Likes theatre, literature, satire, foreign/indie films, classic cinema, documentaries, pop culture, writing, international goings on, that thing, vintage sneakers, nailpolish, hats, my father's record collection, my mother's perfume, fine point pens, taxi cab confessions, old souls, good manners, ronaldinho, summer rain, graphic novels, solitude, good food, observing people and decadence
Dislikes ignorance, the contrived, unoriginality, imitators, blind conviction, intrusiveness, extremisms, bills, scrubs, passive-agressiveness, modern decay, insipidity, chain letters
Therapy björk|deftones|lamb|res|the clash|janet jackson|feist|frou frou|elton john|j*davey|amel larrieux|madonna|stevie nicks|kim carnes|queen|the smiths|morrissey|lauryn hill|yeah yeah yeahs|jill scott|dj mehdi|RJD2|sufjan stevens|amy winehouse|esthero|the avalanches|three 6 mafia|prince|pearl jam|nina simone|janis joplin|cyndi lauper|rae & christian|depeche mode|4hero|daughter darling|the pixies|james taylor|luther vandross|bloc party|rush|jean grae|smashing pumpkins|minnie riperton|eric prydz|the chemical brothers|the beatles|marvin gaye|the who|9th wonder|atticablues|radiohead|blondie|the doors|stevie wonder|gladys knight|tv on the radio|cannibal ox|the prodigy|hooverphonic|beck|chicago|ahmad jamal|donny hathaway|st.germain|portishead|billie holiday|aphex twin|erykah badu|broken social scene|aretha franklin|the cure|lisa lisa & the cult jam|brazilian girls|boards of canada|stone temple pilots|the police|heart|fleetwood mac|sade|k-os|big daddy kane|the stone roses|josé gonzales|rage against the machine|nirvana||peter gabriel|tlc|linus loves|missy elliot|m.i.a|aaliyah|quantic|the commodores|culture club|smith & mighty|wu-tang clan|eurythmics|foo fighters|ella fitzgerald|the dears|sublime|regina spektor|a tribe called quest|alicia keys|jimi hendrix|de la soul|goo goo dolls|mylo|mos def||interpol|sigur ros|michael jackson|tori amos|diana ross & the supremes|bob marley & the wailers|the go! team|souls of mischief|laura branigan|guns 'n roses|thom yorke|tom scott|basement jaxx|daft punk|otis redding|arcade fire|sarah vaughn|dionne warwick|chaka khan|the rachel z. trio|dixie chicks|kate bush|mary lou williams|
Reads valley of the dolls|the bell jar|jane eyre|the catcher in the rye|she's come undone|alice's adventures in wonderland/through the looking glass|the kite runner|a fine balance|wuthering heights|the swinging bridge|swerve: reckless observations of a postmodern girl|the little prince|the virgin suicides|beloved|looking for alibrandi|the lovely bones|girl interrupted|white teeth|harry potter series|american skin|mansfield park|i never promised you a rose garden|
Tube the facts of life|the office bbc & yankee|dead like me|daria|popular|my so-called life|freaks & geeks|oprah|america's next top model|american idol|project runway|buffy|the boondocks|home movies|the colbert report|madtv|SNL|will & grace|grey's anatomy|the cosby show|a different world|golden girls|felicity|clone high|fresh prince of bel air|roseanne|curb your enthusiasm|e! true hollywood story|reno 911|my name is earl|ugly betty|fashion television|style file|six feet under|30 rock|the game|dexter|
Movies a raisin in the sun|ghost world|sleeping beauty|heathers|edward scissorhands|young frankenstein|american splendor|american beauty|the professional|take a giant step|the life aquatic|the royal tenenbaums|volver|carmen jones|the color purple|fight club|shopgirl|C.R.A.Z.Y|mulholland drive|girl interrupted|eternal sunshine of the spotless mind|requiem for a dream|love & basketball|kill bill 1 & 2|salaam bombay!|romeo & juliet (1968)|labyrinth|flashdance|rushmore|fast times at ridgemont high|juice|silkwood|moonstruck|mermaids|clueless|orfeu negro|amélie|osama|the motorcycle diaries|the squid & the whale|whale rider|napoleon dynamite|whatever happened to baby jane|city of god|malena|gia|28 days later|frida|willy wonka & the chocolate factory|garden state|the addams family 1 & 2|CB4|mean girls|some like it hot|the sound of music|romy & michele's high school reunion|rent|pretty persuasion|poetic justice|v for vendetta|goodfellas|imitation of life|maria full of grace|annie hall|the princess bride|west side story|
Music was the lamb
That made a Lion out of me.
