shy, neurotic, lonely, lost and confused. reading, sleeping, cartoons, smiles, martial arts, piano, chocolate, bowling, cosmos, roses, animal rights (PETA and ASPCA), peacocks, camels, fish, molecular genetics and cell biology, movie marathon weekends, picnics at the beach, sea shells, astronomy, string theory, science fiction, ancient persian and assyrian history, sufi philosophy, traditional ethnic restaurants as well as fine dining, pearls, backgammon, hookah, math, surprising people, making late night dessert and coffee runs, dancing in empty parking lots at 4am with my best friend and sister, shooting stars, first day after a snow
my knight in shining whatever.
the beatles, mamas and papas, bob dylan, the supremes, nat king cole, the ronettes, van morrisson, frou frou, tool, nirvana, dm, the cure, metallica, oingo boingo, nin, chevelle, marilyn manson, joy division, razed in black, the petshop boys, stone temple pilots, guns and roses, journey, a perfect cirlce, queen, gypsy king, the church, aerosmith, u2, the bangles, shakira, laura branigan, wall flowers, pearl jam, red hot chili peppers, romak and the space pirates, blondie, echo and the bunnymen, tears for fears, duran duran, the smiths, she wants revenge, coldplay, audioslave, bad religion, muse, monaco, led zeppelin, shivaree, lorenna mckennit, the cranberries, silverchair, garbage, trans-siberian orchestra, nusrat fateh ali khan, lotfi, davood azad, arian, utada hikaru, classical (esp piano, more specifically beethoven, mozart, brahms, stravinsky and chopin), spanish guitar, etc etc etc etc etc
i'm a movie fanantic. absolute favorite movie: the crow... top three childhood favorites: cinderella, the adventures of winnie the pooh, the three lives of thomasina... favorite documentary: mystic iran, the unseen world... others: amelie (french), oldboy(korean), diarios de motocicleta, leon, finding nemo, le violon rouge (canadian-italian), donnie darko, meet joe black, enter the dragon, vanilla sky, nightmare before christmas, edward scissorhands, the emperor's new groove, the princess bride, star wars, dances with wolves, curse of the jade scorpian, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, kill bill 1, big fish, finding neverland, gattaca, ronin, the italian job, legends of the fall, matchpoint, matrix (only the first one), miyazaki's spirited away, return to kandahar (documentary), i heart huckabees, frida, as good as it gets, bullit, fist of legend, saving face, malena (italian), some like it hot, butch cassidy and the sundance kid, the namesake, the bourne trilogy, the italian job
inuyasha, scooby doo, smurfs, the price is right! (that's right, i heart bob), i love lucy, tom and jerry, grey's anatomy, friends, everybody loves raymond, sex and the city, discovery health, nova
ender's game, pastwatch: the redemption of christopher columbus, harry potter, random books by issac asimov, memoirs of a geisha, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, the neverending story, F 451, brave new world, jane eyre, ishmael
my truely inspirational mommy and baba who against all odds have succeeded in every aspect of life while remaining pure in their actions, sincere, honest, humble, moral and kind hearted. i consider myself unbelievably lucky to have parents like them and hope only to be half as exceptional. my absolute best friend ashley who always reminds me to stay grounded, focused and above all completely honest with myself and those around me (that means it's okay to be a total goof ball). and my sister who is a constant ray of hope, creativity and inspiration.