my wish list:
"Sometimes it's hard to walk in a single woman's shoes.
That's why we need really special ones now and then
to make the walk a little more fun."
[Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City]
^Madrid, Spain - Feb. 2007^
^Toledo, Spain - Feb. 2005^
"Travel pushes my boundaries. When you travel, you become invisible, if you want. I do want. I like to be the observer. What makes people who they are? Could I feel at home here? No one expects you to have the stack of papers back by Tuesday, or to check messages, or to fertilize the geraniums. When traveling, you have the delectable possibility of not understanding a word of what is said to you. Language becomes simply a musical background for watching bicycles zoom alongside a canal, calling for nothing from you. Travel releases spontaneity. You become a godlike creature full of choice, free to visit the stately pleasure domes, make love in the morning, sketch a bell tower. You open, as in childhood, and--for a time--receive this world. There's the visceral aspect, too--the huntress who is free. Free to go, free to return home bringing memories to lay on the hearth." -Frances Mayes, from the book A Year In The World
I'm not big on going out to clubs, bars, etc., but every once in a while I don't mind going to a lounge or a jazz cafe/bar. The Red Cat Jazz Cafe downtown is a lot of fun. Oooh, and Marfreless--a chill, hole-in-the-wall, make-out bar, right across the street from my house--that's cool too :) Mugsy's is another one of my favorite places. OK, I better stop, I'm sounding like an alcoholic or something. I swear I'm not.
I LOVE going to the movies. I usually go by myself, because I like going to see 2 or 3 movies in one day, and most people get tired after one. On the other hand, it's fun to go with friends to see a good movie that you can discuss afterward.
I also love movies from the periods of the '30s to the '60s. My favorites are just about any movies that star Cary Grant or Audrey Hepburn (as you will notice in my movie section). Katherine Hepburn is another favorite.
I enjoy a good musical. I prefer the ones that are funny or romantic...or both. My favorites so far are Guys & Dolls, The Producers, Once Upon A Mattress, The Music Man.
I'm almost always listening to music...I love how it affects my mood...put on some Jason Mraz and get really happy! My favorite kinds of songs are those that break your heart, where you can feel the person's pain by the way they sing, the lyrics, and the instrumentation. I like going to that place of heartbreak. It's good therapy, and it's free!
someone who makes me feel like this:
someone who makes my heart go pitter-patter and my knees go weak.
a man who possesses chivalry, charisma, and charm.. but is compassionate and empathic as well.
he's got to be a dreamer, too. life's too short to allow bitterness and cynicism into it.
“your heart just breaks, that's all. but you can't judge, or point fingers. you just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.â€
[audrey hepburn]
"you can always tell what kind of a person a man thinks you are by the earrings he gives you. i must say, the mind reels."
[holly golightly, breakfast at tiffany's]
i'd also like to meet this wonderful artist:
and, this lovely man, too:
music is everything...
The All-American Rejects - Jason Mraz - Tristan Prettyman - Rachael Yamagata - MARC BROUSSARD - Imogen Heap - Frou Frou - Rilo Kiley - Jem - COLDPLAY - Keane - Reindeer Section - SNOW PATROL - Lisa Loeb - Interpol - Iron & Wine - KT Tunstall - Brandi Carlile - BEN FOLDS - Rooney - Phantom Planet - Natalie Merchant - Keren Ann - Ray LaMontagne - Jonny Lang - Maroon 5 - Justin Timberlake - Alejandro Sanz - Juanes (my favorite Colombian!) - Amos Lee - Aqualung - Beck - ELLA FITZGERALD - MICHAEL BUBLE - Tony Bennett - Harry Connick, Jr. - Pasion Vega - Dave Matthews Band - Bobby Darin - Eisley - Death Cab for Cutie - The Stills - Buena Vista Social Club - Carlos Vives - Chantal Kreviazuk - Chris Botti - Corinne Bailey Rae - Cyndi Lauper - Natasha Bedingfield - The Strokes - Dashboard Confessional - Eartha Kitt - Eva Ayllon (Peruvian singer-AMAZING) - Evanescence - Foo Fighters - FRANK SINATRA - DEAN MARTIN - Gavin DeGraw - Gary Jules - Gorillaz - Gotan Project - Howie Day - Incubus - Jack Johnson - Ricky Martin (his Spanish stuff is beautiful.. the English stuff, not so much) - Jamie Cullum - John Legend - Damien Rice - Josh Groban - Faith Hill - The Killers - Leona Naess - LOUIS ARMSTRONG - ANYTHING AFRO PERUVIAN OR AFRO CUBAN - Wyclef Jean - Modest Mouse - Nelly Furtado - Nick Drake - No Doubt - Oasis - Otis Redding - Ozomatli - ROSEMARY CLOONEY - Peter Gabriel - Placido Domingo - Postal Service - Queen - Richard Ashcroft - The Verve - Rob Thomas - Matchbox Twenty - Robbie Williams - RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - Ryan Adams - Sarah McLachlan - Seal - Sheryl Crow - The Shins - Sixpence None the Richer - Starsailor - Weezer - Stereophonics - Tears for Fears - Tom Petty - TRAVIS - U2 - Schuyler Fisk - Joshua Radin - Jim Bianco - Cary Brothers - Sara Bareilles - Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band - The 88 - Alex Cuba Band - Anna Nalick - Augustana - Beach Boys - The Beatles - Billy Joel - BRMC - Blind Melon - Bruno Merz - The Clientele - Colin Hay - Citizen Cope - David Gray - Dawn Landes - Depeche Mode - Tears for Fears - Editors - Elton John - Billy Joel - Foy Vance - The Fray - Gnarls Barkley - Hem - The Like - India.Arie - Jack Johnson - James Blunt - Josh Kelley - Kaiser Chiefs - Mat Kearney - Matthew Sweet - Mazzy Star - The Sundays - Nikka Costa - Paolo Nutini - Phoenix - The Raconteurs - Regina Spektor - Ringside - Rosie Thomas - Ryan Adams - Sufjan Stevens - Tony Lucca - William Fitzsimmons - Ingrid Michaelson - The Weepies - We Are Scientists - Priscilla Ahn - Allie Moss - Jake Newton - Stars of Track and Field - A Fine Frenzy - Matt Nathanson - Meiko - Muse - Kooks - Gabriel Mann - Dave Barnes - Greg Laswell - Rich Price... and the occasional country song.
