Life's far too short not to be interested in everything. My favorite thing in life has always been and, I'm sure, will always be good food, good wine, good music, and good company, all at the same time.So who wants to dance?
I'd like to meet:
You.
Also, anyone who thought, "That should say 'Whom I'd like to meet,'" not to mention anyone who appreciates the use of creative hyperbole.
"But then they danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after them as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everyone goes 'Awww!'"Truth is, I just like meeting new people. I firmly believe I can learn something from everyone, and so I hope to. Fellow writers, filmmakers, musicians, lovers of life and the world, travelers, adventurers, explorers... just say hi, why don't you? I'll look forward to it.(note: yes, I know, I have a lot of friends. I don't generally turn down friend requests. Defeats the purpose of meeting new people, no? And besides: I'm trying to attract attention for the novel. Point is: if I request you, it's because I think you might be interested in what I'm doing. And I may not initiate the writing, but I always respond)
Music:
Oh, so many... Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Better Than Ezra, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Faithless, Norah Jones, Opera Babes, Lo-Fidelity All Stars, Conner Oberst, Bright Eyes, Benny Goodman, Crystal Method, Ben Lee, Ashley MacIsaac, Azure Ray, Bond, Tori Amos, David Bowie, Chemical Brothers, Beethoven, Grieg, Mozart, Dashboard Confessional, Dave Matthews Band, OAR, Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, John Legend, Joss Stone, Marvelous 3, Massive Attack, Milla, Michael Buble, Michael Jackson, Mos Def, Outkast, Van Hunt, Bjork, Prince, Portishead, Rachael Sage, Radiohead, The Roots, Rasputina, Velvet Revolver, Soul Coughing, Rufus Wainright, Sneaker Pimps, Frou Frou, Kyle Riabko, My Chemical Romance, the Refreshments, Gin Blossoms, Eminem, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Mike Doughty, Missy Elliot, Ludacris, Tricky, Type-O Negative, Vanessa Carlton, Kronos Quartet, Lili Haydn, Val Emmich, Lucas, Paul Oakenfold, Snow Patrol, Rob Dougan.... I have something like 13,000 songs on my computer. It's insane, really. But I love it. I wish I had more talent for music. But I'm content just to listen, really, because writing well has kind of ruined books for me, and it'd be sad if anything ruined music.
Movies:
Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Boondock Saints, Shakespeare in Love, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Matrix, Sixth Sense, Fight Club, Snatch, Amelie, Meet Joe Black, Mexican, 8 Mile, Jerry Maguire, Princess Bride, Moulin Rouge, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Rundown, High Fidelity, Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, Payback, This is Spinal Tap!, Best in Show, MST3k, the Muppets movies, Intolerable Cruelty, The Incredibles
Television:
I haven't owned a television since 2000, but I catch up on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Scrubs, and Love Monkey when I have the opportunity to.
Books:
It's impossible to list them in order or comprehensively, so here are some favorites:
The Great Gatsby
Catcher in the Rye
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Nerve's Guide to Sexual Etiquette
Neverwhere
American Gods
Anansi Boys
The Lovely Bones
Stupid and Contagious
The Time-Traveler's Wife
Perfect Skin
Harry Potter
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" (Adventures of a Curious Character)
High Fidelity
About a Boy
Good Omens (the Nyce and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch)
Discworld
Stardust
Franny & Zooey
Nietzsche
The Complete Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh
The Tao of Pooh
The Te of Piglet
Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit
Needful Things
Bag of Bones
Different Seasons
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Waiting for Godot
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat
Something Under the Bed is Drooling
(okay, so, really, any Calvin and Hobbes collection)
I'm always looking for new books to read, so if you have any suggestions (besides "The DaVinci Code"), please make them. Leave a comment, even.
Heroes:
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."
I have Great Expectations for myself.
