Things I Like

Movies:
Some of my favorite movies are: Where the Heart Is, Sleepy Hollow, Labyrinth, The Stork Club, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Amelie, Legend, Death to Smoochy, Little Women, House of 1000 Corpses, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.

Colors:
Earth colors. My favorite is blue followed by black then green and brown.

Foods:
Rare fillet mignon, dried strawberries, macaroni and cheese, pies, homemade bread, split pea and barley soup, seafood, lasagna, chocolate, and boiled eggs.

Hobbies:
I enjoy a wide variety of activities. I sew, cook and take care of my house. I love gardening. Reading takes up some of my time at the end of the day before David and I retire to bed. We like to read for an hour or so and have calming tea. I love to crochet and knit. I make lots of blankets and give one to each person I know when they have a baby. I am also fond of quilting. I have a strange obsession with goldfish and teacups. I adore goldfish and can name every variety. I have a small but ever-growing collection of antique teacups in my kitchen. When I find one I cannot live without, I buy it. I enjoy needlepoint and I also hope to learn spinning soon. I would like to make my own yarn and natural dyes. I love learning. I am always wanting to learn about something new. I am also studying bees. On the side, I sometimes like to create computer graphics. I am also fond of creating pysanky. Once, every few years, I will create a coloring book.

Books:
(Some of these I read as a child, but I still love them.) Tale of the Body Thief, The Vampire Armand, Harry Potter, Susannah Morrow, Little Women, anything by Robin McKinley, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Lord of the Dead, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Thomas the Rhymer, anything by Juliet Marillier, The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, The Earthsea Chronicles. Historical novels are my favorite. My all-time favorite is probably Deerskin by Robin McKinley. I am very fond of Anne Rice's writing style. I like the description, though it bothers some people. Tom Holland, who wrote Lord of the Dead also has a knack for using description beautifully. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is my Bible. I live my life by that book.

Music:
My favorite band to see in concert is Jackyl. They are awesome in concert, even if you don't like their kind of music. I like Type O Negative sometimes and a few songs from a few other bands. Mostly I just listen to classical and sometimes country when I'm in the car. Irish music takes up most of that classical list. I also love The Dresden Dolls, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Hawaiian music, especially the traditional chants.

Art:
I love anything by Evelyn De Morgan, John William Waterhouse, Caravaggio, Jan Vermeer, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Arthur Rackham, Parmigianino , Albrecht Durer, and some Botticelli. Some modern illustrators I love are Jane Dyer, Paul O. Zelinsky, and Michael Hague.

Online Comics:
Get Fuzzy
9 Chickweed Lane
Megatokyo - gotta start this one from the beginning
AsIf! - another running story. Start from the beginning or you won't get it.
Queen of Wands
Something Positive
Sore Thumbs
The Devil's Panties

Websites:
300 Love Letters
Takagism
The Mushroom House

Poets:
I admit, I have a strange fascination with Lord Byron who could be considered a poet or a satirical writer. Your choice. I also love work by Sarah Teasdale.

Actors:
My all-time favorite actor is Edward Norton. He seems to be able to play any part with ease. I have never seen anyone who can so skillfully become the character they are portraying. I also enjoy the acting of Anthony Hopkins and Christopher Walken. Bette Davis is my favorite actress.

Most Beautiful Men:
I'm still not too old to have a crush. (Hey, who is?)
I don't like the mainstream guys everyone gawks over on TV and in magazines. My crushes are a bit obscure. Mike has only been in a couple of movies and no one really knows who he is yet. As soon as he gets a following, I'm sure I will find him much less attractive. It's much nicer having a crush on someone that no one else does, right? Anyway, Michael Pitt has been in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Murder by Numbers. I saw him in the latter first. Just rented Hedwig last night. It's a great movie and I would recommend it to anyone old enough to see a rated R flick. Probably the only reason I find him attractive is because he looks like a favorite artist of mine who died centuries ago named Parmigianino. Here's a link to one of Parmigianino's self-portraits. I also have a huge crush on William L. Petersen. Hey! He is NOT too old for me! Who the heck said that?! Actually, it isn't the actor I like, it's the character he plays. Gil Grissom rocks my socks! Then there's the embarassing one. Yeah. I have a crush on Professor Snape *hangs head in shame*.

