Music, travel, reading, writing, singing, outdoor recreation (caving, rafting, riding, climbing, hiking, etc.), creativity and self-expression, pushing boundaries, libertarianism, quantum psychology (perception=reality), metaphysics, intoxicated discussions of lofty intellectual topics, studying gradual shifts in societal consciousness and values, learning, psychedelia, androgyny, feeling sorry for myself, animals, anime, art, psychology, cats, the environment, dancing, design, dreams, editing, europe, expanding my mind, experimentation, foreign languages, good food, good conversation, honesty, horses, dragons, dolphins, kink, laughing my ass off, nature, the mountains, new orleans, new york city, old houses, parks, partying, pets, photography, photoshop, preraphaelite paintings, pro-choice, raves, savannah, sleeping, wine, art nouveau... people who actually read this shit before messaging me about hooking up with "freaky redheads"... ;P
I'd like to meet:
Not really looking to meet anyone, unless you're an old acquaintance... Or if you happen to be fun hipster-type in the Williamsburg area. (I'm still a relative n00bie in town, and would like to regain some semblance of a social group!) Watching all the circles of friends smoking and passing wine around in McCarren park every evening makes me jealous! ;PAs for me: Everything I do, I do all the way, whether it be work, play, or have a conversation. I love learning and self-expression, I am very work-hard-play-hard, and I sometimes tend toward extremes. (No, I'm not any crazier than you are. I think I know myself fairly well, though there is always much to learn!) What I care about: who you are as a person, what gets you up in the morning, what you crave and fear in life - and sharing myself with kindred spirits, be they friend or lover.
If you're not intelligent, creative, and extremely open-minded, trust me - don't bother. But if you're the type of person who enjoys in-depth exploration of yourself, others, and the world, I'm listening. :)
You can say it one more time -
What you don't like.
Let me hear it one more time, then
Have a seat while I
Take to the sky.
- tori amos
Music:
My stock answer is, "I like everything from nine inch nails to jimmy buffett!" Anything emotionally powerful, and generally the more layers, the better. Nine inch nails, tori amos, air, beck, bjork, chris corner, fiona apple, fischerspooner, garbage, i am x, ladytron, lamb, live, massive attack, musicals, outkast, ludakris, placebo, poe, portishead, radiohead, sigur ros, sneaker pimps, the cure, trent reznor, vnv nation, the killers, the postal service, tricky, hooverphonic, '80s, pink floyd, morcheeba, apoptygma bezerk, depeche mode, the smiths, mazzy star, a perfect circle, beastie boys, missy elliott, M.I.A., gorillaz, cocteau twins, the chemical brothers, coldplay, oldies, david bowie, eminem, dead can dance, enigma, enya, franz ferdinand, guns 'n' roses, moby, royksopp, my life with the thrill kill kult, lords of acid, new order, joy division, paul oakenfold, orbital, pj harvey, my bloody valentine, wolfsheim, flaming lips, lcd soundsystem, the go team, the rapture, the knife, lady sovereign, gnarls barkley, slowdive, angels and airwaves, peter bjorn and john, the faint, daft punk ... the list goes on.
Movies:
The main theme I have noticed, if there is one: extraordinary things happening to ordinary people. (Yay escapism... ;) Requiem for a dream, edward scissorhands, donnie darko, the lion king, interview with the vampire, star wars (4-6), spirited away, harold and kumar go to whitecastle, napoleon dynamite, groove, go, contact, terminator 2, braveheart, ghost, fear and loathing in loss vegas, lain, clockwork orange, the shining, tim burton, lord of the rings, harry potter, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, disturbing horror, cheesy fantasy, labyrinth, the dark crystal, princess mononoke, legend, the wall, phantom of the opera, fight club, rent, mel brooks, the last unicorn, the crow, monty python, moulin rouge, waking life
Television:
Not a huge fan... I haven't even had cable in years. ATHF, Robot Chicken, South Park, Lost, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, nature shows, documentaries
Books:
the art of loving, robert anton wilson, chuck palahniuk, metaphysics books, design books, older anne rice, marion zimmer bradley, hunter s. thompson, anne mccaffrey, harry potter, the artist's way, neil gaiman, lord of the rings, birth of the firebringer, the three pillars of zen, calvin & hobbes, the grapes of wrath, catch 22, brave new world, 1984, fahrenheit 451, stranger in a strange land, psychology books, post-apocalyptic... anything that makes me sit and reflect when I close it.
Heroes:
My sister (miss you every day), my folks, al gore, tori amos, trent reznor, hunter s. thompson, chuck palahniuk, robert anton wilson, johnny depp, outkast, bjork, julia cameron. I'm more impressed by the courage to be yourself than I am by "great deeds"...
