My new band CUTE BAND ALERT, my new-found love of karaoke, making a fool of myself (most extraordinarily thru previous interest),coffee dates, British stuff (total anglophile), really big cities, learning guitar,riding my rad bike, being really east coast, dancing my heart out whenever the opportunity arises (and endlessly seeking said opportunities), people who don't pull punches, people who wear prescription glasses, people who feel out of place wearing sunglasses, men in white pants, messy people, blue stuff, cats -- especially a certain white cat named Bowie. I really dig: music, dancing wildly, snobby beer, happy hours, and men in black-rimmed glasses who look like Elvis or Jarvis.
People who don't conform and who honor their inner and outer freak, especially in circumstances where they can hide it. And curvy women who own it and love their bodies. Where are they?? I want to start a one-woman revolution and need a following.
Elvis Costello, Pulp, Bowie, Shins, Belle & Sebastian, Elliott Smith, Matthew Sweet, Teenage Fanclub, Art Brut, Beck, Old 97s, Saint Etienne, Elastica, Komeda, PJ Harvey, T. Rex, Flaming Lips, Love, The Jam, The Damned, Ted Leo, The Clash, Velvet Crush, Le Tigre, Morrissey, Pat Benatar, The Go-Gos, Fountains of Wayne, Capitol City Dusters, Check Please, Quixotic, Vile Cherubs, Sarah Azzara, Britpop, Powerpop. And of course, BRUCE!
Donnie Darko, Jesus' Son, Rushmore, Ghostworld, High Fidelity, High Art, Secretary, Motorcycle Diaries, Trainspotting, movies with cute, tortured, teenage boys. Recent loves are Shortbus (MUST SEE), Waitress, Lars and the Real Girl. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly will change your life.
I am currently unable to stop watching Flight of the Conchords. It's become a bit of a problem.
My favorite author is Milan Kundera but I generally prefer nonfiction, preferably with a focus on consumerism, feminism, sociology, or how to get over my inner demons and contribute to society. Also, I love reading mags like Bust, Bitch, The Nation, Adbusters, and Mother Jones.
Betty Dodson. If you don't know who that is, you should.