Writing, reading, editing, film, comic books, television, music, talk radio, surfing the web, sarcasm, junk food, criticism, being difficult, Disney, the bride (not necessarily in that order) ... just stuff...
Cool, interesting, creative and out of the box people, as lame as that may sound... how about just new friends? Other writers, comic book geeks, film fanatics and music affectionados welcome as well. Writers are invited to check out Writer Circle , and comic book folks likewise Comic Widows .
But puh-leeze, no webcam girls, okay? I won't bend on this one. Absolutely no webcam girls or dating sites and especially home business scams or overnight money-making schemes.
Bands, please email me before requesting I add you. Seriously. If you don't, you will NOT be added, and I won't even look at your MySpace either.
And also a big no to folks who just want to use my Comments space for their own personal commercials. Just stop. Please.
I've recently changed my settings so contacting me first is a must. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Currently listening to on my iPod Shuffle: Robyn, Gil Scott-Heron, Linkin Park, Eurovision 2008, Davy Jones, the Moaning Myrtles, Abney Park, k.d. lang, Ben Folds Five, Kate Bush, Hank Williams, Carpenters, Scissor Sisters, Duran Duran, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Lamb, Harvard Blue, Duffy, Apocalyptica, Spacemak3r, Madonna and the notorious much much more...
Nine Inch Nails, Kate Bush, Prince, David Bowie, the Cure, Limp Bizkit, Philip Glass, Run DMC, Ministry, Sade, Madonna, Eminem, Akira Ifukube, Sinead O'Connor, Eurythmics, Alice Cooper, Duran Duran, Tori Amos, Grace Jones, Motley Crue, Public Enemy, White Zombie, the Clash, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, 50 Cent, the Beatles, Art of Noise, No Doubt, Ennio Morricone, Hole, Johnny Cash, Marilyn Manson, Beastie Boys, Linkin Park, Stanley Jordan, Pink, Guns 'n' Roses, Rage Against the Machine, Evanescence, Sweet, Massive Attack, Journey, Nirvana, Victoria Williams, Steely Dan... just off the top of my head, now wait here while I actually check my music collection...
I've recently seen or re-seen: Speed Racer, Iron Man, Capricorn One, The Boys from Brazil, BloodRayne: A Fan Film, Drop Dead Gorgeous (2006), The 4th Floor, The Giant Behemoth, Billy Madison, Aztec Rex, Snakes on a Plane, Starter for 10, Mrs. Winterbourne, Superhero Movie, The Great Dictator, Sweet Nothing in My Ear, Infamous, Blackboard Jungle, Fallen, Monster (2007), West Bank Story, At midnight I'll Take Your Soul and The Intended.
The Great Race, Eve's Bayou, Metropolis, The Blues Brothers, Dead End, Bye Bye Birdie, Mommie Dearest, Full Contact, What's Up Doc, Key Largo, Little Big Man, Donnie Darko, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Quiet Man, Free Enterprise, Blade Runner, Shadow of a Doubt, Fantasia, Akira, King Kong, Freaks, The Graduate, The Gold Rush, M, The Big Sleep, Dog Day Afternoon, Pulp Fiction, White Zombie, Citizen Kane, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Arsenic and Old Lace, On Borrowed Time, Titanic, Duel, Big Trouble in Little China, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, The Desperate Hours, The Big Hit, Bonnie and Clyde, Dead Man, Flight of the Phoenix, Barb Wire, The Gift, Heavenly Creatures, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hell in the Pacific, Les Vampires, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Unknown, Lord of the Flies, Office Space, Pootie Tang, Time After Time.Films by Kevin Smith, M. Night Shaymallon, Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Akira Kurosawa, Inshiro Honda, John Huston, Walt Disney, Kasi Lemmons, Robert Rodriguez, Todd Browning, Martin Scorsese.Movie serials of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Kaiju eiga especially Godzilla and Gamera, Film noir, superhero movies, James Bond, Matt Helm, Tarzan.
Currently at the top of my list: The Wire (quite possibly one of the coolest shows on TV), Dirt, Eli Stone, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Moonlight, Dexter, Heroes, New Amsterdam, ER, Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares (both British and American versions), In Treatment, Attack of the Show, Pushing Daisies (where'd it go?) and Reaper.
At the moment... in weekly order of airing... Judge Judy, Seinfeld, New Now Next, Family Guy, The Tribe, Eastenders, Nancy Grace, 24, Airline, CourtTV, Unwrapped, Good Eats, Emeril Live, Scrubs, Amazing Race, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, South Park, Survivor, Everybody Hates Chris, Scrubs, ER, Cops, Davey and Goliath, Cheaters, My Hero, In Bed with Butch, The Simpsons, The Sopranos, The 4400, Curb My Enthusiasm, Extras, Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Stupid Boston!) Venture Brothers and Doctor Who.
Currently reading, re-reading or read: "Master Detective" by John Reisinger, "Sticky Wicket Vol. 2: Watkins Fights Back" by Ewart Rouse, "Chess Bitch" by Jennifer Shahade, "Soon I Will Be Invincible" by Austin Grossman, "No One Heard Her Scream" by Jordan Dane, and "Blaze" by Richard Bachman/Stephen King.
Best comic books on the shelves right now: Gail Simone's Wonder Woman, Dan Dare, the late Steve Gerber's Doctor Fate in Countdown to Mystery, Fantastic Four by Millar and Hitch, Project: Superpowers, Nexus, Godland, Brave and the Bold, Avengers Invaders, Ed Brubaker's Captain America, Doctor Who, Jim Shooter's Legion of Super-Heroes and The Lone Ranger. And remember, kids, friends don't let friends buy Amazing Spider-Man.
"Hero with a Thousand Faces" by Joseph Campbell is top of the heap. Other work by him as well as work by Stephen King, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Bruce Sterling, George Orwell, Ernest Hemmingway, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Rudyard Kipling, Hunter Thompson, Harlan Ellison, and lots more I just can't think of right now...
My bride, my parents, my brother, my sister, my family, my friends, my teachers, my mentors, my students, survivors, warriors, writers, artists, and anyone with the will to do what it takes to make their dreams come true.