evenings in the sun. flora and fauna. rocking in an old wooden chair, far up in the trees. shared bottles of wine. open windows. minor events with major implications. pheromones. proposing a toast. cooking with every spice imaginable. all things sugar glider. road-side attractions. cotton and denim. cave city. prank phone calls. micro-gardening. multiple layers of blankets. quiet time. bourbon, neat. bubble baths in the middle of the day. word-of-the-day. writing. walking. bare feet. books and books and books. talk radio (this american life, car talk, coast to coast am). making animal friends. yoga. driving fast. traveling. coming home. penpals. people watching. packages in the mail. diaries. crafting. taking a drive. flea markets. pugs. language (in all its uses and misuses). datebooks. dancing. keith haring. henry darger. egon schiele. angelo filomeno. mark ryden. margaret keane. sas christian. loretta lux. skylines. theatre (for the synergy). mexican markets. candy shops. snacks. unique thrift. knitting. sewing. tree houses (i live in one). porch swings. trinkets. collecting wide-eyed things.
"... it is the mood, not the places, the relationships which can light up shabby hotel rooms, stained cafe tables, brimming noisy streets, sour wine."
Anais Nin...A FOLK TRIBUTE FOR FALL...
recently hooked on malvina reynolds. cat power, ida, wilco, neko case, patty griffin, damien jurado, david dondero, john whitaker, the smiths, neutral milk hotel, john prine, buena vista social club, frida hyvonen, juana molina, modest mouse, bessie smith, woody guthrie, antonio carlos jobim, cat stevens, neil young, be good tanyas, joanna newsom, black box recorder, belle and sebastian, moxy fruvous, bonnie prince billy, lawrence welk, dawn landes, azure ray, bob dylan, low, hem, am/fm, karate, the secret stars, discount, iamtheworldtradecenter, stephen malkmus, mates of state, rainer maria, lucinda williams, the rachels, the eels, flashpapr, saturday looks good to me, jolie holland, dolly parton, will oldham, elliot smith, the anniversary, iron and wine, nada surf, adam kramer, sleater kinney, the kinks, camera obscura, fred thomas, sean na na, regina spektor, sigur ros, mum, dirty three, the mountain goats, old crow medicine show, soophie nun squad, keren ann, yo la tengo, counting crows, dirt bike annie, edith frost, maria taylor.
henry and june, off the map, grey gardens, high fidelity, harold and maude, moll flanders, anne of green gables/avonlea, gods and monsters, my boyfriend's back , tripletts of belleville, i shot andy warhol, rosemary's baby, freeway, clifford, but i'm a cheerleader, winter passing
the L-word, cops, arrested development, curb your enthusiasm, gilmore girls
at the moment my literary world is saturated with african, african-american, and neo-colonial manuscripts. gabriel garcia marquez, annie dillard, roald dahl, chinua achebe, isabel allende,jonathan safran foer, daniel quinn, anais nin, mark twain, frantz fanon, colette, s.j. bernstein, diane diprima, eric swanger, l.m. montgomery, august wilson, allen ginsberg, charles bukowski, raymond carver, miranda july, bell hooks, saul bellow, william carlos williams, virginia woolf, ferlinghetti, stevie smith, charles darwin, t.c. boyle, d.h. lawrence, dave eggers, walt whitman, tennessee williams, aime cesaire, a.c. bhaktivedanta swami prabhupada, jean-paul sartre, lewis carroll. magazines: found and readymade
valerie solanas, diane di prima, mark anthony mulligan,