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About Me

About Me	I’m smart but I like danger.
Check All That Apply	Queer, Sexually Fluid
Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy	Atheist with Zen leanings. Raised Baptist, so you can see why.
Website/Blog/Tumblr	http://paradebegins.tumblr.com
Twitter	http://twitter.com/#!/fridgebuzznow
Looking For	Queer Friends in my Area, Queer Friends on the Internet, Queer Friends to Make Out With
Relationship Status	Forever Alone
Virtues	honesty, humor, humility, intelligence
Vices	junk food, tumblrs that feature nudity, staying up late to do stupid shit
Are You Out To Your....	Member(s) of Immediate Family, Close Friends, School/Work, Other

What I Like

Favorite Books	The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, The World According to Garp by John Irving, Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker, Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins, Lenny Bruce is Dead by Jonathan Goldstein, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, Toby’s Lie by Daniel Vilmure, Nine Stories by JD Salinger, Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger, Middlesex by Jefferey Eugenides, Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim, the Harry Potter series, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Favorite Queer Books	Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson, Toby’s Lie by Daniel Vilmure, Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, Maurice by EM Forster, Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, The IHOP Papers by Ali Liebegott
Favorite Movies	My Summer of Love, Before Night Falls, Big Trouble in Little China, Mysterious Skin, Badlands, Network, Zombieland, Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story, Serenity, Velvet Goldmine, Morvern Callar, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Magnolia, My Own Private Idaho, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Annie Hall, Young Frankenstein, Heavenly Creatures, Ghostbusters, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Wrestler, LIE, Taxi Driver, Synecdoche, Being John Malkovich, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Til Dawn, Shaun of the Dead, Inglourious Basterds, Wild at Heart, The Fabulous Stains, Daisies, Lost in Translation, Blue Velvet, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Fountain, Cabaret, Manhattan, Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Favorite Documentaries	Tarnation, Meeting People is Easy, The Cruise, Super Size Me, Dig You should recommend me some documentaries, guys!
Favorite TV Shows	Mad Men, Conan, Twin Peaks, The Wire, Six Feet Under, The L Word, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Kids In The Hall, Mr. Show, Seinfeld, 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Treme, The Sopranos, True Blood, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, How I Met Your Mother, Community, Veronica Mars, The Office, The Kingdom, Louie
Favorite Music	Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine, Arcade Fire, The Smiths/Morrissey, Cocteau Twins, No Joy, Slowdive, Elliott Smith, Bjork, Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground, Bear McCreary, Cursive, Of Montreal, Mission of Burma, Black Flag, Childish Gambino, PJ Harvey, Best Coast
Favorite Sandwich	Tofurkey and Avocado
Favorite Thing to Autostraddle	I don't have anything to physically autostraddle, but I do like when you guys make reading lists!
Favorite Quotes	“You do you” “Work hard and be kind” “Live every week like it’s Shark Week” “Enjoy every sandwich” “Fuck bitches, get money” “It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop.”
Favorite Thing on Autostraddle.com	NSFW Sunday, the Team Picks, Formspring posts, lists, recipes (especially the vegan ones), the time you schooled us all on Judith Butler, any time you recommend books or movies, anytime you offer advice on starting a girl riot when it comes to reproductive rights or human rights in general. Some day I’d like to actually keep up on the book club selections, because they’re always great.
Favorite Writers	Kathy Acker, Michael Chabon, Dave Eggers, Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, JK Rowling, JD Salinger