I enjoy all things pop/geek culture-oriented (but spare me ANYTHING American Idol-related!). Having recently returned from the San Diego ComicCon, I was astonished at the vast quantity/quality of the geek-girl population.
I've always had a weakness for the brainy and cute - smart has ALWAYS been sexy in my book of reference! Girls who wear glasses VERY MUCH deserve passes (apologies to Ms. Parker!)
I consider myself friendly, intelligent, and as described by others - funny (the UNfunny always see themselves as humorous - I'm sure Nixon thought himself the life of the party).
People also seem to be impressed that I lost 200 lbs. Always quick to ask "How'd you do it?", like they're expecting me to say "Why, the raspberry and motor oil diet, of course!". Nope - the dreaded old school way - diet and exercise! Having once been 360 pounds - I certainly can relate to living "la vida grande".
My Ideal Person:
Smart, funny, (hey, cute never hurts), and an R. Crumb figure can only bring your stock up!
I'm not into the "girly-girls" of the world - you know, those "oh, I can't do THAT, I'm a girl, I might break a nail!" types. C'mon - your gender can give birth to giant-headed babies and come back for more! Don't hand me that "weaker-sex" crapola!
I find actual strength quite compelling - part of what I call "The Couch Test". If there's furniture that needs moving, the idea that "she" can lift her side of the couch as high as I can lift mine? No more calls, we have a winner!
As you might tell by all this - a sense of humor is pretty much a requisite if we're going to have any chance of a conversation, and the darker the better!
The last great book I read
"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay"
by Michael Chabon. I keep meaning to pick up his new one -
"The Yiddish Policeman's Union", but
I go through phases of novel-reader, not-a-novel-reader.
Enjoyed Caleb Carr's "Alienist" books
- I have a weakness for turn-of-the-century New York pieces.
My most humbling moment
I won't use names here, but there's a very famous
comic and graphic artist who I have always admired. Anytime
I create anything even mildly interesting, I think, "Hey,
that almost looks like something (name of artist) would
do", and I feel very good about myself. Well - this
artist once came to my booth at a convention, and we were
all talking, and I thought "Finally - a chance to get
a photo of myself with my idol!". When the camera came
into view, the artist (a very vain little man with a very
silly hair hat/wig) proceeded to wig-out. "PUT THAT
CAMERA DOWN! PUT THAT CAMERA DOWN! NO PHOTOS!". Oh
God - that was very humbling indeed.
Favorite on-screen sex scene
Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin in "The Big Easy".
Surprisingly erotic, given that everyone pretty much
kept their clothes on, but still got super-steamy.
The celebrity I resemble the most
Try as I might, I can't think of a single one. Maybe you'll
come up with someone (be kind!)
The best or worst lie I've ever told
Honestly, for me, lying is like a really attractive wool
suit. Might look good, but God how it itches! Would much
rather go with the truth and take the lumps than come up with
some intricate bit of fiction I have to keep straight in
my head. Blame it on 12 years of painful Catholic education!
If I could be anywhere right now
Japan. It's a holdover from the Eighties, when I REALLY
wanted to visit, but it's an ancient/super-modern
culture - it'll still be there when I finally DO go.
Tokyo, Kyoto, checking out the high-speed trains, filling
up on sushi and wacky Japanese pop-culture (although these
days, I think they're more in on the joke than before).
Five items I can't live without
My Mac G5 with the high-speed cable internet. My iPod - so many tunes to keep the voices in my head amused!
My reading glasses - yes, I'm at that age. KCRW - have you even TRIED to listen to standard radio these
days!? My God, it's the dreck of dreck! I'm quite
happy to chip in every year for a membership! Trader Joes - food that actually looks like AND tastes like
food!
Fill in the blank: _____ is sexy; _____ is sexier.
Smart is sexy. Funny and smart is sexier. Is there anything
more depressing in a conversation than that blank stare,
followed by "huh? I don't get it." A joke
is a terrible thing to have to explain.
In my bedroom one will find...
A very clean, Zen-like environment. The bedroom is a place
to get away from the clutter of the day and unwind. That said,
there's STILL a honkin' big TV in there! I'm
a man of simple pleasures.
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