Francesca V.

Singer/songwriters, Classical, New Age, Jazz, Celtic

American literature, historical non-fiction, biographies, and yes, the Harry Potter series-- JK Rowling is frigging brilliant!

I love indies, documentaries (especially Werner Herzog's), Ingmar Bergman, the Classics, and of course, film noir. Here's a list of my fav movies: The Red Shoes, Citizen Kane, The Letter, Now Voyager, The Third Man, Best Years of Our Lives, Random Harvest, Rear Window, Dr. Strangelove, Annie Hall, How Green Was My Valley, Anna Karenina, Goodbye Mr. Chips, North By Northwest, The Queen, Fargo, The Godfather, Becket, The Man Who Would Be King, Pride and Predjudice, Far From the Madding Crowd, The Last Waltz, The Big Sleep, Double Indemnity, Asphalt Jungle, Lilies of the Field, Battleground, Giant, Red River, Shane, Hoosiers, Heavenly Creatures, Breaking Away, Desert Rose, Woodstock, The Apartment, Caine Mutiney, Juno, Mildred Pierce, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Wizard of Oz, Sorcerer's Stone and Fantasia.

Nature, American Experience, South Park, House. Being the rather nerdish person that I am, I love Jeopardy and Star Trek and my son is trying to de-nerdify me by having me watch "The Wire".

San Francisco, Four Corners, Rockies, Alaska

I love the outdoors and I enjoy birding, bike rides, hikes, camping, and simply being one with the natural environment. I love animals, please adopt a stray and PLEASE spay or neuter your pets!

I want a Vespa!

the "me first" mentality, those people who just have to be first in line for anything for the soul purpose of being first. (UPDATE! The Wal-Mart fiasco of shoppers trampling that poor guy to death on Black Friday proves my point.)

Between me and my ballot, I try to avoid politics defining who I am.

Spiritual, but nothing organized.

University of Michigan

Ohlone College, Cal State Hayward, EMU.

Washington High School

AFI, Sierra Club, Audobon Society