I love softball,swimming, been REALLY into the old-school hip-hop scene for a long time, I've got a huge passion and appreciation for it...I also love laughing till I cry, dancing in my underwear...
well, dancing period.. singing, drawing, reading, camping, concerts, road trips, being in the sun, playing piano, spending time with my sister and friends.....Oh yeah, and did I mention that I like music, yeah, that would be my forte' and LOVE! How could I mention that last??
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So many genres, sooo many I could list...I can't stand just summing it up anymore! Here we go....
Zeppelin, Chili Peppers, Queen, Radiohead, Sublime, Hendrix, Outkast, A Tribe called Quest, Robert Randolph Band, Jack Johnson, The Strokes, Ellis, Mazzy Starr, DMB, Lupe Fiasco, Otis Redding, OK Go, The Claxons, Three Dog Night, Janis Joplin, John Mayer, Arcade Fire, Bob Dylan, Toadies, Bowie, Pete Yorn, Jethro Tull, Prince, Rage against the Machine, Elliot Smith, The Bravery, GrandMaster Flash, Audioslave, Mary J. Blige, Fuel, Pharell, INXS, Duke Ellington, The Killers, Tori Amos, Van Morrison, James Brown, Counting Crows, Beastie Boys, Jeff Buckley, Amos Lee, U2, Etta James, Jurassic 5, Sam Cooke, Incubus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Heart, Tom Petty & Heartbreakers, Faith Evans, Neil Young, Bob Marley, Talking Heads, Black Eyed Peas, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, Third Eye Blind, Cat Stevens, Lauryn Hill, The Who Kanye West, Franz Ferdinand, Joss Stone, Stevie Wonder, Fiona Apple, T-Rex, Eagles, Common, Kurtis Blow, Modest Mouse, B.B. King, Nas, Michael Jackson, White Stripes, Beatles, Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, S.O.A.D., The Clash, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Michael Buble, Ani Difranco, Funkadelic, LL Cool J, Gorillaz, Jay-Z, Guess Who, Tv on the Radio, KT Tunsdale, Elvis, Gnarls Barkley, Temptations, Beck, Ella Fitzgerald, Shinedown, Zombies, BeeGees(mostly 60's stuff, not crazy about disco days), The Doors, My Morning Jacket, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Kelis, Pixies, Elton John, Traci Chapman, STP, Loui Armstrong, Al Green, The Roots, Johnny Cash, Deftones, Talib Kweli, Death Cab 4 Cutie, Gwen Stefani, Frank Sinatra, Moody Blues, Wyclef Jean, Jackie Wilson, Grand Funk Railroad, Aretha Franklin, Kool & the Gang, Feist, Jefferson Airplane, Sly & the Family Stone....oh, probably much more, but I'm maxed out for now! Gotta LOVE music...It's an undeniable thing...Word!
I have a soft spot for all of those epic/ heroic/ patriotic/ romanesque type films, (probably my Dad's influence rubbing off), all Kevin Smith films, all Tim Burton/Danny Elfman movies,all John Hughes and "Brat Pack" stuff, Dead Poet's Society, The Shawshank Redemption, L.A. Confidential, Casablanca, a lot of Alfred Hitchcock, Almost Famous, Old School, Office Space, all of The Godfathers, Donny Darko, Platoon, Fight Club, SNATCH, Dazed and Confused..I find that I am drawn to a lot of Indie and foreign films as well, they seem like a breath of fresh air-very original.
Lately, I haven't been a big tv freak. I think most reality shows are obnoxious and very shallow, although I must admit I ocassionally get sucked into them. I do enjoy a good historical documentary; our past can be interesting stuff. Also, I miss the time in my life when I could regularly watch "Wonder Years", probably being one of the best parts of my childhood EVER! My sister and I also regularly get together to watch "Adult Swim" on Cartoon Network, which definitely gives me a good laugh!
Angela's Ashes, Teacher Man, Tis, big Frank McCourt fan! That Night and Child of my Heart by Alice McDermott, Catcher and the Rye, The Lipstick Jungle, all George Orwell books, The Great Gatsby, Rolling Stone (if that counts), lots of autobiographies..very interesting to hear about lives from the people who lived them, especially if they were exciting or wild.
My Mom, the strongest, most beautiful, and most generous person I have had the pleasure to be close to! I LOVE her!