philosophy, knitting, TV shows on DVD, whiskey, southern vernacular, reading the Sunday Times in bed, Kansas basketball, gravel roads, the complexities of language, pencils, beer with friends, friends with beer, This American Life, my new bike, the Harpers Index, the smell of tomatoes on the vine, brains, leaves changing colors in the fall, and ice cream.
A man who can core a cauliflower with his bare hands.
I'm told I have a penchant for the sad bastards. The grim reapers and grand weepers, as Tom Waits would say. But I've also been known to boogie. If it's got a good beat, I'm your Huckleberry.
The aesthetic of Almodovar; the humor of Christopher Guest and Co; the philosophical playfulness of Charlie Kaufman; and the honesty of Noah Baumbach.
on DVD, of course: Arrested Development, Chappelle Show, Da Ali G Show, West Wing, Sports Night, House, The Simpsons, Strangers with Candy, Mr. Show.
Favorite authors: Annie Dillard, Milan Kundera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Marilynn Robinson, Richard Russo, Philip Roth and Richard Ford.
I admire comedic brilliance. Dave Chappelle, the writers of The Onion, Christopher Guest, David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, David Cross. John Stewart and Stephen Colbert have their moments. But I am deeply suspicious of (and perturbed by) those who try to analyze the nature of humor; just laugh.