Chicago Writers Association
www.chicagowrites.org
My other writing sites:
kevinkoperski.com
The Daily Writer
And my other MySpace profile:
Flickmakr
I'd like to meet:
Who I'd Like to Meet
Generally I favor encounters with people who do not wish me bodily or emotional harm and do not shelter a desire to negatively affect my existence. Beyond that, I seek those who are open-minded and possess 1) a desire for knowledge, 2) curiosity (which in adults can be even more adorable and awe-inspiring than in children), 3) an interest in the universe, the world, its religions/philosophies/politics/arts/etc., and 4) any or all of the above.
Life makes us all unique. The question is: Can we find a unique way to present our uniqueness that others will find interesting? I don't have the answer, but I'm always searching for it.
Regarding My Top 8
I like change. If you're on or off my Top 8, read nothing into it. My whims are unpredictable, so please don't take them personally. Everyone shall get a turn. No favorites. Well, maybe a few favorites, but I'm not telling who those favorites are. I like to keep you guessing.
Music:
Smashing Pumpkins, Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks, Kill Hannah, Spin Doctors, Assassins, The White Stripes, Ben Lee, Jack Johnson, Elliott Smith, Gin Blossoms, Tool, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Weezer, Billy Joel, Zwan, Paul Simon, etc...
Movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, LotR, Shawshank, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Memento, The Hunt for Red October, Good Will Hunting, Chicago, Shakespeare in Love, Seven, The Princess Bride, Gladiator, Braveheart, The Matrix, V for Vendetta, JFK, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Star Wars Episodes IV-VI, Life is Beautiful, Rounders, The Thomas Crown Affair, Adaptation, 12 Monkeys, Toy Story 1 & 2, a bunch of small indie films I can't remember the titles to, and many more...
Television:
Deadwood, The Office, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, the History Channel...
Books:
Authors who have influenced me in various ways: Edgar A. Poe, Walt Whitman, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Tad Williams, Elliot Perlman, Andrew Sean Greer, Joseph Ellis, Gregory Maguire, Jose Saramago, Chuck Palahniuk, Michael Faber, Nicholson Baker, Robert Jordan, Tom Clancy, Billy Corgan, Tim O'Brien, Harper Lee, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, Charlie Kaufman, Terry Brooks, Thomas Paine, Umberto Eco, Mary Shelley, Ken Follett, Robert Graves, John May, Robert Ludlum. Newest edition: Kurt Vonnegut (Thanks, Erica!)
Heroes:
What I'm Reading
The Assault on Reason
by Al Gore
Invisible Monsters
by Chuck Palahniuk
