world peace, social justice, activism, anti-war, civil disobedience, pacifism, books, poetry, liberation theology, debt relief, Palestine, Middle Eastern politics, comparative religion, tea, "classical" music, music, symposia, Schubertiads, Eeyore, amaretto, photography, movies, living in community, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, science fiction, feminism, theology, writing, camels, old hymnals, dark chocolate, toe socks, glow-in-the-dark stars, satire, semiotics, pirates, pesto...
Bono.Duh.
U2 and Indigo Girls are my favorite artists, hands down. Still, my favorite music is usually anything that falls under the general label of "classical". I have an affinity for chamber music, and want to be the Kronos Quartet when I grow up. If I had to choose favorite composers, I'd have to hang around a lot in the Radical Romantic and early 20th Century categories, although you can't go wrong with any member of the Bach family, and I'm inexplicably drawn to any of Beethoven's works. I also greatly enjoy choral works, including and especially the Early Music variety. In other musical tastes, I'll take about anything, but tend to get real tense around Country. When tuning into a radio, I usually take Classic Rock. I'm vastly interested in learning about Punk- especially old-school- and Hip-Hop, and their social commentaries and movements.
Blues Brothers, High Fidelity, Almost Famous, Beyond Borders, School of Rock, Syriana, Divine Intervention, Paradise Now, Hilary and Jackie, Jesus Christ Superstar, Saved, I &hearts Huckabees, Coffee and Cigarettes, Bride and Prejudice, Hair.... my god, you're not suggesting I list them all, are you?
I don't watch television. Kill your television!Okay, that's not entirely accurate. I watch a lot of Sci-Fi on DVD, being a relatively recent Star Trek convert, but also Firefly/Serenity, Stargate SG-1, vintage Dr. Who, and Babylon 5. (Battlestar Galactica and Heroes are next on the list.) Also on DVD (the only channel that gets reception is channel 20) my house enjoys anything Eddie Izzard, including episodes of The Riches; Wonderfalls; and Jeeves & Wooster.
Yes. I'm in favor of books. Lots and lots of books. There are easily a couple thousand books in this house; it makes it really cozy and homey. I've recently enjoyed Sophie's World, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, The Outlander series, Palestine: Peace, not Apartheid, The Good Faeries of New York, and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
MLK jr, Bono, Rachel Corrie , Tom Hurndall , Jesus of Nazareth (hippie, activist, radical, and political prisoner), Mordechai Vanunu , Alexander Mack , Dianne Nash, Bernard Lafayette, JFK, RFK, Tom Fox- friend and colleague who died in the pursuit of peace , Abbie Hoffman, Mrs. Olsen- my junior year HS English teacher who introduced me to The Chicago Eight and Michael Moore, Mr. Sawyer- my senior year Political Science teacher for encouraging me to learn more about both