I love many things. Obviously, I love to take pictures and edit them. I am a big fan of art. All types. Even silly little cartoons. I love to read and write. I prefer fiction novels that I can somehow relate. I love to travel, to see new places. I would love to be able to take a trip around the world. I love to cook. Though I don't get to do it enough. I love to dance, so I will use any excuse I can to do it. I love plays and musicals. and um...MUSIC and MOVIES are at the top. All types of music, all the time. As far as movies...some are better than others. But you can read more about that below.
Clint Eastwood.
Ewan McGregor.
Rachel Ray.
Liam Neeson.
Edward Norton.
Susan Sarandon.
Deceased:
Elvis Presley, George Washington, James Dean, Jane Austin.
I am a big fan of music, in general. Not any one type. I have mixture of music. I listen to it all. Alternative, Rock, Pop, new age, techno, world, classical, reggae, country, metal, hip-hop, r&b, blues, jazz, folk, bluegrass... Some recent artists that have been at the top of my list are: Snow Patrol, Azure Ray, KT Tunstall, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Christina Aguilera, Norah Jones, Nelly Furtado, Kelly Clarkson, Fatboy Slim, Aneela, Benise, Panjabi MC, Bird York, Nickel Creek, Better Than Ezra, Keith Urban, Gorillaz, The Weepies, Coheed and Cambria, Natasha Bedingfield, Gavin DeGraw, Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Damien Rice, and Radiohead.
Why 30 Seconds to Mars? Because Jared Leto rox...literally.
A fanatic's collection of favorites is always long. I love many movies, for many reasons. I go to the movies almost once a week. For some movies, its the whole ambiance you get when going to see it in a theater full of people. It's not the same when you're at home on your couch. I love all sorts of movies, for many different reasons. I can like a movie for its direction, but not for its story. Or I can love the score, but think the ending stinks. Movies can make you experience every sort of emotion. They make you think, and wonder, and dream.here are some movies that I hold in high esteem.
Here are some recent or just complete favorites: An Affair to Remember, Sideways, Donnie Darko, Pirates of the Caribbean (all three), Wonderland, Taking Lives, thirteen, Girl interrupted, Down with Love, The Matrix (the first one), Appleseed, Star Wars (all six episodes), Batman (the original), Over the Hedge, Pride & Prejudice, The Boondock Saints, Step Up, Lock stock and two smoking barrels, Snatch, Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream, Sin City, Blow, The Village, Lord of the Rings trilogy, She's The Man and Crash. And I totally forgot..I'm not a big fan of "horror" movies. Purely because what they classify has horror movies today, I'm sorry but gore does not make it more scary. Just more gross. So I must add High Tension to my list. If you have not seen it, go now and rent it. It is clever, and while there is gore, it's perfect.
I love watching the food network in the afternoon. I watch Paula's Home Cooking, Everyday Italian, Barefoot Contessa, 30 Minute Meals, and Good Eats. I also, religiously, watch Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty and Brothers & Sisters. I still watch Friends, That 70's Show and Sex & The City re-runs.
I like reading for some of the same reasons I love watching movies. I like to escape for a while. Reading stimulates the brain. It's one reason I try to read at night; it makes me dream. I have a very vivid imagination. I'm that kid in school who actually understood Shakespeare. Who could really see that picture that the author describes. Who walks along with the characters in the fields of flowers. Yeah, I'm that kid. I love classic books, like Great Expectations, Pride & Prejudice, and Jane Eyre. Romeo and Juliet is still one of my favorite plays. Though I don't rule out fantasy, I tend to stick to fiction novels.
My great aunt, who lost the love of her life but is still going. My grandmother, who just recently had a heart attack but is doing better. My best friends. Firefighters, police officers, doctors, nurses, EMT's... And myself. For even with the help of friends and loved ones, they can't really help you unless you help yourself too.