HammerDoodles

painting, making soap/shampoo/lotion, DIY household items or accessories; simple clothes, hats, costumes; paper art, jewelry, stained glass, boxes & containers; pottery, glass, wood: vases, world cultural, mythology, spiritual icons; 3-d art (reliefs, papier mache, hang-up-able dioramas), found art, photography.

Stuff i like: I love postcards & card-size prints or pictures! ... maps, especially subway/train ...ties (men's neckties), ...funky textures ... different languages ... translation pocket aides, primers, flashcards ... puns ... good design ... minimalist aesthetic ... modern art ... geometric, black &white, also love any excellent use of color ... weird rainbow stuff (not traditional tie-dye)... architecture & fashion excellence in design or odd design ... bandana neckscarves hankerchiefs... androgyny and most anything gender-bending, especially historical or from around the world ... anything Southwestern ... anything Louisianian/N'Awleans/New Orleans/NOLA (except the fake Katrina fleur-de-lis stuff) ... NYC ... Bunraku Japanese theater (traditional puppet theater), all-female Japanese theater like Takarazuka ...Comedia del Arte (european renaissance & b4 era theater with archetype characters) .... Western (wild west) stuff, desert stuff, cowboy stuff, Texas stuff .... cooking stuff & foodie kitchen utensils, "exotic" foods

stuff i don't like: girlie jewelry, traditional kitsch, country craftsy-looking schtuff, most country music, Disney/Nickelodian, American hippie tie-dye

Calvin & Hobbes, coffee table books, art books, photography books, large books, very tiny books, comedy, short stories, essays, classic novels, short stories from around the world; French novels; German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese simple books (esp. kids books or language books), Caldecott or pretty children's books, Dover dollar books!!! trade paperbacks, paperbacks of current novels or essays. Also a lot of NON-FICTION Books about writing, how-to books for around the house, fix it, on plants, trees, gardening; nature books, books about landscapes or ecosystems; natural science books that are not textbooks. philosophy, esp. feminist and queer (newer than 1995), academic essay books for classes. ....... Travel books & magazines too, ..... historical journalism ..............thanx!! :) :D

Top Chef, Iron Chef, Breaking Bad, 6 feet under, the L-word, Queer as Folk, Adventure Time, comedy/revue/skits/variety shows, (Dave) Chappelle Show, that 70s show, Ellen's 1990s sitcom, Tom Baker Dr. Who (for someone), NOVA (PBS show), nature & science shows or documentaries

Documentaries, foreign films, Judd Apatow films, Vince Vaughan films, films by female directors, indie films, woody allen films, films made in New Mexico, Mila Kunis films, Salma Hayek films