I'm a
"taste hunter", so if you read, enjoy music,
and can sit through films of more than one genre, we're sure to
find some common ground. Feel free to skip this section.
Books: The Devil in the White City
(non-fiction),
History of Love,
Middlesex,
An
Angel at My Table,
The Ethical Slut,
Building
Stories,
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,
and
The Elements of
Typographic Style. I read about a book a week. Every year,
I also read whatever book wins the Edgar Allen Poe award. I'm more
interested in
if someone reads than what books they choose
to read. (I read exactly 52 books last year.)
Movies: I can quote huge sections of
Some Kind of
Wonderful, and
The Princess Bride. I
also love old noir films and anything with a decent plot. Somedays,
I'll toss a coin to see if MK&AO's
It Takes Two is
better than
Citizen Kane.
Shows: Doctor Who,
The Wire,
Parenthood,
The Good Wife,
Game of
Thrones, and
Adventure Time!
Music: I don't listen to a lot of metal, opera,
salsa or classical, but I'm good with most everything else. I like
to put my iTunes on shuffle so that
Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Camera Obscura,
Die Antwoord,
Paul Simon, and
things I've yet to hear, play with no discretion. It can be
jarring.
Artists/Designers: Peter Saville, Margaret
Killgallen (I have a tattoo of one of her drawings), Chris Ware,
Vaughn Oliver, Robert Mcginnis, and Rodrigo Corral.
Food: Cottleston pie.
Games: Chess, Settlers of Catan and Ticket to
Ride.
Comedians: Tig Notaro, Mike Birbiglia, Maria
Bamford, Eugene Mirman, Jen Kirkman, Amy Schumer, John Mulhany, and
Mitch Hedberg.
Dislikes: White Teeth, every Woody Allen
film, Black Sabbath, Latin rhythms, ice skating, The Doors,
cauliflower, pumpkin, coffee, and overusing the Oxford comma.
