Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Schumann finally, Mozart string quartets, Shostakovich string quartets, Ben Johnston's Amazing Grace recoded by Kronos or Keplar, Steve Reich especially played by 18 squared, John Adams, Phillip Glass in general and the score for that movie with Edward Norton, MoonDog, Toru Takemitsu, James Tenney, Cat Lamb, Chris Votek's cello quartet, Kraig Grady, James Welsch in general and the gospel album particularly, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Gillian Welch, Regina Speckter, Peter Paul & Mary, Ruth Crawford-Seeger's piano pieces.
Movies
Pass It On, Harry Potter, AI, Stand By Me, Benny and Joon, Pride and Prejudice, Little Miss Sunshine, Lady in the Water surprised me by being good
Television
Books
Psalms by David, Paul's letters to the Corinthians, and the Song of Songs by Solomon in the Bible, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, The Prophet, Beloved, and Love Letters in the Sand by Khalil Gibran, Conjectures of A Guilty Bystander by Thomas Merton, Poems of Hafiz, Lighthousekeeping and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, House of Leaves by Danielewski, Midsummer Night's Dream and A Winter's Tale and Macbeth and others by Shakespeare, Everybody needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor & illustrated by Peter Parnall
Heroes
my mom and my dad, when I remember, my violin teacher from age eight thru sixteen (for wit & cleverness and knowing when to not be patient)
About me: Machines freak me out just a little.
Okay, what I really mean is that the integration of machines in life freaks me out.
We used to say, "We fat everything for ourselves, and we fat ourselves for maggots." (OK, the actor playing Hamlet says that whenever someone puts on a production of "Hamlet.") But now I wonder if we are fatting ourselves so we can use use and create more machines.
also, www.melindaandmyrrh.com
Who I'd like to meet: Magicians, musicians, keepers, oft-remembered-old-friends, Jeanette Winterson, Khalil Gibran, Beatrice & Benedict, Dante, God.
Hope you're feeling better....missed you yesterday. We had such a great time at the Greek place....we'll have to do this again so that you and Scott and some other people can make it too...Love u
whats up? i found this site and thought i'd tell everyone, it shows you if anyone at school likes you. i dont know how it works but its really cool, it told me a couple different people who have crushes on me. you gotta try it!