Alicia

The Basics

Name

Alicia

Location

Austin, TX

About Me

About Me

An aspiring filmmaker, I recently moved from Maine to Austin to pursue my career. Movies are my obsession, particularly exploitation films, horror and classic melodrama. I dabble in blogging on film, feminist and queer issues. I’m a longtime lurker on Autostraddle, looking to join in on conversation and hopefully make some friends, online or locally.

Check All That Apply

Bisexual, Queer, Femme

Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy

Creativity is divine

Twitter

MsAliciaCoombs

Looking For

Queer Friends in my Area, Queer Friends on the Internet, Business Contacts

Relationship Status

In a Relationship

Virtues

Imagination, sarcasm, appreciation of the weird, acceptance of anyone who isn't a total asshole

Vices

Procrastination, chocolate addiction, mind that wanders when I should be listening

Are You Out To Your....

Everybody

What I Like

Favorite Books

“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”

I guess that makes me an investigator of art, film, gender, sexuality, and human depravity. Sounds about right.

Favorite Queer Books

Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers
Lesbian Nuns
Voluptuous Panic:The Erotic World of Weimer Berlin
The Sewing Circle
Femmes of Power

Favorite Movies

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
The Bad Seed
Kitten with a Whip
The Shining
Mulholland Drive
Psycho
Annie Hall
Night of the Hunter
Amelie
I’ll stop before I get carried away

Favorite Documentaries

Grey Gardens
Tabloid
Capturing the Friedmans
American Movie
Vernon, Florida
Grizzly Man

Favorite TV Shows

MST3k, The Twilight Zone, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Strangers with Candy, Louie

Favorite Music

Murder By Death, Radiohead, Portishead, Massive Attack, Lovage, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, Roy Orbison, Patti Smith, 60s girl groups, surf rock, rockabilly, riot grrl, piano girls (Regina, Fiona, Tori)

Favorite Sandwich

Caprese or Rueben

Favorite Quotes

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker
“Life is nothing if you’re not obsessed.” – John Waters
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
“Beauty will be convulsive or will not be.” – Andre Breton
“As far as socially redeeming value, I hope I don’t have any.” – John Waters

Favorite Thing on Autostraddle.com

Oh, that’s not fair.

Favorite Writers

John Waters
Tennessee Williams
Dorothy Parker
Oscar Wilde
Hunter S. Thompson
David Foster Wallace
Lionel Shriver
My reading habits are all over the place. I normally don’t have authors I follow.