A Bit About Me and the music I like!

I love The Lord of the Rings, Pokemon, Doctor Who, Jigsaw puzzles, laughing, being silly with friends (and family), the Vlog Brothers and Nerdfighters, watching movies, SLEEPING, singing, DANCING, acting, eating ice cream (YUMMY!!), technical theatre (mostly as a sound designer and/or stage manager), musical theatre, theatre, psychology, human biology and sexuality, nature, social sciences, biological sciences, and so much more!


A BIG thanks to those who have given me items:
- thrash2: for letting me borrow tons of items! biggrin
- iTestify: for the lovely Silver Sonata! biggrin
- "An anonymous benefactor": for the pretty Pinot Noiress! Thank you, whoever you are! biggrin



I am very socially liberal. I'm an advocate for diversity and acceptance, tolerance and equal rights. I feel especially strong about the necessity for LGBTQ rights and protection from discrimination. heart

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I love a bajillion music artists (this is no where near a complete list), so it's really hard to pick favorites. But ones that I particularly love are emboldened. smile


Specific Music Interests (not in order, but vaguely organized by type):
Mainstream Artists:
Paramore, Mandy Moore, Kelly Clarkson, Better Off Dad (seriously, check them out. I LOVE THEM), Josh Groban, Anna Nalick, Mariah Carey, Sum41, Will Smith, Tenacious D, Smash Mouth, Hilary Duff, Boyz II Men, Martina McBride, Save Farris, Christina Aguilera, Tori Amos, Jimmy Eat World, Savage Garden, M2M, Nickelback, Pink, Third Eye Blind, The Click Five, Michelle Branch, Sara Bareilles, Linkin Park, Vertical Horizon, New Radicals, S.T.U.N., Mumford & Sons, The All-American Rejects, Matchbox Twenty, Citizen Cope, Mika, My Chemical Romance, Sarah McLachlan, Mourning September, JoJo, Fuel, Play, KT Tunstall, Nada Surf, Jenny Owens Young, Celine Dion, Dave Matthews Band, Debra Arlyn, Lauryn Hill, Toploader, Dresden Dolls, Rose Hill Drive, Cold, Further Seems Forever, Roisin Murphy, Josie & The Pussycats, Flipsyde, Cobra Starship, Goo Goo Dolls, Enter The Haggis, Flogging Molly, OneRepublic, Hope 7, Liz Phair, Goapele, Trapt, Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, Panic! At The Disco, Lily Allen, The Perishers, Duffy, Dixie Chicks, Sia, The Calling, Adele, Natasha Beddingfield, Gwen Stafani, Guillemots, Gerard McMann, Lady GaGa, Maroon 5, The Beu Sisters, The Killers, Katy Perry, Kayne West, Brie Larson, Kasey Chambers, Alanis Morissette, Weezer, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Avril Lavigne, Jack's Mannequin, Leona Lewis, IAMX, Alih Jey, Mandi Perkins, Ludo, Muse, R.E.M, Jordan Sparks, Los Abandoned, Hank Green, Hoobastank, Low Millions, Ashley Ballard, Alien Ant Farm, Ingrid Michaelson, India.Arie, Imogen Heap, Garbage, Jamiroquai, Blessid Union Of Souls, MGMT, Bowling for Soup, Rascall Flatts, Angela Via, Justin Timberlake, Amy Kuney, A Fine Frenzy, No Doubt, Colbie Callait, Nirvana, Ne-Yo, Vienna Tang, The Veronicas, Kate Nash, Unwritten Law, Ani DiFranco, LykkeLi, Lit, Motion City Soundtrack, Cage the Elephant, Jesca Hoop, many, many more...

I have a thing for male-sung acoustic(-ish) rock/pop/folk, like Joshua James, Marc Broussard, Josh Kelley, John Mayer, Ari Hest, Ryan Cabrera, Pete Yorn, Josh Woodward, Ryan Husten, Christopher Jak, Rocky Votolato, Edwin McCain, Caleb Kane, Sister Hazel, Jack Johnson, Sufjan Stevens, Justin Radin, Landon Pigg, more....
I also love rock that reminds me of the acoustic stuff I just mentioned, like Jason Mraz, Gavin DeGraw, James Morrison, Matt Nathanson, Drew Copeland, Great Big Sea, more...

I love 80's rock, like: Chicago, Journey, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Don Henley, Eurythics and Bryan Adams, The Police. And pop, like: Steve Winwood, Michael Bolton, Bette Midler, a-ha, Shinehead, Genesis, Belinda Carlisle, more...

I also like other music that is pre-90s, but I'm not positive from which decade and/or which I should say they are (for those that span over several decades), so here they are: Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Billy Idol, Eric Clapton, The O'Jays, Janet Jackson, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Cream, Sting, Bee Gees, U2, Yes, Phil Collins, more...

I love Doowop, Jazz, New Age(ish) and Reggae as well: The Temptations, Ben E. King, Jimmy Cliff, Freddie McGregor, Enya, Louis Armstrong, Annie Lennox, Robert & Johnny, Kenny G, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé, Melody Gardot, Alicia Keys, more...

I also really love relaxing, haunting music, folk and/or music with folk roots...I dunno how to say it, but the following I can't place within a genre and I just LOVE their work: Story of M, John Martyn, Beth Waters, Nada Surf, eastmountainsouth, Coldplay, The Shins, Iron & Wine, I-Nine, Helen Stellar, Patty Griffin, Bonnie Somerville, Cary Brothers, Fiona Apple, more...

Also, I love the voice and/or music of some actors:
Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, Neil Patrick Harris, Zackary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Minnie Driver, Hilary Duff, Jared Leto, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Jim Sturgess, Colin Firth, John Leguizamo, Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen, more....

Additionally, I love jazz (Melody Gardot!!!!), opera (Charlotte Church), ska (Five Iron Frenzy, Liquid Cheese), classical, choral, and ethnic music (more info on these to be added).