creatrix, visually oriented, slightly clumsy (even though I've
taken ballet, pilates, done yoga, can ski a black diamond run on
corn snow in -0 degree weather, have been known to bike 100 miles
in a day, have run a few rapids in my time, and have a
motorcycle license but sadly no motocycle) individual who finds the
following interesting, important or tasty:
aesthetics ~ appreciating differences ~
architecture ~ art ~ balance ~ being a human
being, not a human doing ~ big hugs ~ books ~ breath ~
bread ~ candlelight ~ cats & dogs ~ cheese ~ cocktail
olives and onions (with or with out cocktails) ~ coffee and tea
~ collaborating ~ color ~ comparing notes ~ cooking ~
creating ~ curious minds ~ dancing ~ decorating ~
design ~ dressing up ~ eating and drinking with friends ~
elegance ~ exercising and socializing ~ farmers markets ~
fluffy snow ~ fresh lemon water ~ furniture ~ generosity ~ good
packaging ~ good smells ~ graphic design ~ hiking ~ hot
monogamy ~ illuminated manuscripts ~ intelligent people ~
june gloom ~ kissing ~ lavender and rosemary ~ letterpress ~ lists
~ love ~ misty days & rainy nights ~ making out ~ motorcycles ~
museums and libraries ~ my kitty's belly ~ nurturing ~ one step at
a time ~ order ~ outdoors 'n indoors ~ passion ~ photography ~
positivity ~ power tools ~ reading ~ reading aloud ~
respect ~ savory over sweet ~ seeing the sunrise ~
shooting stars ~ shopping for food ~ simple living ~ sleep overs ~
smelling fresh earth ~ snuggling ~ strange plant formations ~
style over trends ~ stomping in puddles ~ the desert & the mountains ~ tankless water
heaters ~ thoughtfulness ~ travel ~ urban decay ~
urban explorations ~ waking up next to the person I love ~ watching hummingbirds build their nest ~ well
manicured toes ~ yoga ~ zebra wood
Being a complex individual, these items are subject to
change.

I am articulate, sassy, and thoughtful

living it

investigating
turning daily occurrences into adventures
organizing
shelf building
random hula-hooping

that I am truly interested in people and things, "you are very different from your twin!"

Books: Certifiable book-worm ~ favor fiction that makes me think ~ art, design and fashion magazines ~ Helen MacInnes ~ Isabelle Allende ~ Camus ~ Herman Hesse ~ Barbara Hodgson ~ Gabriel García Márquez ~ Peter Mayle ~ Remarque ~ Neal Stephenson ~ Taschen books ~ Leon Uris ~ kids books "Going to the Getty", "Onion Journey" ~ LAPL ~ Peter Hoeg ~ Geraldine Brooks ~ Orhan Pamuk

Films/Movies: Indie ~ art house ~ Sundance ~ action thriller ~ chick-flicks ~ james bond ~ original over re-makes ~ Italian New Wave Cinema ~PBS Mystery/Masterpiece Theatre

Music: depends on your mood, no? another list:
Abney Park ~ Afro Celt Sound System ~ afro-cuban ~ Ali Farka Touré ~ alt-Country ~ Andre Williams ~ Angelo Badalamenti ~ Antibalas ~ Arcade Fire ~ Azam Ali ~ bajafondo ~ Bartok ~ Bebel Gilberto ~ the Beguiled ~ Billy Bragg and Wilco ~ Black Kites ~ Blasters ~ bluegrass (some) ~ Bossa nova ~ Buena Vista Social Club ~ Cabaret Voltaire ~ Carmen Rizzo ~ Carmina Burana ~ celtic ~ Cesária Évora ~ Cheb i Sabbah ~ Chemical Brothers ~ Chris and Cosey ~ Crystal Method ~ DAF ~ Dave Brubeck ~ Dead Can Dance ~ Deep Forest ~ disco ~ Diva ~ Dresden Dolls ~ Eduardo Castillo ~ Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros ~ Einstrzende Neubauten ~ electronica ~ Fela Kuti ~ Femi Kuti ~ folk (some) ~ Front 242 ~ Gillian Welch ~ Gipsy Kings ~ Groove Amanda ~ Hildegard von Bingen ~ Iris DeMent ~ James Hunter ~ Jean-Luc Ponty ~ Johnny Cash ~ Jose Gonzales ~ Karsh Kale ~ KCRW ~ Kraftwerk ~ Krishna Das ~ Kuder and Dorfmeister ~ Laibach ~ Lal Meri ~ Les Negressess Vert ~ Los Amigos Invisibles ~ lounge ~ Lucinda Williams ~ Manu Chao ~ Massive Attack ~ the Mavericks ~ Medeski Martin & Wood ~ Midival Punditz ~ Miles Davis ~ Moby ~ Niagra ~ Nick Drake ~ Nick Lowe ~ Niyaz ~Nonesuch label ~ NPR ~ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ~ Ofra Haza ~ Orlando ~ Ozomatli ~ Pink Martini ~ Propellerheads ~ R. L. Burnside ~ Rachid Taha ~ reggae (some) ~ rockabilly ~ Ry Cooder ~ Shirley Bassey ~ Six Degrees label ~ Stereo MCs ~ Steve Earle ~ Sylvi Alli ~ Test Dept ~ Real Tuesday Weld ~ Thievery Corporation ~ Tinariwen ~ Tosca ~ Tous les Matins du Monde ~ trance ~ tribal ~ Verve Remixes ~ Woody Guthrie ~ Yello ~ Youssou N'Dour

Food: food positive ~ anchovies ~ an amazing burger ~ artichokes ~ french ~ italian ~ middle eastern ~ oysters with lemon and horseradish ~ sashimi ~ sushi ~ steak ~ veggies with garlic black butter ~ whisky

learning ~ books ~ inspiration ~ my family (including my kitties and friends) ~ a home base ~ good design

a lot of things, my mind never shuts off ~ density and mixed used ~ historic preservation vs renovation ~home renovation ~ traveling in the middle east, turkey, north africa ~ what makes love work ~ why really good mass transit has never been seriously established here in LA (and yes I LA used to have a street trolley system...)

where I am supposed to be

nope nada nothing

you find me intriguing