Reading, Writing, Singing (well, all music-related stuff), Fractal Art, Cooking, Crunchy Mom stuff. And I've decided to learn how to play the guitar... again.
Music
New (or latest) music loves: Citizen Cope, David Cook (Analog Heart = Yes. Go buy it.), Serena Ryder, Cary Brothers, Josh Ritter. So good. But my old standards are: Portishead, Aretha, Van Morrison, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Donnie Hathaway, Indigo Girls, Joan Osbourne, Fiona, Sarah, Otis, Bill Withers, The Cure, Radiohead, Muse, The Verve, Jeff Buckley, Jamie Cullum, Collective Soul, John Mayer, The Beatles... you get the idea. Music is my favorite. ;)
Movies
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, Happy Texas, Undercover Blues, Elizabeth, Orlando, Goonies, Lord of the Rings... etc..., The Nightmare Before Christmas, Dogma, Search for the Holy Grail, All Harry Potter, Limony Snicket... it goes on and on...
Television
Um... Torchwood. Yes.
Dr. Who, Eureka, Psyche, Criminal Minds, Heroes, Supernatural...
And then the reality shows that are my ruin: AI, SYTYCD, Rockstar (moment of silence for Rockstar)
Shows I'm ashamed to like: Buffy, Angel, Roswell, Charmed, Veronica Mars.
Don't tell anyone, but I have Smallville in my Netflix Queue.
Books
Velvet Elvis, 'Til We Have Faces, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, The Little Prince, Phantastes, Dune, Good Omens, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Light Princess, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter... Anything by Patricia McKillip because she creates a culture with a paragraph. Anything fantasy by George MacDonald because he started my love of reading. Anything by Terry Pratchett because, well, we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously.
Heroes
I don't have heroes... but here are some of my favorite quotes:
Often, I write all day long with white ink on white paper, late into the night, until it is all I can do to feel the letters curving to earth from the tip of the pen and then, I fall asleep. Dreaming of running, or maybe driving in a car the color of water and I wake the next day remembering nothing and I gather the stack of paper and a pen of black on the desk in front of me and the words begin to dance over the page like long legged insects across a still lake and the words in white whisper behind and underneath the new day. If there is any secret to this life I live, this is it: the sound of what cannot be seen sings within everything that can. And there is nothing more to it than that. - Brian Andreas
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time. - Jean Cocteau
The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side. - Hunter S. Thompson
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. - Albert Einstein
Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art. - Leonardo daVinci
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. - H. G. Wells
We love the things we love for what they are. -Robert Frost
No one ever expects a great lay to pay all the bills. - Jean Harlowe
It is only in his work that an artist can find reality and satisfaction for the actual world is less intense than the world of his invention and consequently his life, without recourse to violent disorder does not seem very substantial. The right condition for him is that in which his work is not only convenient but unavoidable. - Tennessee Williams
Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
The joy is actually in the music. It’s the music that supports you and tells you what to do. It tells you how to fill the music. You don’t have to be shy about feeling the music when you’re singing. If you believe in music—the power of music—the music will support you and take you to another dimension. - Cecilia Bartoli
We need magic, and bliss, and power, myth, and celebration and religion in our lives, and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it. – Jerry Garcia
I still, in the presence of life, have reactions - as many as possible. It's, I suppose, because I am that queer monster, the artist. - Henry James
If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it. - Anais Nin
This is the greatest expectation you can have when it comes to art - that you can create something that moves the air around it, something that can at least hold (if not remove) some of the weight in a person's life. - John Mayer
They’re cute. They’re violent, though. Because there’s always a duality to cuteness. - Beck
Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies. - Demetri Martin
Hey Heather! Great to see you here. Today was fun. Always good to get to know people a little better.... what color hair were you born with, anyway??? :-)
Happy Birthday , Claena !!! I'm here to deliver a birthday present... one un-wrapped Black-Leather Beast... to be Tamed , and trained , at your discretion ! , lmao ! , Hugs , JoeyBear :)
Hey Claena, hi from England & thanks for connecting with us. We hope you'll enjoy Take the Red Pill. We'd love you to register on the site and let us know what you think. If you register before World Water Day (22 March), we'll give a donation to Water Aid or WDM. Respect! Redpillboy.
"""""I am picking 12 women (who have touched my life) and whom I think would want to participate. I hope I chose the right twelve. Please send this back to me (You'll see why). In case anyone is not aware, Saint Theresa is known as the Saint of the Little Ways. Meaning she believed in doing the little things in life well and with great love. She is also the patron Saint of flower growers and florists. She is represented by roses.
May everyone who receives this message be blessed. Theresa's Prayer cannot be deleted. REMEMBER to make a wish before you read the prayer. That's all you have to do. There is nothing attached. Just send this to twelve people and let me know what happens on the fourth day. Sorry you have to forward the message, but try not to break this, please. Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. Did you make a wish yet? If you don't make a wish, it won't come true.
This is your last chance to make a wish.
St. Theresa's Prayer: May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
Now, send this to 12 people within the next 5 minutes. And remember to send this back. I count as 1...you'll see why.""""""
The Best Friend One morning you will never wake up Do all your friends know you love them? I was thinking...I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that needed rekindling, or three words needing to be said. Let every one of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words and a smile can do. And just in case GOD calls me home before I see you...... I LOVE YA !!! Send this to at least 8 people you love and send it back to the person who sent it to you.
