what I love
Here is where I tell you things I absolutely love. Films, Music, Books, Artists, Food, you name it. No explanations - just the list.
Films / film OR fr(inverted e)m
n. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Pirate Radio
- Love, Actually
- Leon (“The Professional”)
- Big Fish
- Todo Sobre Mi Madre (“All About My Mother”)
- Beautiful Girls (“You let her see behind the curtain, didn’t you. You NEVER let them see the man behind the curtain!”
- Singin’ in the Rain
- In the Mood for Love
- Love and Other Drugs
- The Graduate
- Elling
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
- Cinema Paradiso
- Before Night Falls
- When Harry Met Sally
Television / ‘te-le-vi-zhen
n. : an electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound
- Fringe
- The Big C
- Weeds (minus Season 4)
- True Blood
- How I Met Your Mother
- Rules of Engagement
- Entourage (Season 8 better be good)
- Better off Ted
- Dead Like Me
Books / buk
n. a copy of a written work or composition that has been published
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
- The Apology by Plato
- The Alchemist by Pablo Cohen
- My Friend Leonard by James Frey (odd and gritty)
- The American Night by Jim Morrison
- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Artists / art-ists
n. a : one who professes and practices an imaginative art
- Greg Miller - the photo at the head of this page is a Greg Miller
- David Photonotdead
- Vincent Van Gogh - this links to my favorite painting. Not because it’s the best but because when staying at the Yellow House he so admired Paul Gaughin, he painted this painting to hang in Paul’s room as inspiration.
- Joseph Kalionzes - The first original piece of art I’ve purchased. This man is a true artist. He paints authentically and beautifully. You can see his work at Chronic Cellars in Paso Robles, CA
Museums / mu-se-um
n. an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value; also : a place where objects are exhibited
- The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL
- MOCA - Los Angeles
- New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY
- LACMA - Los Angeles
- Bergamot Station - Santa Monica
- Smithsonian - Washington, DC
Restaurants
res·tau·rant \ˈres-tə-ˌränt, -tränt also -t(ə-)rənt, -tərnt\
n. a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
- El Mercado (Fairfax District, Los Angeles. Fairfax and 3rd)
- The Studio (Montage Hotel, Laguna Beach)
- Mercat (Chicago - just for the Bolero margarita and prosciutto wrapped fig)
- La Conversation - nostalgic for me, but incredible and tasty fare
Food \ˈfüd\
n. often attributive
a : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such food together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments) b : inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution 2 : nutriment in solid form
3 : something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies <food for thought>
- a Chicago dog
- Irish Cheddar cheese (only to be eaten IN Ireland)
- fondue (to be eaten in one of two places: Switzerland or France)
- Indian food (the spicier, the better)
- sushi (the good kind. like the kind I had in Tokyo —- Japan)
