Makeup, Art, Costumes, Things of beauty, Fairy tales, History, artifacts, theatrics and beautifully manipulated/ orchestrated moments, I believe in details, Flair and flamboyance, lamentation, imagination, reminiscing, Cynicism, human behavior and its underlying influences, acts of passion (no, not sex) or just the idea of being overwhelmingly consumed by the emotions brought on by the moment, Music, Words (whether in sonnets or song)
exploration, findings things where some say there is naught, discovering,
saying proverbs incorrectly but having the meaning understood anyway,
"out of character" moments on my and others' part really are thrilling.
I'd like to meet:
Karol Wojtyla. :)
Danny Elfman, Bobby Driscoll, Bobby Darin (quite possibly the love of my life, though you probably will never understand why):
(actually for his acting, believe it.),
(the one and only),
Robin Williams, Donald O'Connor, Roald Dahl, Ricky Gervais, Rufus Wainwright, Kate Winslet, Dame Judi Dench, Christina Ricci, Winona Ryder, Dick Van Dyke, Frank McCourt, Jason Isaacs, Liev Schreiber, Anderson Cooper, Kevyn Aucoin. King Arthur. Interesting people or people with fascinating interests.
The wee folk who dance on the purple moors.
"A GREAT MAN, is one that can be a survivor, as opposed to somebody who is born into something and made a few right business decisions and has accomplished, what, money?" -- Angelina Jolie
Someone who'll help me find the light switch.
People who do not need or use a diploma to validate their intellect (although congratulations if you have one), people who are not too worried about having the latest and greatest.
People who question, but not too bitterly. people willing to understand as well as to be understood, who have an appreciation for the humanity in others. People who can see what's real and what's not. People who can be honest with themselves, and don't spew words that sound like that's the correct thing to say; meaning, I don't like overly strict political correctness. People with similar interests, would do too.
Music:
You can't go wrong with music.
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Feckin' beau-ti-ful.
Ella Fitzgerald & Dinah Shore - Blues Medley (SIMPLY STUNNING.)
Obviously, Matchbox 20 - Leave
My Chemical Romance - Helena
Current fascination:
The Beatles, Danny Elfman
But where would I start?
The subtle and the dramatic... Jazz, Blues, Folk/Acoustic/Indie, Motown, Standards of the American Songbook, anything 60s/70s (but disco.), almost all kinds of Rock, Showtunes/Disney, certains kinds of classical--I don't know how they're classified, Ethnic/Celtic, New Age, Bluegrass/Newgrass, I love the human voice, anything that haunts, and all the other good stuff...
I also love the kind of music that transcends the boundaries of these labels or genres, and bathe in the glory of its masterpiece.
Ok, I just LOVE music, that's all. It leaves me, and lets me be, speechless.
Movies:
Walken.
I don't think there is an actual favorite.
3:10 TO YUMA!! The Others, The Up Series, BBC Pride and Prejudice, The Patriot (if only for Col. Tavington alone), American Beauty, The Libertine, Forrest Gump,
Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow (basically any Tim Burton stuff),
Moulin Rouge, Mermaids, IQ, A Life Less Ordinary, Never Been Kissed, About a Boy, School of Rock, Now and Then, 13 Going on 30 (the music is perfectly queued), The Princess Bride, Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Christopher Guest films,
Mad Hot Ballroom, Mad About Mambo, If a Man Answers, Gone with the Wind, Singin' in the Rain, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hook,
The Land Before Time (the FIRST one),Disney's Peter Pan, Disney's Robin Hood, Disney's Dumbo, Disney's The Lion King, Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney's Ichabod Crane (I never knew that was Bing Crosby!)
Basically all Disney material produced pre-lizzie mcguire era. that was the beginning of the end.
Disney's Snow White scares the hellouttame, cannot watch it alone, for real.
Television:
The Office (BBC) The David Brent Dance for Charity
(trying to outshine his "more popular" big boss who just finished a choreographed disco number)
I LOVE Ghost Hunters.
3rd Rock from the Sun, documentaries--especially biographical, (British Humor), The Office (BBC), Cold Case Files.
PBS!, The Learning Channel, The Discovery Channel...
and I will admit...The Maury Show. are you the father?
Books:
Like Water for Chocolate, Kevyn Aucoin makeup books, Crazy Lady!, Le Petit Prince, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Biographies (except for those of most politicians, I just can't seem to keep myself interested), A Thousand Paths to _______ books, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Angela's Ashes, Jemima J, The Moorchild, The Hobbit. Danny the Champion of the World, Children's stories and Roald Dahl in general, Fantasy books, Brian Jacques adventures, my photo album.
children's books because the authors help children to recognize the significance of the little things that 'grown ups' easily overlook and instead magnify them and weave intricacies around them for the hearts of the children, and me. These stories have breathed life into my childhood.
Heroes:
My Dear Mom, the strongest, most understanding, selfless, compassionate, and rationally open-minded woman I know, and my daddy--even though we had our moments. Through these people I was raised an unconventional gal.