the best band ever.. travis
kt tunstall.. just amazing.
i love melée
Good Will Hunting... Say Anything... Garden State... Motorcycle Diaries... Funny Face (I could watch this movie over and over and not get tired of it)... Charade (Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn? This is my favorite movie EVER)... North by Northwest... Two for the Road... Valentin (beautiful Argentinian movie that tugs at my heart strings every time)... Must Love Dogs... Red Eye... In Her Shoes... Prime... Elizabethtown... Almost Famous... Jerry Maguire (ok, basically anything Cameron Crowe directed--except Vanilla Sky)... Proof... A Perfect Murder... Scream trilogy... View From The Top... Beautiful Girls... Chocolat (Johnny Depp has never been sexier)... 13 Going On 30... In Good Company... Keeping The Faith... The Upside Of Anger... The Chumscrubber... Moonstruck... One Fine Day... Good Night, and Good Luck. ... Get Shorty... Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl... Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest... Working Girl... That Thing You Do!... A League of Their Own... Crash... A Lot Like Love... Cast Away... The Royal Tenenbaums... EDtv... Notting Hill... The Recruit (even though I can't STAND Collin Farrell)... the Bourne trilogy... Lord of the Rings trilogy... Moonlight & Valentino... Home for the Holidays... Only You... Hope Floats... Emma... Life as a House... Meet Joe Black... Pride & Prejudice (the one with Keira Knightley)... My Big Fat Greek Wedding... The Other Sister... Something's Gotta Give... Monty Python and the Holy Grail... How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days... Serendipity... The Wedding Singer... Love Actually... Capote... As Good as It Gets... Mallrats... My Cousin Vinny... Pretty Woman... Hanging Up... E.T. ... Back to the Future 1 & 2... Dave...61*... Possession... The American President... Catch Me If You Can... Brokeback Mountain... Walk the Line... The Family Stone... Guys & Dolls... The Producers (both versions)... Just Friends... Madagascar... The Holiday... Rear Window... The Shop Around the Corner... The Odd Couple... The Perfect Storm... O Brother, Where Art Thou... Solaris... His Girl Friday... For Your Consideration... Talladega Nights... Casino Royale... Amelie... The Devil Wears Prada... Little Miss Sunshine... Thank You for Smoking... The Green Mile... Paris, Je T'Aime... Shut Up & Sing... Little Children... Once... Shaun of the Dead... Ratatouille... How to Marry a Millionaire... ACROSS THE UNIVERSE... I'm Reed Fish
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OK, I am a TV addict! There are a lot of shows I enjoy, so here goes...
Gone, but not forgotten:
Friends
Felicity
Sex and the City
ALIAS
Gilmore Girls
Mad About You
Will & Grace
Studio 60
^Someday, I hope to live in New York City, just like Felicity Porter..^
^..and Carrie Bradshaw, of course.^
Favorites:
Grey's Anatomy
Heroes
Private Practice
The Office
Chuck
Journeyman
Bionic Woman
Brothers & Sisters
Side Order of Life
Army Wives
ER
Ugly Betty
Supernatural
Desperate Housewives
House MD
Real Time with Bill Maher
Bones
Shows I Watch Regularly:
Oprah
Austin City Limits
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
SNL
Inside the Actors Studio
right now, it's anything by jennifer weiner: good in bed, in her shoes, little earthquakes...anything and everything by her is what i want to be reading.
the between boyfriends book, by cindy chupak (one of the writers from sex and the city), is really funny, and a quick read.
as you can probably tell, i'm quite superficial in my book choices. i like to read things that are fun, and serve as a distraction from everyday stresses. every once in a while, though, i'll pick up something that will open my mind and let me dream of things i want to do with my life.
My grandfather...he told it like it is. He could tell when something was awry. He taught me by example how to be organized in my life, and the letters he wrote to my grandmother were beautiful. He even wrote one to me when I was born.
^Me and grandpa at Daytona^
^Me, grandma and grandpa at my 1st birthday party^
My mom. She is the hardest working person I have ever known. In the past year that I've been working with her, I have seen how much she cares about her patients. I don't have any aspirations of becoming a doctor, but I hope to have a career in which I care that much about the people I work with and the people I help.
^my mommy in greece, summer '89.^
AUDREY HEPBURN. Everything about her was amazing. She was a great actress, a kind person, and a humanitarian. I hope to one day possess at least half of the selflessness that she did.
JOHN LENNON. He was a brilliant artist, musician, and activist. I admired the way that he refused to be quiet, despite Nixon's threats. He is terribly missed. We need someone like him right now.