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--
I've been walking in the same way as I did Missing out the cracks in the pavement And tutting my heel and strutting my feet "Is there anything I can do for you dear? Is there anyone I could call?" "No and thank you, please Madam. I ain't lost, just wandering..."
Name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Born: May 5, 1988 London, England Musical influences: Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald Graduated from The BRIT School (alma matar: Amy Winehouse, Katie Melua, Leona Lewis and Kate Nash) Verdict: My latest obsession. Her voice haunts me, her words captivate me... I have found a new love.
She's been on rotation for a quite some time in my life/headphones-- thought I'd share.
I like it in the city when the air is so thick and opaque I love to see everybody in short skirts, shorts and shades I like it in the city when two worlds collide You get the people and the government Everybody taking different sides
She hits "thick" and "opaque" like it's percussion. It thrills me.
