Games with family and friends, Video Games with my son and Husband like Gears of War, Resistence Fall of Man, Halo 3, City of Heroes/Villains, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, any and all things "Sims", and anything on the Wii! Drawing, Painting, and Photography if and when I have the time these days, The occasional karaoke night (I'm really a homebody not a party girl, and I wouldn't have it any other way), Going to the movies, Taking a drive and just listening to music loud, Tiki culture, Retro anything, Harley and Mr. J, Ancient Egypt, Virology, ghost hunting (The Abnormal in Search of the Paranormal),penguins, monkeys, great white sharks, Halloween, little red riding hood and the big bad wolf, the color orange,the number 13, coffee, wine, Alice in Wonderland, single malt scotch, or a yummy blend like Johnny Walker Black, Gold, or Blue and gourmet food.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.- Albert Einstein
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I like just about everything, but some of my favorites are...Newer stuff- Godsmack,
Disturbed,
Rob Zombie, Finger Eleven,
Shiny Toy Guns,
The All American Rejects,
Sugarcult, Breaking Benjamin, Clutch, Coheed and Cambria, Alkaline Trio, Killswitch Engage, Powerman 5000, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Switchfoot, Mudvayne, Slipknot, System of a Down, Tenacious D, Cake, The Gentle Waves, Tegan and Sara, Black Label Society, The Killers, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Muse, Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie, Brand New, Shinedown, Queens of the Stone Age, Papa Roach, My Chemical Romance, Garbage, Velvet Revolver, lots of Alternative, 70's Punk, New Wave, Dark Wave, Lounge, Swing, Big Band, Electronica, Metal, and British pop and rock. Older stuff- The Police are my all time favorite... Mr. Bungle, KISS, Guns n' Roses, Hair bands, Adam Ant, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Blondie, Eurythmics, Gary Numan, Men at Work. I pretty much listen to something from every genre of music.
I am such a HUGE movie fan. Some of my favorites to name a few... 300, Sin City, Superman Returns, X-Men 1 and 2, Batman Begins, All things "Alien", Predator, The Departed, Grindhouse, Kill Bill 1 and 2 (anything Tarantino actually), Robert Rodriquez movies, anything Kubrick, Wes Anderson projects, lot's of Polanski, Memento, The Limey, A Shot in the Dark, Monster Squad, David Lynch flicks, The Lost Boys, Jaws, The Craft, Terminator series, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Running Scared (the one with Paul Walker not Billy Crystal..) Nightwatch (the Russian one), Indiana Jones, Punch Drunk Love, Last of the Mohicans, American Psycho, Army of Darkness, Hearts in Atlantis, Anything Bond, From Hell, Fight Club, Sexy Beast, The Big Lebowski, The Godfather 1 and 2, Heat, Boogie Nights, M. Night Shyamalan movies, Run Lola Run, Thursday, Kevin Smith movies, Tim Burton movies, Freeway, The Goonies, Harry Potter (books and movies), Legend, Time Bandits,The Usual Suspects, Star Wars, lots of Hitchcock, Lord of the Rings trilogy. Lots of comedies like Spinal Tap (anything Christopher Guest), Borat, Anchorman, Orgazmo, Overboard, Cable Guy, Uncle Buck, Sixteen Candles, Young Frankenstein, RocketMan, Grandma's Boy, Mystery Men (hey, I think it's funny!), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Shaun of the Dead. I LOVE horror movies. The Shining, Halloween is a standard, love all the slasher flicks as well as supernatural, werewolves, vampires, and of course, zombies. You name it, I've seen it.
Huge fan of Joss Whedon, I really miss Buffy, Angel, and Firefly. Another show that was incredible was Carnivale (RIP, Freaks and Geeks, Deadwood, and Farscape as well) if you have the chance to check it out, DO. Right now I like... Dexter, Lost, Heroes, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Breaking Bad, Big Brother, Flight of the Conchords, Paranormal State, Battlestar Galactica, AOTS, Pushing Daisies, Reno 911!, Curb your Enthusiasm, Showbiz Show, The NFL (Go Pats!), Judge Judy (I love her), House, MXC, Robot Chicken, Ghost Hunters, Rescue Me, Big Love, Smallville, Supernatural, It's Always sunny in Philadelphia, Best Week Ever, The Soup, The Office. I love British comedies, like, Ab Fab, Extras, The Young Ones, Fawlty Towers, Spaced, Ed Vs. Spencer (love them!), and once again, The Office. Oh, and Da Ali G Show.....Booyakasha!!
Anything on art, photography, virology, meteorology, metaphysics and other stuff that makes me look halfway intelligent, because it is very plausible in the grand scheme of things I might not be. Stephen King - The Dark Tower series, The Regulators, Desperation, The Shining. Harry Potter, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Robin Cook, Peter Straub, Ray Bradbury, Tom Perotta, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lewis Caroll, Roald Dahl, Jane Austen, Edgar Allen Poe, Peter Benchley, Steve Alten. I also enjoy comic books and graphic novels. My husband really got me into them. Especially those written by Garth Ennis, Frank Miller, Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Alan Moore, Stan "The Man" Lee, and Joss Whedon (once again). Hey, I didn't let him name my son Lex Luthor for nothing!
Our armed forces, police officers, fire fighters, and everyday citizens who try to make this world a safer, better place to live. Thank you!