lily. willis. qt with the former. baby stuff. mommy stuff. experiencing what a real relationship is. planning. learning italian. books. credit. vintage dresses. film. cartoons. art. my Benny boy-the best brown dog in the whole wide world. hotels. overdressing. clear skies + hot weather. being tan. southern cooking. any cooking--as long as it's not mine. restaurants (again, involves food but requires no effort from me). absolutely the beach. dogs. hard work, hard play. manners. buying gifts. live music--preferably when there's a horn section. going dancing (latin, dancehall, hip hop). being accountable. getting it figured out. retaining my focus. oceans. cities. family. grad school.
No random bands or rappers.
hip hop, dancehall, salsa, r&b, latin jazz, dub, paul weller, micheal jackson, jamiroquai, method man, astrud & bebel gilberto, amel larrieux, mary j. blige, destiny's child; outkast, bob marley, goodie mob, esthero, sade, jay-z for sure, aaliyah, d'angelo, otis redding, miss badu, prince, ludacris, the beatles, elton john, van morrison, heart, steely dan, tommy dorsey, benny goodman, sinatra of course
almost all Woody Allen, City of God, Amelie, Ninja Scroll, Secrets and Lies, Dancer in the Dark, Princess Mononoke, Triplets of Belleville, Leon, Meet the Parents, Pirates of the Caribbean, recently: Garden State, House of Flying Daggers
who has time?
anything David Sedaris, Song of Soloman, Love in the Time of Cholera, The Awakening, The Golden Compass, The Fountainhead, 100 Years of Solitude, Lolita, Brave New World, Harry Potter, Invisible Man, Waiting, Catch-22, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Great Gatsby, The Metamorphosis, Infinite Jest, White Teeth, The God of Small Things
mama betty and gampy