Born:  New York City

Most oft-visited:  New Orleans

Star Sign:  Sagittarius

Eyes:  Hazel, 20/20

Drinks:  Herradura

Loves:  Telecasters, truthiness, tube amps, doggies, black & white photography, biker boots, horror films, New Orleans, black coffee, hot peppers. Not necessarily in that order.

Hates:  Litterbugs, jitterbugs, gum chewers

Fears:  Ice, public restroom doorknobs

Reads:  Flannery O'Connor, Edgar Lee Masters, Donald Harington, Dante Alighieri, Albert Camus, Charles Baudelaire, John Kennedy Toole, Daniel Woodrell

Political Affiliation:  None

On Notice:  Plants, or anything else that thinks it can live in my house

Favorite film:  Being There

Scariest film:  Evil Dead

Grossest film:  Dead Alive

Boob Tube:

I've never seen:  CSI, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, West Wing

I've seen for five minutes and deemed too idiotic for even me:  Desperate Housewives, Survivor, The Bachelor

I mourn:  The demise of Six Feet Under, and the sinking of Shipmates. Chris Hardwick, we hardly knew ye

What I hate most about Fox News:  Graying male Dems vs. flaxen Republican Stepfords

What I love most about Fox News:  Hyperbole, and Fox News Watch

Thing I miss most about my freelance lifestyle:  Taking a long hot bath in the middle of the day

Second thing I miss most about my freelance lifestyle:  No lines at the post office

Most obvious unknown personal characteristic:  The loudest sneeze in the world

I wish I could:  Walk in mules