comics, history, journalism, liberalism, politics, reading, video games, writing
I'd like to meet:
Rosario Dawson. Failing that, anyone in the .5% of the population with whom I can actually stand to have a conversation. Iconoclasts of all stripes.
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Things That Are Awesome
Because "Turn-ons" is so '90s.
Shoulder-length dark hair. I don't like naming particular physical attributes as my "type", but if I did, this would be a big one.
Glasses. Ditto.
Political and cultural far-sightedness. It's nice to be reminded that I'm not the only person who feels like everyone's been having the same few conversations over and over throughout history.
Usage of atypical words and/or manners of speaking. I think I've been speaking the same run-on sentence for about six years now.
People who find intelligence sexy. Of course, they would subsequently want nothing to do with me.
Irony. It's not just amusing, it's a way of life.
Creators—artists, writers, filmmakers, it's all good. A big part of my problem fitting in stems from the fact that I can't remotely identify with people who put nothing into the world but the toil of their nine-to-fives.
Comfort dressers. Lingerie? Meh. T-shirt and boxers? Hot.
Things That Suck
Most instances of makeup. Some is okay in theory, but in practice, it rarely looks what you would call "pleasing". Maybe it's more the current sensibility than anything else, though.
Painted nails. This probably could've been folded into the makeup part, but I thought it deserved special mention because it's thus far proven to be a remarkably accurate means of estimating a girl's depth. As much as I'm not a fan of the Goth thing, I have seen people pull off black nails occasionally.
Drinking to the point of impracticality—not to be confused with drinking in general. Cake said it best: excess ain't rebellion/you're drinking what they're selling.
People who don't tell you what they're really thinking, and/or expect you do to the same. Similarly, people who expect me to know what they're thinking. This, for me, has pretty much ruined all the traditional practices associated with dating.
Straight-edgers. Sorry, but doing the exact opposite of what you've decided is "normal" doesn't make you any more of a rebel than the people to whom you're reacting.
Type-based slang. It suxx0rz.
Music:
The Beatles, Cake, Fatboy Slim, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Green Day, Nirvana, Our Lady Peace, Outkast, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Sifl & Olly, Tegan & Sara, Weezer, The White Stripes
Movies:
Bulworth, High Fidelity, Moulin Rouge, Garden State, Unbreakable, The Empire Strikes Back, Clerks, Shaun of the Dead, Spider-Man, The Shawshank Redemption, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Television:
Current Shows: The Daily Show, Colbert, Real Time, Lost, The Office, Boondocks, Deadwood, Countdown, Studio 60, BSG, The Riches Old Shows: West Wing, Home Movies, Seinfeld, Firefly, Daria, Sports Night
Books:
Sirens of Titan, Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle (I'm very into Kurt Vonnegut), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Watchmen, Catch-22, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, V for Vendetta, lots of Star Wars
Heroes:
Brian Bendis, Lando Calrissian, Rivers Cuomo, Warren Ellis, Charlie Kaufman, Aaron McGruder, Michael Moore, Ralph Nader, Keith Olbermann, Leonard Pitts, Malcolm Reynolds, Aaron Sorkin, Spencer Tunick, Brian K. Vaughan, Paul Wellstone
