I used to be an avid writer but as of lately..well, let's just say my lips (and paper) are a bit parched of the creative juices. I guess I've become complacent and a little overwhelmed with my current (very complicated) situation. I am hopeful that as my situation improves so will my "dry spell".
I also love singing, (karaoke...yeah you can laugh). I'm not "American Idol" material..but I'm not exactly cat gut either. I'm a little disappointed that the only places (in my area anyhow) that offer this sort of entertainment are bars. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good bar once in a while...but it seems to be the only form of entertainment in this town. (yuk)
I love art and photography. I am in no way shape or form good at physical art. (i.e. drawing, painting, sculpture) I do enjoy art museums, and would not be so hasty as to pass on an interesting new exhibit. I feel life is rather fleeting at best...and one must fill it with as much "stimulation" as possible. I love photography. I find myself wishing to become more involved in the art myself...unfortunately until I get some extra money..it is off the table. (my old camera came to a very unfortunate end a few months ago) I'm looking at a 10x op zoom camera at Wally world..but it costs a couple hundred dollars. (which, at the moment, leaves it off limits)
I would love to be involved with Obama's campaign if he becomes nominee. (I'm keeping my fingers crossed) and being a big pain in the ass of our current administration (state and local boys not excluded), collecting sed politicians form letter responses (boy those guys get really personal...), fishing, searching the world for waldo...(where is that little jerk anyways?)
Sports:
Pittsburgh steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Celtics (one of these things are not like the others...)
Music:
Bad Religion, APC, Nofx, Social D., propaghandi, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Bouncing Souls, Sublime, Reel Big Fish, Tool, Deftones, Ween, operation orange, King Missile, gorillaz, nirvana, modest mouse, pink floyd, tori amos (o.k. don't laugh, beatles, lemmonheads, simon and garfunkel, dylan, buffalo springfield and I also dabble in old swing/blues) I hate whiny country (love johnny cash though)and anything white pride, metal whose words are so unintelligible that they sound like they were spoken by someone with teret syndrome and a hare lip. (love black flag though) I also hate that heavy thug - I'm gonna shoot you then slap my ho, rap music (not to be confused with actual hip hop..love eminem, chris brown, del the funky homosapien etc. etc.)
Movies:
Across the Universe, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Donnie Darko, Trainspotting, The jacket, The entire Lord of the rings trilogy, American History X, Cold Mountain, Darwin's Nightmare, Saved, Almost Famous, Anything Monty Python, and those asian influenced scary movies (which are really scary..usually the originals are better though..like ringu) Anything Anime, Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, The dark Crystal, Dogma, Clerks, Mallrats, (hell everything by kevin smith) 28 days/weeks later, Nightwatch, Daywatch, V for vendetta, LOVED children of men, Below, Blade runner, 5th element, 28 grams, Sunshine, Atonement, Cloverfield, Gone baby gone, and the last unicorn (don't laugh). I know there's more and I'll add as I remember them...
TV:
Lost, Heroes, Medium, Ghost Hunters, Supernatural, The Simpsons, South Park, Drawn together, Futureama, The Family Guy & American Dad, Smallville, Kyle XY, Eureka, Battlestar galactica, Dr. Who, Torchwood, Reaper, I'm interested in the new Sarah Conner Chronicles...and it hasn't disappointed me...yet.(in the closet kid nation, survivor, and so you think you can dance fan...shhhh) Avatar, Invaders Zim, ghost whisperer is finally getting a bit interesting, and moonlight. I'm starting to get into Dexter...it's dark..and kinda funny...which is sooo me. (I'm in morning because sci-fi canceled the dresden files though...sigh)
Books:
My favorite book of all time is Watership Down, Lord of the rings trilogy, Les Miserables, Anything by David Sedaris and Bernard Cooper, Patrick F. McManus, Junkie, Still life with Woodpecker (tom robbins), Love most by Philip K. Dick, Most Hemingway, Terry Brooks, Tad Williams, Kathryn Kerr, Shel Silverstein, Richard Brauntigan, Blind Man with a Pistol, Women of Brewsters Place, Walden. Poetry by: Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jan Beatty, Joy Harjo, Michael Harper, Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Lawrence Ferlenghetti, Walt Whitman. (and lets just say I like a lot of books too...)
Heroes/Idols:
Ernest Hemingway, Victor Hugo, Muhammed Ali, Richard Adams, Martin Luther King, Ghandi, John Lennon, Bradley Nowell (lead singer of Sublime), and Clara Peller - The lady in the Where's the Beef commercials,
Superman! Oh, and the toxic avenger too! (but not that p***y aquaman....I mean, what sort of superpower is talking to a flounder anyways? The little mermaid talked to flounder and a seagull...does that make her a superhero too?)
