cat Stevens, REM, Led Zepplin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Van Morrison, Alice in Chains, Metallica (Fade to Black and Turn the Page, which were both covers), Deftones (Change), Tool (Sober), Soundgarden, Billie Joel, John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt, Athretha Franklin (who I may be miscategorizing), Simon and Garfunkle, Elton John, Portishead, Radiohead, Air, System of a Down, and lots more. Musical theater (Steven Sondheim, Danny Elfman- Nighmare Before Christmas), classical (Rochmoninov, Mussorgsky, Bach, Mozart, Gershwin, and those cats), opera (Carmen), instrumental hip hip (DJ Shadow), some bluegrass (Allison Krauss and The "Soggy Bottom Boys" from Oh Brother Where Art Thou?), motown. I love haunting music, anything with a minor third is my friend. Really, above all, I just love music.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5-ElkReTY
A Scanner Darkly, American Beauty, The Princess Bride, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Before Sunrise, Chasing Amy, As Good as it Gets, Jerry McGuire, Magnolia, Nightmare Before Christmas, Forrest Gump, Twelve Angry Men, Some Like it Hot, Schindler's List, Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society, Dangerous Minds, Defending your Life, MST3K, Monty Python, 12 Monkeys, Detriot Rock City, What the Bleep Do We Know?, Waking Life, I Heart Huckabees, The Coporation, Control Room, The Hurricane, The Green Mile, The Lion in Winter, Being John Malkovich, Alice in Wonderland, Made in Heaven, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Contact, Finding Neverland, Walk the Line, Beyond the Sea, The Usual Suspects, Sin City's artwork (though I really dislike the movie itself), anything Kevin Spacey, Shall We Dance, Citizen Kane, Dr. Strangelove, When Harry Met Sally, The Incredibles, Supertroopers, The Imposters, The Producers, Robin Hood Men in Tights, anything Mel Brooks, The Big Lebowski, Hudsucker Proxy, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, anything Cohen brothers, Amelie, The Royal Tennebaums, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Fish Called Wanda, Zoolander, The Zero Effect, The Game, Dark City, State and Main, Pleasantville, Big Fish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIZAyFrtIA
Grey's Anatomy. I keep forgetting I have cable. When I remember, I watch The Daily Show and Project Runway. I used to be obssesed with Family Guy, Seinfeld, 30-Something (the "Princess Stupidhead" episode hooked me), the Simpsons, and Invader Zim. I try not to watch too much tv anymore, because it breeds mind-numbing lethargy after a certain point.
As I have ADD, I am usually reading about 20 books at a time. They are: The Self-Aware Universe, Quantum Electro Dynamics: A Strange Theory of Light and Matter, The History of Sexuality, A People's History of the United States, The Fabric of the Cosmos, Discipline and Punish, The Soul of Keirkegaard, and the Disappearence of the Universe. Some of the best books I have ever read: On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society is an incredibly eye-opening book dealing with the psychology of killing, the true experience and ramifications of war, and how the techiniques employed to condition soldiers to kill are present in society. Fascinating book. A General Theory of Love: Very interesting book dealing with the neurological effects of relationships, especially during key developmental stages in humans and to a lesser degree, animals. Gets into some neuroscience, and does a great job of a giving a scientific explanation for phenomina that I found baffling prior to reading the book. Prison Madness: The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do About it. This is another eye-opening book that catalyzed my activism around prison reform. A Short History of Nearly Everything. Hilarious and very interesting history and explication of scientific advancement in the modern era. For lay person, this book started me on my year-plus physics kick. The Elegant Universe. String theory is the shizzle.
M.C. Escher, Kevin Spacey, Diana Krall, Ella Fitzgerald, Jon Coltrane, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Gautuma Buddha, Salvador Dali, Jesus, Arthur Schopenhauer, my dad, and of course, the guy who invented ice cream.