picnics in the park any time of the year, flying kites on the beach w/ a vintage bottle of rum, bonfires, public libraries, mimosas, mr. wright's rockin' bloody marys, dirty martininis, mail art, maria's kim-chee, sushi (dragon rolls = bliss), sending loved one gifts via postal service, my family, my friends, roller skating, photography, polariods, exhausting novels, humility, collage, printmaking, my melody, lip balm, drinking tea in the bath with tiny bubbles all 'round, champagne in the shower, and wine while simmering the vegetables; watercolors, bunnies, fireworks, chine colle, robin's eggs, the 40's & 50's, kelly neveln's smile, portraits, writing, my sister's and their crazy sense of humors, live music, STICKERS!, fuzzy stickers, conserving energy, classic movies, solitude, lovely blond rasberry farms, cotton candy, portland: i love you so!, geology, woodcutting, bicycles, sophie's sock monkeys, the univserse & all it's vast glory, gardening, sara geiger's lovely handmade cards, nerd robots, floral/fauna of the california coasts, mixed music from the musically inclined, museums, thirftin', swimming at the mercer aquatic center, receiving lovely treats and surprises in the mail, any kind of relief or matrix mediums, long drives alone or with that magic someone, npr, flying, love in the afternoon and avacados!
I'd like to meet:
Christine loved meeting positive people that were creative, spontaneous, honest, intelligent and full of life. Christine LOVED to laugh at herself and others; laughing is the most radiant aspect of being alive. life is too short to be angry when you can be shaking up a martini or spinning an awesome record. she loathed dancing, yet with the right friendly dance partner, she would have been all yours to shake her silly body under those disco lights. she truly felt that the purpose of friendships, old and new alike, were to create something greater than we can create alone; not because of any deficiency or incompleteness in us, but because each of us are unique, with our own talents and abilities, and in friendship we increase the efforts and talents available for creating something meaningful together. all friendships, whether romantic, creative or professionally-based, can be powerful relationships for personal growth. in friendship we harness the power of union. she felt that it's important to choose our friendships consciously. sometimes forged too quickly during times of need, we may find ourselves rushing into unions with perhaps not the clearest intentions. friendships created from those starting points might serve our immediate needs, but the repercussions of a union so quickly fostered w/out much thought can be difficult to recover from. granted, there's something to learn from every relationship, but looking to another to fix or complete us can turn a partnership into a dependent bond. if we can stay clear about what we want and what we need in a friendship, while staying grounded and remembering that we are our own source of happiness and fulfillment, we can create friendships that support and enhance the best of who we ultimately are.everyone in our lives is a mirror relflecting back the parts we love and dislike about ourselves. if we have the courage to recognize our reflections in each other, we can grow through those that we connect with in life; one that offers both acceptance of who we are and an opportunity for personal transformation. this can be fertile ground for growing a healthy, lasting union. when we find this kind of harmony w/in ourselves and others, we are more likely to want to keep it, invest in it and nurture it. life is a collaborative effort. together we are stronger because our personal power is multiplied by two. through the joys of friendship, we experience the joys of working, living and loving together.Christine leaves all of you wonderful sparkles of light with this: "those that bring happiness into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves" ~ sir walter barrie
Music:
modern english, neko case, early smiths, the faint, donovan, the magnetic fields, cat power, the sounds, slowdive/mojave 3, isan, claudine, pixies, cocorosie, mr. cash, greenpot bluepot, B&S, jose gonzalez, the knife, cocteau twins, tv eyes, GBV, roommate, calexico, the cure, built to spill, folk, the clash, flamin' lips, henry mancini, iron & wine, pulp/jarvis cocker, mum, nina simone, the handsome family, blondie, tito puente, stereo total, lali puna, hank williams, low, arcade fire, plone, viva voce, royksopp, slowdive, alexander's 8 track collection at home...
Movies:
films projected onto brick walls in the city, blowup, cloak&dagger, lolita, the squid and the whale, the deer hunter, beijing bicycle, breakfast at tiffiny's, welcome to the dollhouse, american movie, ET, the longest day, sneakers, lulu on the bridge - paul auster, rebel w/out a cause, homo faber (aka: the voyager), the nightmare before christmas, bottle rocket, wet hot american summer, one flew over the coo-coo's nest, jesus is magic, little women, ghost world, ice storm, manhattan, the house of yes, two for the road, office space, volunteers, any/all hitchcock, zero squad attack, pecker, ponette, goonies, love in the afternoon, balzac and the little chinese seamstress, rushmore, travel documentaries from the library, transformers the movie (the original animation, of course)...
Television:
science & nature documentaries, freaks & geeks, grizzly adams, project runway, the smurfs, pbs, mr. show, pee-wee's playhouse, felicity, arrested development, discovery channel, globe trekker in assoc. w/ pilot guide productions, national geo and a few more i suppose...five yrs w/out the stupid box leaves me in the dark on what's hip on the boob tube
Books:
island of the blue dolphines = childhood dream machine, thrifting scores, color & paint by numbers, david sedaris, haruki murakami, jordan crane, banana yoshimoto, james kochalka, magic for beginners - kelly link, franny & zooey-j.d. salinger, the trial-franz kafka, the glass castel - jeannette walls, the labyrinth of solitude-octavio paz, my antonia-willa cather, daniel clowes, the voyage out-virgina wolf, candyfreak-steve almond, black beauty, the magic toyshop-angela carter, keith haring/andy warhol diaries, anything scientific, sof'boy, art on paper and such
Heroes:
my family, my circular support system and mr. jacques cousteau
