recalling my days living in paris, i'm a "cinephage" -- a movie
nut. love going out for the theater experience (the dark knight
just doesn't belong on a small screen); also love indulging in the
relaxation of home dvds, preferably in the company of someone i
care about.<br />
favorite flicks, as i ponder the decades (eek, there are so
many):<br />
* casablanca<br />
* american graffiti (back when george lucas could write well)<br />
* the shawshank redemption<br />
* when harry met sally<br />
* to kill a mockingbird<br />
* the princess bride<br />
* airplane<br />
* silence of the lambs<br />
* inglorious basterds<br />
* this is spinal tap<br />
* mystic river<br />
i could go on and on, but i'd rather you not fall asleep on me, at
least in this context... ;-)<br />
<br />
music-wise, i consider myself to have fairly eclectic taste... my
favorite perhaps is alternative/indie/modernrock (<a class="ilink"
href="/interests?i=pearl+jam">pearl jam</a>, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=snow+patrol">snow patrol</a>, coldplay); sometimes
i'm in the mood for grungier, heavy guitar (<a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=jane%27s+addiction">jane's addiction</a>,
soundgarden, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=nirvana">nirvana</a>); also love great female
vocalists (<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=sheryl+crow">sheryl
crow</a>, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=sarah+mclachlan">sarah mclachlan</a>, natalie
merchant); broadening the global reach (gipsy kings, <a class=
"ilink" href="/interests?i=youssou+n%27dour">youssou n'dour</a>,
francis cabrel); moved by opera (<a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=la+boheme">la boheme</a>, the three tenors, la
wally); likewise by classical (handel's messiah, <a class="ilink"
href="/interests?i=beethoven">beethoven</a>'s 9th, <a class="ilink"
href="/interests?i=mozart">mozart</a>'s nachtmusik, lizst
liebestraum); then i can swing all the way around and return to
today's pop (beyonce, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=the+fray">the fray</a>, even john mayer--a guilty
pleasure). nope, you just can't pinpoint me. not easily,
anyway.<br />
<br />
food, food, food. one of the greatest joys in life, from the
simplicity of a great burger (wood tavern!), to the luxuries like
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=foie+gras">foie gras</a>,
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=white+truffles">white
truffles</a>, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=prosciutto">prosciutto</a> and well-prepared
sweetbreads, back to the basics like homemade chocolate cake with a
vanilla <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=buttercream">buttercream</a> frosting, the richness
of a fondue savoyarde, the joy of <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=hamachi">hamachi</a> or a spicy hotate melting in
your mouth, the slanted door's preparation of <a class="ilink"
href="/interests?i=bo+luc+lac">bo luc lac</a>... i've eaten all
over this amazing planet, and i challenge you to find a nationality
whose cuisine i don't like. i guess i'll end this list like i enjoy
ending certain meals: with a <strong>cheese plate</strong>--today's
menu calls for <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=extra+aged+gouda">extra aged gouda</a> like beemster
xo, rocamadour chevre, cave-aged gruyere, <a class="ilink" href=
"/interests?i=saint+agur">saint agur</a> blue, and how about some
<a class="ilink" href="/interests?i=torta+del+casar">torta del
casar</a> from spain, scooped out as a gooey spoonful... mmmmm, i'm
getting hungry suddenly. :-d<br />
<br />
ok, perhaps you've noticed that i've left books for the end... lo
and behold, i must confess that these are not my strong suit. i've
often joked with friends that i'm undoubtedly the <em>smartest
person they'll ever meet</em>--that is, person who doesn't
particularly enjoy reading. ;-)<br />
i'm perfectly happy picking up a ny times and reading through it,
taking time to do the cwp of course... but novels just aren't my
thing. for someone who loves words as i do, it sometimes shocks me
that i don't get off with books. but that's the way i am, and i
always prefer honesty as the best policy. you can't like doing
<em>everything</em>, right?