People who inspire me, cinnamon rolls, glitter glue, muted colors, texture, clouds that look like mounds of mashed potatoes, foreign films, the ocotillo, a nice glass of Reisling, thoughtful notes or cards (especially Papyrus), wrapping gifts, making people coffee, asking questions, Alain Mikli glasses and the people bold enough to wear them, couture, photos that say something, Liberal christians, Jack Spade bags, walking on soft grass barefooted, people-watching, Godiva dark chocolate, sleeping in, matching hangers, orchids, abstract expressionism, art books, fashion magazines, feeding my itunes addiction, getting mail, and thinking about random things.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Anderson Cooper, Viktor and Rolf, Helmut Lang, Alain Mikli, Marcel Schurman, John Galliano, Tori Amos, Andy Spade, Tom Ford, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, and of course, Kathy Griffin.
Sigur Ros, Smashing Pumpkins, Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles, Natalie Walker, Amon Tobin, Imogen Heap, Rufus Wainwright, Yann Tiersen, Above and Beyond, Gareth Emery, Phillip Glass, Donna Lewis, Ben Folds, Nelly Furtado, Mika, and others.
Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, Junebug, Goodbye,Lenin!, The Other Sister,The Sea Inside, Candy, L'Enfant, The Hours, White Oleander, Kinky Boots, The Life of David Gale, Dot the I, V for Vendetta, Transamerica, Blood Diamond, Far From Heaven, The House of Sand and Fog, Everything is Illuminated, Schindler's List, Saved, Life as a House, Proof, The Squid and the Whale, The Believer, Behind the Sun, Life is Beautiful, Summer Storm, Fried Green Tomatoes, Thank You for Smoking, Friends With Money, Flannel Pajamas, Adaptation, Little Miss Sunshine, Chocolat, Hard Candy, The Science of Sleep, Memoirs of a Geisha, Wicker Park, Girl Interrupted, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Stranger than Fiction, Reign Over Me, Hotel Rwanda, Born into Brothels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Real Women Have Curves, My Girl, Year of the Dog, Running with Scissors, Mean Creek, Milwaukee Minnesota, Monster, Boys Don't Cry, I heart Huckabees, Election, Singin' in the Rain, Capote, Love Liza, Imagine Me and You, Half Nelson, The Notebook, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, Rent, Shakespeare in Love, The Family Stone, The Weather Man, Moulin Rouge, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, The King, Mysterious Skin, Carandiru, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, One Hour Photo, Amores Perros, Waitress, Quinciniera, Fast Food Nation, Connie and Carla, Little Children, United States of Leland, Run Lola Run, The Dying Gaul, Marvin's Room, Benny and Joon, Edward Scissorhands, The Village, City of Angels, Breakfast on Pluto, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Birth, Magnolia, Forrest Gump, Like Minds (Murderous Intent), Best in Show, The Chumscrubber, Thumbsucker, The Deep End, Tristan and Isolde, and more I will think of to write down....
I don't watch much television if I can help it, but My Life on the D-List tops the list, followed by Will and Grace.
magazines: Surface, Issue One, V, Details, Zink, Bazaar, Vogue Hommes, W, V Man, 10.
Gandhi, Anderson Cooper, anyone who has true compassion, and Dr. Darryl Johnson.