Fun Stuff
Some Fun Stuff!
That’s what being an artist is – feeling crummy before everyone else feels crummy.
-The New Yorker
I’ve always loved writing, but that has only been part of it. The arts have been a big part of my life. My most memorable summer was when I went into NYC every day and took the train up the museum row. I would spend hours in the Metropolitan Museum of Art pouring over Eighteenth Century European, East Asian, and Egyptian art. Throughout college I used to listen to music like it was a daily necessity. If I felt particularly attached to lyrics, I would I would put that song on repeat for WEEKS. I’ve learned not to be such a music snob anymore, though. When I graduated college, my love for movies exploded into an outright obsession. I think I’m up to hundreds of movies on my Netflix queue and over a thousand movies rated. No matter what way you look at it, my artist’s soul has been drawn to creative energy. Because I have such a love for it, I thought I would share some of my favorites with you.
Favorite Movies (Hollywood)
Much Ado About Nothing, Brick, In the Mood For Love, P.S. I Love You, The Lake House, Garden State, Amelie, Look at Me, Thomas Crown Affair, Airplane, Independence Day, 10 Things I Hate About You, Til’ There Was You, Apocalypse Now, The Jane Austen Book Club, Practical Magic, Sideways, A Walk to Remember, Singing in the Rain, Chinatown, Cool Hand Luke, Chocolat
Top Three Favorite Movies
Favorite Movies (Bollywood)
Amar Akbar Anthony, Monsoon Wedding, Hum Apke Hai Kaun?, Pardosan, Chupke Chupke, Karan Arjun, Khabi Khushi, Khabi Ghum, Dil Chatha Hai, Rang De Basanti, Dil Tho Pagal Hai, Dhoom, Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Omkara, Sholay, American Desi, Dilwale Dulhunia Le Jayenge, Bend it Like Bekham, Lagaan
Top Three Favorite Bollywood Movies
Favorite Music Artists (Some don’t make music anymore, but I love their old stuff.)
Charlotte Martin, Tristan Prettyman, Snow Patrol, Holly Brook, The Decemberists, Death Cab for Cutie, Nirvana, The Postal Service, Tori Amos, The Fray, Jim-Yoshii Pile Up, Muse, Snow Patrol, Coldplay, U-2, Police, Fleetwood Mac, The Veronicas, Dido, AR Rhaman
Top Three Favorite CDs
(Honorable Mention, that almost made the top three!)
Favorite Books
Pride and Prejudice(Jane Austen), Love Story (Eric Segal), Beauty (Susan West), She Comes Undone (Wally Lamb), Libra (Don DeLillo), October Sky (Homer Hickam), The Staggering Work of a Heartbreaking Genius (David Eggers), Clowns of God (Morris West), Born Confused (Tanuja Desai Hidier), Walk Two Moons (Sharon Chreech), Paper Towns (John Green), Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak), Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare), Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser), Scrambled Eggs at Midnight (Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler)
Top Three Favorite Books
Honorable Mention (Almost made the top 3!)
Favorite Poets
I’m in LOVE with slam poetry. I wrote it, I screamed it, I sung it, I cried it, and I breathed every word of it when I first discovered slam. Here are my top five favorite compilations of Slam poetry. These are must haves!!
I’m also a really big fan of teen authors and artists. It’s so hard to step outside of your comfort zone at a young age and I applaud teens who do. Here are some great compilations. Three of them are published by Push which I highly recommend.
And last but not least, here are some of my favorite poets and poetry anthologies
Favorite Photography and Paintings
I would put my favorite paintings and photographs up here but it’s so hard to decide! Instead, I’m going to send you to a few sites that I promise you will thank me for later.
- http://www.usanetwork.com/characterproject/ (USA Character Project)
- http://www.metmuseum.org/ (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- http://www.moma.org/ (Museum of Modern Art)
- http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/ (National Geographics)
- http://www.life.com/ (Life Magazine)
