brightdawn1891

Who or What Am I? ...questions I've been trying to answer all my life. The crusade to find one's self is often foggy, far worse than the fogs of London and denser than the swirling masses of gaseous matter and debris surrounding a star, except it's all in my head. Indiscernible to myself and others. A kind of fixed question mark.

I'm a stationary, school supply fiend, so papers, card, pens, pencils, erasers, stickers, journals, etc. make me very giddy. I absolutely love and collect vintage, homemade, and found things. There was a really awesome bug-eyed bunny at my local farmer's market recently. The lady wanted $5, and I couldn't haggle her down. I absolutely love to haggle, bargain, thrift, garage sale, flea market shop. You never know what you'll find. I'm a cheap thrills kind of girl, so by all means if you plan to shop, $1 stores are fine. I love to see what I can get for under $10. My husband says I'm an impulse shopper. Good thing I like second hand, gently used, recycled stuff. I'm not picky though. In consideration of all that I've said, just be creative. I like surprises.

Acid Jazz, Afro Pop, Ambient, Baroque, Big Band, Blues, Bossa Nova, Celtic, Classical, Cuban, Heavy Metal, Lounge, Jazz, New Age, Reggae, Hard Rock, Soul, Swing, Trip-Hop, World, some specific artists and groups are 311, Amel Larrieux, The Bangles, The Beatles, Billie Holiday, Bjork, Black Eyed Peas, Cher, Collide, Combustible Edison, David Bowie, Duke Ellington, Evanescence, Fiona Apple, Free Dominguez, Gnarls Barkley, Janis Joplin, Jewel, Kidneythieves, Michael Jackson, Morcheeba, Nat King Cole, No Doubt, Outkast, Paula Cole, Peace Orchestra, Peter Gabriel, Portishead, Prince, Pussycat Dolls, Queen, Sade, Sarah McLachlan, Shakira, Sneaker Pimps, Stevie Wonder, U2

Anything in technicolor or BW. Vampire films. My all time favorite is "Interview with a Vampire". Foreign films with subtitles. My favorite French film is "Amelie". Independent films. Focus Features and Rogue Pictures films. Movies about revolution. Any movie with Johnny Depp, Sam Jackson, George Clooney, Brad Pitt or Mel Gibson as the leading actor.

Anything on the Food Network or Sci-fi Channel, Family Guy, King of the Hill, That 70s Show, Friends, Nick at Night Reruns, Adult Swim on the Cartoon Channel, BBC, DIY and HGTV, PBS, Lifetime, TBS

I don't have a favorite craft right now, but I do collect some things as a hobby. Besides my personal library of books--cookbooks, classical fiction, fine arts and crafts, self-help and spirituality--I can't resist collecting feathers. They always make me feel hopeful for some reason. So, when I see one on the ground, I'm drawn to it like a magnet. My most recent favorite feather is one from a blue jay. The blue is so brilliantly bright, vibrant. I have a friend who has a fowl farm of sorts with wandering ducks, geese, pigeon, squab, several varieties of roosters and hens, turkeys, and even a peacock. In the past, I've collected quite a bit from them. Turkey quills are so much fun to write with which leads me to my next passionate collection of drawing/writing journals, stationary, and school supplies. I'm so giddy when the back to school supplies go on sale. I'll take a fresh bouquet of sharpened pencils just as I would flowers any day.