I'm sincere both in my self-deprecation and in my love of a good time. I mix the cerebral with the celebratory, mainly for my own entertainment. Though I may seem a tad less than gargantuan, do not be fooled. Beyond my raw, physical presence lies a cocktail conversationalist with a view to the kill. Think James Bond meets Willy Wonka meets Truman Capote. Well educated (Thank you Columbia), frequently well inebriated, and sometimes well informed too. The execution is sometimes messy and often madcap, but always worth it.

I'm currently working in a much-lauded restaurant whilst plotting my next degree/career/move/look/sneer. Yes, I am accepting suggestions for all of the above. When not busy with the aforementioned, I can frequently be found analyzing, overanalyzing, or reading Proust and/or Valley of the Dolls.

One liners and self deprecation.

I always assumed it was my razor sharp wit. Then again, it could just be my height.

Marcel Proust, The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, Plato, Truman Capote, Jacqueline Susann, Fran Lebowitz, Robert Kennedy, Edmond White, Ian Fleming, Christopher Isherwood, David Sedaris, Ruth Reichl, Armistead Maupin, Oscar Wilde, René Descartes, George Orwell, Guillaume Dustan, Kay Redfield Jamison, Paulo Coelho, Irvin Yalom

The Boys In The Band, Paris Is Burning, Valley of the Dolls, Annie Hall, A Single Man, Casablanca, All About My Mother, Showgirls, Dangerous Liaisons, Delicatessen, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Jackie Brown, American Psycho, All James Bond Films, The First Wives Club, La Haine, Desperately Seeking Susan, Truth or Dare, Flesh, Trash, Heat, Marie Antoinette, Serpico, Cruising, Before Night Falls, Milk, Thelma and Louise, Jeffrey, Working Girl, Purple Rain, Boy Culture, Muriel's Wedding, Clueless, Unzipped, How to Survive a Plague, Spice World, Romy and Michele's HS Reunion

I'll get to the music and food bit later. For now, suffice it to say that I love both.

The next chapter.

Working hard for the money (so hard for it honey).

I don't negotiate with terrorists.