i am influenced by anais nin, anne sexton, sylvia plath, david sedaris, sarah vowell, daniel clowes, roman dirge, allen ginsberg, dorothy parker, dorothy allison, sandra cisneros, ana castillo, jimmy santiago baca, frida kahlo, scarling, john waters, horror movies, anything disturbing, ira glass, fairy tales, hello kitty, riot grrrl, chicano culture..and the truly morbid.