I was just thinking about all the things that made me who I am today - all the odd little books, movies, videos, people, situations and tragedies that have molded my way of thinking and my views on life.
They are as follows- not necessarily in order and I am certain this list will evolve over time-
- The writing of Oscar Wilde - I had never heard of Wilde till I was in my early 20's. I found a video at a video rental store when I lived in a small town in West TN - it was Salome's Last Dance directed by Ken Russel circa 1988. It isnt a great movie, but it was different. It felt a little bit wicked and fed the growing desire of "there must be more to life than this" that was growing in me. I started finding out more about Wilde and purchased a book of his works. I am not sure if I still have it or not - I might have lost it in the fire.
