mary gaitskill, shoegaze, french new wave films, "sometimes" by my bloody valentine, techno, david lynch, "common people" by pulp, the beats, less than zero, jd salinger, jangle pop, kleiner feigling, purple mountains, gin & tonics, early morning fog, fidlar, nowhere (1997), horsegirl, sofia coppola, palo alto (2013), cortázar, brogues, joy williams, christiane f.