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General

I like reading about philosophy!!! I think any good artist should have at least a decent understanding of philosophy, but that's just me :3 My favorite works include: Against Interpretation by Susan Sontang ||| E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction and Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage by David Foster Wallace ||| Envisioning an Anarcho‐Pacifist Peace by Joseph Llewellyn ||| Warranted Christian Belief by Alvin Plantinga (note that I am not a Reformed theologian like Plantinga, I just really like this work) ||| Psychology Of An Art Writer by Vernon Lee ||| How Jordan Peterson's Suits Taught Me Fashion by CJ The X ||| Art, Furries, God by Patricia Taxxon ||| I also really enjoy things related to the 2000s/early 2010s (hence why I'm here); my favorite videos on the topic are why is everything so bland now? by PatRatrick and The Experimental Phones of the 2000s... by bjiru! ||| I have a strong interest in internet horror and ARGs, so please tell me if you have any! My favorites are Unknown 9 and EverymanHYBRID. I'm also stupidly into Homestuck, so please talk to me if you're into that.

Music

I am a fan of mainly electronic music, however I'd like to consider myself a fan of all kinds of things! Some of my favorite works include: ||| Split Shapes & Divisive Models by Void Hands ||| DJ E by Chuquimamani-Condori ||| dSX​.​fm by dazegxd ||| 365 by AshZone ||| Sexta dos Crias by DJ RAMON SUCESSO ||| Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest ||| Dariacore, Dariacore 3... At least I think that's what it's called?, and Grave Robbing by leroy ||| bootleg tape vol​.​1 by beansclub ||| ARTPOP by Lady Gaga ||| If Everyone Hates Jazingsen by Jazingsen ||| Animal by Kesha ||| Bicycle and The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe by Patricia Taxxon ||| CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST by Tyler, The Creator ||| String Quartet No. 10 by Ben Johnston ||| The Newport Years Volume V by Dizzy Gillespe ||| Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio ||| #GIRLSJUSTWANNAHAVEFUN VOL 2 by tiffany

Movies

I haven't watched much movies, I'm a bit uncultured, but I have watched a few! - Everything Everywhere At Once - I Saw The TV Glow - Fantastic Planet - The Killers (1946) - Shattered Glass - Stand And Deliver - A Goofy Movie - Scream I also enjoy most Starkid musicals, particularly the Hatchetfield series! This doesn't particularly count but I also really enjoy all of Jon Bois and BobbyBroccoli's work.

Television

I really like House, M.D. and Extraordinary Attorney Woo and that's all the shows that come to mind.

Books

__Nonfiction__ Vincent Persichetti's Twentieth-century Harmony is one of my favorite music books of all time; not only is it packed to the brim with knowledge, its an exceptional masterclass in education. Another is Microtonality and the Tuning Systems of Erv Wilson by Terumi Narushima, which is a great summary of the work of Erv Wilson, who is a foundational figure in microtonal music. ||| __Fiction__ Does a visual novel count as a book? If so, I gotta recommend Echo; its a wonderfully created horror story that I'm still wrapping my head around to this day. Another favorite of mine is Serious Weakness, which I would only recommend you read if you can handle a shit ton of torture in text. Its so wonderfully written but also so disturbing that it makes me almost perturbed that I like it this much, but its so worth it.

Heroes

Erv Wilson: A mathematical prodigy, one of the most intuitive theorists of xenharmonic music I know. ||| Jane Remover: Amazing producer, I see myself a bit in her with how she got going in music so I hope one day I get to reach the same level of artistry as her. ||| Patricia Taxxon: Inspired me to finally get back into music after a burnout from 2020-2022, also a massive inspiration for my work. ||| Tyler, The Creator: Similar to Jane Remover, but his relationship to the internet gives me massive hope in my success.

Website

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