photography, drawing, painting, minimalism, poetry, experimental writing, short shorts, novels, novellas, teacups, silent films, short films, photojournalism, recollections, memories, the 1920's, scrapbooks, scraps, rainy weather, swimming, environmentalism, abstract art, goldfish, japanese culture, breakfast cereal, rats, jewelry, vintage photographs, sewing, thrift shopping, garage sales, antiques, gardening, ferrets, playwrights, socks, organic foods, guinea pigs, corsets, classic musicals, henna, beachcombing, climbing lighthouses, rockpools, vacations, cabins, bicycles, hiking, daisies, snapshots, trivia, eating at restaurants, homemade dinners, pasta, hand puppets, swans, bakeries, swingsets, fresh vegetables out of the garden, grocery lists, doodling, buttons, ice-cream, abandoned factories, poets, skeleton keys, glass doorknobs, umbrellas, school pictures, glitter, accordians, telescopes, submarines, planting tulip bulbs, hopscotch, chalk, valentines, piano music, cellos, autumn, mix cd's, inside jokes, lemonade stands, masks, canoes, manta rays, bumble bees, pressed flowers, rainbows, curtains, costume parties, animal shelters, tiffany lamps, magic card tricks, pinky toes, marbles, picture books, pullip dolls, knock knock jokes, coloring books, icicles, nursery rhymes, lace, kites, studying insects, feeding the ducks, sandcastles, bromeliads, collecting random junk, rocks & minerals, caterpillars, graffiti, cloud shapes, hot chocolate with no marshmallows, comedians, jams and jellies, crickets, tic-tac-toe, blythe dolls, tea cozies, houses with shutters, bird houses, tree roots, cookie cutters, faeries, narwhals, lockets, frayed sweaters, kazoos, lemon lip balm, natural history, victorian attire, rainforests, locks, bird nests, scissors, picture frames, carnivorous plants, old jars, garden sheds, hidden paths, deer, bonfires, wishing on stars, mandolins, wishing wells, eyelashes, warm piano keys, hummingbirds, scarves, fireworks, marimbas
I love meeting other peculiar artists, writers, and those as enthusiastic about nonsensical things as much as I am.
...and the Dumbo Octopus.
Björk, Mystery Twin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rasputina, Kinrisu, Jana Hunter, The Battle of Land and Sea, The Octopus Project, Plancton9, Au Revoir Simone, Household Drugs, Elizabeth Cotten, Lavender Diamond, Belittle League, Cold Elf, Kaki King, Matmos, The Motifs, The Finches, Flying Scribble, Beartears, Because of Ghosts, 4 Bonjour's Parties, Frouky, Portishead, The Robot Ate Me, Ema and The Ghosts, Pretty Boy Crossover, Aye Aye, Gubia, The White Stripes, Blonde Redhead, White Magic, Architecture in Helsinki, The Raconteurs, Devo, Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers, The Cars, Beck, The Beatles, Tori Amos, Goldfrapp, PJ Harvey, Imogen Heap, Fiona Apple, Smoke Fairies, David Bowie, Blondie, The Horrors, The Clash, The B-52's, The Smashing Pumpkins, Catpower, Joe Hisaishi, Le Tigre, Robots in Disguise, Bikini Kill, Julie Ruin, Moby, Nine Inch Nails, Peaches, Tracy and The Plastics, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Veruca Salt, Sleater Kinnery, Guts Pie Earshot, Nouvelle Vague, The Pillows, The Raincoats, They Might Be Giants, Gorillaz, Puffy Ami Yumi
Blood Tea & Red String, MirrorMask, The Dark Crystal, Disney movies!, Any movie by Hayao Miyazaki, The Brave Little Toaster, The Last Unicorn, The Secret of NIMH, Pan's Labyrinth, James and the Giant Peach, Little Miss Sunshine, Matilda, Sandlot, Beggars of Life, The Life Aquatic, Shaun of the Dead, Stranger than Fiction, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, The Illusionist, House of Flying Daggers, Me You and Everyone Else We Know, The Grudge, The Ring, Labyrinth, Dancer in the Dark, Honey I Shrunk the Kids!, Harriet the Spy, Dazed and Confused, Cabaret, Art School Confidential, Fargo, Schindler's List, Romeo and Juliet, Hotel Rwanda, Babel, Joan of Arc, Magnolia, Fight Club, 12 Angry Men, Osama, Love Actually, Born Free, Diary of a Lost Girl, Ordinary People, The NeverEnding Story, Legend, Rolled Stockings, Duplex, Milo and Otis, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willow, Ghostbusters, The Worst Witch, Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas, Frankenweenie, Sleepy Hollow, A Tale of Two Sisters, Curse of the Goldenflower, The Princess Bride
I own one, but I don't have cable.
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, The Truth of Always by Clive Barker, Choke by Chuck Palahniuk, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, Falling Up by Shel Silverstein, Fingerprint Owls and Other Fantasies
by Marjorie P. Katz, The Animal Drawing Book by Ed Emberley, Mr.Men books by Roger Hargreaves, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Dr.Seuss. Ed Emberley. Foo Swee Chin. Dave Mckean. Lauri Faggioni. Melora Creager. Edward Gorey. Shel Silverstein. Tim Burton. Amy Cutler. Louise Brooks.