--Esthero--
While I crawl into the unknown
Cover me
I'm going hunting for mysteries
Cover me
I'm going to prove
The impossible really exists
This is really dangerous
Cover me
But worth all the effort
Cover me
I'm going to prove
The impossible really exists
--Bjork--
Hit me like a slow bullet
Like a slow bullet
It took me some time to realise it
You kept on thinking
You were the only one
Too busy thinking
Love is a gun
I know the end before
The story's been told
It's not that complicated
But you're gonna need a bullet proof soul
--Sade--
You taught me precious secrets of the truth witholding nothing
You came out in front and I was hiding
But now I'm so much better
and if my words don't come together
Listen to the melody
cause my love is in there hiding
I love you in a place
where there's no space or time
I love you for my life
you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone
and I was singing this song to you
--Donny Hathaway--
Time to save the world
Where in the world is all the time
So many things I still don't know
So many times I've changed my mind
Guess I was born to make mistakes
But I ain't scared to take the weight
So when I stumble off the path
I know my heart will guide me back
--Erykah Badu--
Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes. --Tori Amos--
The road to life is rocky, and you may stumble too. So while you point your fingers, someone else is judging you --Bob Marley--
Don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are --Goo Goo Dolls--
God help you if you are an ugly girl
'course too pretty is also your doom
'cause everyone harbours a secret hatred
for the prettiest girl in the room
God help you if you are a phoenix
and you dare to rise up from the ash
a thousand lives will smolder in jealously
while you are just flying past
--Ani Difranco--
In simple celebration of one of the best soundtracks ever. Pure perfection.
Directed by Forest Whittaker... man, he needs to start putting some films together again. Spike Lee, get your shit together and come back with something enlightening.
Gina Prince Bythewood, you are missed.
Tyler Perry, stay the hell away from me.
SO tired of this man, all his movies have the same blueprint, the same loud-mouths, the same preachiness... ok, NEXT.
And what's with him and drag all the time? Only adds to the fact that I think this bama is gay, and can't nobody tell me nothing. That, and his lipgloss is poppin'! He should just come out already... oh, but then he wouldn't be making all that money. Gotcha.
Down The Rabbit Hole @ 3:45 pm
Posted by Stella @ 03/06/2008 02:01 PM PST
Yeah, honestly those Nutty Prof. soundtracks are awesome, have them too (I'm not a fan of the movies). I listen to the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack, and automatically, all is perfect with me. Especially this one by Chante Moore-- I have to say this is my fave song on the entire album (and that's like choosing who your fave child is... they're all amazing).
Nemes, you are missed too, darling! Project Runway rules my very life, LOVE it... ANTM I only watch for Marvita. The makeovers last night were crazy lame. What's up with you boo, you and your girl not together anymore? *flicks forehead*
Posted by Irum @ 03/05/2008 10:42 PM PST
Ahhh.. The Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack.. love it.. It's right up there with the soundtracks from Soul Food and Nutty Professor (never saw either of the Nutty Professor movies, but I own both soundtracks.. both of which are great).. It seems like the days of the movie soundtrack ended after we finished high school..
Posted by Naima @ 03/05/2008 10:25 PM PST
Ahh love this song! I was just talking about this movie with my girls and how this is my most quoted movie. damn i need to get a get together and chow down listening to creep and talking about men (and women). because shit, i could've had a v8!
how are you my love? I'm watching the finale of project runway and thinking of you. You are missed sweetie.