Most Beautiful Women:
Ashley Judd has the most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Audrey Tautou has pretty dark eyes and a clean, fresh complexion. I loved her in Amelie.

Things I Hate:
George W. Bush (or any political crook for that matter - hehe, watch me get sent to jail for typing that. Damned evil bastards!)
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sand - I just can't stand walking on the stuff. If I touch it, my teeth start to grate together and all my muscles tense up.
Rap Music
Men who take flowers out of the arrangements at the restaurant and give them to a woman to try and impress her. Leave our damned flowers alone!!
Guys who peel out at stoplights to look cool or honk at you to get your attention because they think you're hot.
When guys look you up and down like they own you and then wonder why you don't fall on your knees and beg them to take you home with them.
When guys say the only reason you won't date them is because they are black.
Red roses, stuffed animals, and diamonds.
People who make a right-hand turn from the left-hand lane.
People who use the emergency lane so they don't have to wait in traffic.
People who don't care about the environment or anyone else but themselves.
Parents who put their kids in pageants.
People who let their pets outside without a leash
Barbie Dolls
Pigs - these are the most evil, demonic creatures I have ever seen!
Mercedes Cars
Women who only want money
People who think it is funny to hurt animals
Men who take advantage of women because they are handsome and know they can and vice versa.
Football and baseball
Non-educational children's programming
School as an institution
Bouquets of pesticide-laden flowers
Hypocrites
Scary Christians that threaten me or hate me because I'm not Christian
Martha Stewart
Michael Jackson
Modern Art
50's and 60's decor
Brussels sprouts and lima beans.
Alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs
Roaches, even though I apologize when I kill one
Parents who spank their children
People who think they know what's best for me
Doctors
Lawyers
Political figures who use their power for their own ends (I guess that means pretty much all of them).
When people stick gum under tables - or anywhere else but the trashcan for that matter
People who use religion or race as a reason to hate others
When teens write me letters and ask me how to do a certain spell they saw on "Charmed," "Buffy," or "The Craft."
Toy weapons
Big corporations
 

Favorite Animals:
Grey Nurse Shark (Sand Tigers) - They look so vicious, you just have to respect 'em.
Goldfish - I have an obsession with goldfish. I have owned nearly every type and impulsively buy anything with a goldfish on it. My favorite are Ryukin.
Bees - I really want to keep my own some day soon.
Spiders - you know, I just love that cute little way they scuttle around. They also come in a variety of beautiful colors. Everyone who comes into my home learns my two rules. 1 - don't put anything on my antique coffee table, and 2 - the spiders are more welcome here than you are. You haven't done a thing to take care of the roach problem so if you kill one, I kill you, got it?
Bats - did you know that one bat can eat 1200 mosquitoes in only one hour? Talk about pest control. I would love to have a bat house that I can hang in my yard to invite the little critters in. I have a mess of bugs in the garden and I've heard they do a great job on crops. When we took our honeymoon in October, I took David to visit a a cave. He had never been and wasn't at all interested - that is until we got there. He thought the caves were incredible and so we went to another one on the way home. Now we will visit a new cave every year for our anniversary. In the second cave, we were lucky to go with a group of only two other people. The guide showed us two Eastern Pipistrelles that were sleeping in the cave since we were such a small group. I have seen very few things as adorable as this little bat. They were less than ten inches from my face and so cute. They were about the size of two cotton balls and smaller than a mouse. Their toes were thin as needles and their adorable ears moved in two directions at once to catch every sound. They were quite docile and I was able to snap two pictures from only inches away! If you are afraid of these animals, I highly recommend you educate yourself about them before making up your mind.
Rats - Rats have got to be some of the most intelligent animals I have ever seen. No dog or cat has ever come close to the brainpower these little guys have. For anyone who wants a loveable, cuddly little friend, I highly recommend one of these. Again, for anyone who thinks they are creepy, I highly recommend you educate yourself. They are very sweet - not vicious like gerbils or hamsters. If you are thinking about getting a rat, be sure you have enough time to spend with them. They are highly social and need lots of love, attention, and playtime.
Butterflies - even though their larvae like to munch on my lettuce
Unicorns

Other Random Things I Like: