Science and astronomy; ancient history; health, fitness and belly dance; dining out or cooking something special at home; animals (domestic and wild); learning new things; writing, writing, and writing... Letting my imagination get carried away (in a controlled environment). The deep, the dark, the inner shadows that others fear as well as the blinding peaks. Occasional wild hairs and headlong plunges off the deep end.
Music
Domestic and world music interests. Dislike most rap, country, gospel... and grunge. Varied tastes, otherwise. Rock, reggae, latin, African, Asian, blues, jazz (new or old), swing, goth/EBM, hardcore PUNK, even some opera and new age. Again, as with movies, I like to be moved.
Movies
Horror, comedy, drama, sci-fi/fantasy, etc. Such as:
Brazil; Casablanca; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly; Auntie Mame; Little Man Tate; LOTR; Star Wars (the original ones); Spiderman; Pride and Prejudice (when the mood hits - I think it's funny as hell); Forrest Gump; Pirates of The Caribbean; Planet of The Apes (the original series, not the sorry-ass remake); The 10th Kingdom; 28 Days Later; Interview with The Vampire; Strange Days; The Usual Suspects (which, by the way, was the original title of the play adapted into Casablanca); Labyrinth; War of the Worlds; Pulp Fiction; The Quiet Earth; Whatever Happened to Baby Jane; Sweet Charity; Logan's Run; Soylent Green; The Wandering Kid; anything Hitchcock; lots of old movies (when films had plots); too many to list, just a sample here. Some foreign films also, even if I have to read along. I like to be taken out of the ordinary; if a film cannot manage that, I'm disappointed. I refuse to watch anything involving John Waters.
Television
Usually, the TV is that background noise while I do something else (a great motivation to clean house, as it's more fun). I refuse to pay for TV and, thus, have three antennas.
Books
SF/fantasy, fiction and non-fiction, hard science, some mystery also. Romance novels are not even literature, so I won't waste time trashing them here. My first books (in order) were: "The Black Stallion", "Lord of the Flies", "1984", and "The Amittyville Horror". These, along with "Beowulf" and lots of Poe and such from earlier days most shaped my own writing style: dark, deep, and not much afraid of anything. Some favorite writers: Harlan Ellison ("Gentleman Junkie" especially), Anne Rice (who can make the most outlandish plot readable - pity she has now gone off the deep end), Edgar A. Poe (for everything), C. J. Cherryh (although she's a b***h in person), Richard Adams ("Maia"), Louis Cooper (Time Master Trilogy), Carl Sagan ("The Demon-Haunted World", because the world really needed it), Clive Barker ("Imajica" especially), Henry Miller, and others who escape my memory at the moment. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, I can add one of my own works to this list, although I'm never truly satisfied with anything from my own hand. And actually, I'm a lousy reader, always have been. It's more fun to make the story up myself.
Heroes
A hero is someone who comes to your rescue. As such, I haven't had any. Shame. There are, however, a handful of special people whom I either admire or find great fascination with: Tina Turner, Micchio Kaku, Steven Hawking, Noam Chomsky, any people who are ultimately true to their nature and unafraid of their own inner shadows, Edgar A. Poe, Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, Thomas Jefferson, Ayn Rand, Gallileo, Charles Darwin, and all those who have contributed to humanity's march toward reason, understanding, and wonder.
About me: Living dead girl. In the past, I have been a student, a chauffeur, a singer, a poet, a model, a painter, a photographer,and a writer (25 years now of the pen), and periodically these roles are resurrected (except the model thing, as I'm now waaay too over the hill for that).
As of now, I'm sitting on two completed novels, the first of seven in a soft science-fiction series. Unfortunately, the outlook is grim for the marketing of new writers during a recession. Thank you, W (bastard). Thus, I'm awaiting signs of recovery before submitting further to agents. I guess, if I sat on the story for 25 years before I began writing it down, a couple more won't really matter. When I was 13, it was just a short story, which goes to show what procrastination can do. If and when I get the time, I'll post excerpts of the finished pieces here.
I like to play pool, even though I suck at it. It's still fun, even if I have to play alone because my few friends always have better things to do. My IQ is too high for this part of the country apparently, and I'm doomed to a life of isolation as a result. That life is just fine without cable or satellite television. I like old movies and a broad spectrum of music. I have very little culinary ability. I bore easily, and yet the simplest things can occasionally earn my rapt and long-lived attention. I can be stubborn as well as free-spirited -- it's all in the context. I have an interspecies family (myself, one dog, one cat).
I have a job, my own car, and my own home. I have ambitions, and sometimes I can still manage a dream or two. I take care of myself... mostly... getting exercise and trying to eat right. I tend to write obsessively when the material flows, forgetting the little things in life, like food and sleep. I lost 27 pounds writing the first half of my first book. I'm a disciplined and determined person. I'm gonna be a wheel someday.
NOTE: Pushers be advised - My profile and friends list are not here for the purpose of moneygrubbers and scammers to push whatever bullshit product or mailorder/survey/pyramid scheme they are selling. If anyone proves to be one of these, they will be blocked and their comments deleted. Sorry, but I can't stand that shit. On second thought, hell no, I'm not sorry one damned bit.
Who I'd like to meet: A good literary agent (or agents) representing science fiction, fantasy, general fiction, horror and humor writers. Overseas penpals are welcome. Interesting locals would be nice to know. Male or female friends, I don't care which. Also, a good bass guitar teacher to get me off on the right foot would be nice, preferably one who instructs on the cheap.
Oops, you added me. Now all of your myspace friends are gonna know that your Brother is a big old ATHEIST. Check out my first flounder! Caught it off the jetty in Port Aransas. Hope you're having a good day.
Hey Jessyka, nice to know you...I just wanted to Thank You for Adding me into Your Circle Of Friends!! I really appreciate the consideration! Hope you have an Awesome Weekend my Friend. Have lots of Fun and stay Safe! :) Mike
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