Tranquil Rain

favorite singers and bands of past and present include the following:, tori amos, pj harvey, hooverphonic, delerium, garbage, hybrid, black box recorder, mono, broadcast, air, mum, sigur ros, u-ziq, january, placebo, manic street preachers, primal scream, jucifer, the distillers, korn, deftones, tool, a perfect circle, the kills, the white stripes, kristin hersh, le tigre, anjali, sneaker pimps, lali puna, i love you but i've chosen darkness, cursive, snow patrol, the autumns, starflyer 59, my bloody valentine, lush, stereolab, saint etienne, cocteau twins, the cure, NIN, skinny puppy, bel canto, front line assembly, kmfdm, my life with the thrill kill kult, babes in toyland, fugazi, L7, new order, depeche mode, peter murphy, bauhaus, siouxsie & the banshees, swans, pale saints, clan of xymox, joy division, ride, teenage fan club, the boo radleys, black rebel motorcycle club, sonic youth, sex pistols, radiohead, coldplay, gravenhurst, electrelane, the shins, arcade fire, bloc party, elliott smith, regina spektor, cat power, controller controller, yeah yeah yeahs, death cab for cutie, the postal service, the decemberists, client, tricky, martina topley bird, dj shadow, u.n.k.l.e., lords of acid, dj fbi, gus gus, gene loves jezebel, the pixies, underworld, goldfrapp, badly drawn boy, the twilight singers, whale, laibach, joy zipper, consolidated, meat beat manifesto, nitzer ebb, die warzau, dessau, new model army, medicine, curve, my favorite, slowdive, m83, doves, aqueduct, wumpscut, mdfmk, die fantastichen vier, old luscious jackson, boards of canada, jj72, zero 7, phoenix, star sailor, the crystal method, ruby, baxter, chemlab, mogwai, interpol, cranes, orbital, massive attack, portishead, jeff buckley, the doors, his name is alive, wolf parade, +/-, unrest, dogs die in hot cars, joan of arc, ladytron, kings of convenience, luke slater, chin up chin up, wolfsheim, m.i.a., bat for lashes, this mortal coil, a certain ratio, her space holiday, kidneythieves, rinocerose, sorry about dresden, the wrens, stars, the new pornographers, death from above 1979, daniel johnston, danielson, the starlight mints, lcd soundsystem, the smiths, sufjan stevens, the raconteurs, clock dva, dead can dance, cabaret voltaire, caribou, deerhoof, autolux, asobi seksu, passion pit, starflyer 59, my brightest diamond, the duke spirit, the fiery furnaces, datarock, emily haines, minus the bear, nouvelle vague, pinback, lavender diamond, st. vincent, queens of the stone age, gomez, scarling, john vanderslice, voxtrot, the veils, sleigh bells, foals, etc

diary: a novel by chuck palahnuik, innocence by jane mendelsohn, white oleander by janet fitch, the white hotel by dm thomas, the little prince, non fiction, psychology, supernatural, true crime, mystics, mythology, memoirs, dreams, abnormal psychology, human behavior, psychology today magazine, fashion/photography. lyrical prose, poetry, rimbaud, marc chagall, erte, mucha, artists, graphology, the foundation of things., chuck palahnuik, jane mendelsohn, margaret atwood, joyce carol oates, philip larkin, ee cummings, anais nin, rumi, kay redfield jamison, richard bach, dan millman, tom perrotta, and more..

run lola run, ghostworld, donnie darko, secretary, buffalo 66, the virgin suicides, magnolia, amores perros, sex and lucia, gia, gothika, when the cat's away, the professional, la femme nikita, the princess and the warrior, go, punch drunk love, anger management, lost in translation, wicker park, napoleon dynamite, gas food lodging, zoolander, party monster, flirting with disaster, meet the parents, election, the last supper, city of lost children, identity, the butterfly effect, the shining, grease, pulp fiction, the doors, pump up the volume, heathers, the doom generation, true romance, singles, welcome to the dollhouse, fargo, clay pigeons, matchstick men, adaptation, the talented mr. ripley, devil's advocate, lost boys, american history x, taxi driver, falling down, the locusts, nurse betty, easy money, office space, old school, what about bob?, shallow hal, me and you and everyone we know, fearless, the cell, panic room, spiderman, white noise, the ring, the sixth sense, queen of the damned, lemony snicket: a series of unfortunate events, matchpoint, thumbsucker, walk the line, the squid and the whale, memoirs of a geisha, garden state, stay, aeon flux, 12 monkeys, elizabeth town, shopgirl, the science of sleep, art school confidential, mysterious skin, monster, the zodiac, what lies beneath, eyes wide shut, vanilla sky, the devil and daniel johnston, babel, pan's labyrinth, paradise lost [documentary], the last king of scotland, danielson famile, elephant, notes on a scandal, little children, the notorious bettie page, the lives of others, atonement, persepolis, the diving bell and the butterfly, away from her, no country for old men, there will be blood, lars + the real girl, my kid could paint that, man on a wire, snow angels, boy a, two lovers, let the right one in, etc.

modern family, the office, 30 rock, glee, V, LOST, desperate housewives, how i met your mother, the new adventures of old christine, flight of the conchords, curb your enthusiasm, paranormal state, psychic children of the paranormal, real housewives of NY, bethenny getting married, kathy griffin: the d list, flipping out, celebrity apprentice, double exposure, make me a supermodel, work of art, andy cohen's watch what happens bravo show, project runway, gordon ramsey's shows, the bachelor/ette, the soup with joel mchale, the inbetweeners, gavin & stacey, the choir (BBC), persons unknown, rubicon, big love, true blood, united states of tara, msnbc news (chris mathews and keith olbermann), dateline, live murder trials on court tv, dominick dunne's power privilege and justice show, etc.

words, connection, writing, poetry, modern lit., dancing, fashion photog/style/visuals, erotica, aromatherapy, abnormal psychology, culture (my ethnicity is half filipino + half caucasian- as my mother is from the philippines and my father is american) so i have an even more heightened interest in my own cultural mixture as well as different cultures, foreign language: french, german, spanish, true crime and serial killer cases/profiles, dream analysis, numerology, astrology, art museums, culture, nouveau art, goth, gothic, industrial, ebm, idm, intelligent dance music, techno, triphop, electronica, future pop, british pop, british rock, indie, indie folk, shoegaze, emo, ethereal, underground alternative, metal, indie films, dark comedies, cats, orchids, butterflies, the universe, the stars, sky, sun, moon, ocean, mountains, spirituality, cathartic and therapeutic writing, journaling, diary writing, scrapbooking, mixed cds, downloading/burning music, soulseek, collecting unique artistic things, vintage jewelry, corsets, vargas girl style/fishnets/antique hairpins, modeling, collecting high fashion photography, photographer: german born ex-model--ellen von unwerth for her b/w vintage erotica photography, david lachapelle for vibrant overly saturated photography, graphic art, gothic art, writing literature review/analysis/critique, writing film review and so much more., writing, reading, collecting, collages, making mixed cds, photography/modeling, going to live concerts, discovering new-up and coming bands, listening to music, film analysis, dream analysis, and more.

Democrat

Catholic

University of Illinois at Chicago