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gurdymonkey ([personal profile] gurdymonkey) wrote2007-02-03 12:48 pm

Pleasures about which I feel no guilt whatsoever

Culinary:
Sashimi, particularly sake (salmon) and maguro (tuna).
Toblerone dark.
Fresh bing cherries.
Extra sharp cheddar.
Chocolate raspberry anything.

Literary:
Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" and "Beneath Her Feet."
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey & Maturin series.
Sei Shonagon's "The Pillow Book."
Lindsay Davis' Marco Didius Falco mystery series.
Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan SF series.

Audiovisual:
HBO's "Rome" and "Deadwood" (I hooked my Dad on the former after he hooked me on the latter).
The late, lamented "Babylon 5" and "Firefly."
Stumbling on a hitherto unknown gem on IFC.

Musical:
I am an omnivore. I like a lot of different things. While it would be too long to list here, I will say that I'm a sucker for tight vocal harmony - singing it or listening to it.

Celebrity:
Peter O'Toole, still giving great king in his 70's and making Brad Pitt look like a barely sentient fire hydrant in "Troy."

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