I am me, myself, and I.
My Self-Summary
I'm a Texan expatriate, screenwriter-to-be, living with a couple of
good friends in Echo Park. I'm a total pop culture geek, and proud
of it. I've worked at a movie studio for over 2 years and still get
a thrill most mornings when I walk onto the lot. I'm not that big
on TV generally, but it will be a cold day in hell before I miss an
episode of 30 Rock. I'm often sarcastic one moment and sincere the
next. I like to cook, and even though I only make about 5 things, I
make those things really well. I love soccer and I'm borderline
obsessed with Liverpool FC. I'm more at ease 1-on-1 than in a large
group. I've recently rediscovered a love of camping, and I can't
wait to go again ... it's nice to see the stars every once in a
while. I'm fond of non-sequiturs. I don't know what else to write
here.
What I’m doing with my life
By day I work at a movie studio as a liaison between productions
and Facilities Operations. Basically I am Vanilla Ice--if you got a
problem, yo I'll solve it.
In my free time I'm writing several screenplays and I'm working
with a couple of friends on developing a unique new educational
show for kids. I dream of enlightening and corrupting America's
youth at the same time.
I’m really good at
Scrabble, racquetball, making salsa
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Movies: The Thing, Suspiria, Wild at Heart, Branded to Kill, They
Live!, La Strada, Playtime, This is Spinal Tap, Top Secret!, Evil
Dead 2, Repo Man, Phantom of the Paradise, Brazil, Rushmore,
...
Music: Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Townes Van Zandt, ELO, 10CC,
Jay-Z, Elvis Costello, Camera Obscura, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight,
Camera Obscura, Belle and Sebastian, T.I., XTC, Hall and Oates,
Paul Williams, Olivia Tremor Control, Neko Case, Stereolab, Mighty
Diamonds, ...
Books: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Lucky Jim,
Infinite Jest, Moneyball, Lolita, The Road to Tamazunchale, Blood
Meridian
Food: I never met a cuisine I didn't like
The six things I could never do without
Swelling string arrangements in pop music, my laptop, soccer, bad
movies on cable, Mexican food, good friends
I spend a lot of time thinking about
... whether all of the time I spend thinking will eventually make
my head explode, like that dude in Scanners.
On a typical Friday night I am
What's a typical Friday? Recent Fridays have been spent: drinking
with friends at the Gold Room and Good Luck Bar, collaborating on
the construction of a high-powered handheld laser, at a short film
festival downtown, enjoying good conversation and a killer view
with an old friend, eating BBQ in K-town, passionately arguing the
merits of Nic Cage over a joint and a beer, and seeing The
Informant! at the Vista.