Samantha

The Basics

Name

Samantha

Location

Birmingham and New Orleans

About Me

About Me

I tend to geek out hardcore over the following: literature, books (as objects, i.e. smell, texture, binding etc.), grammar, sci-fi, anime, campy 80’s fantasy movies, French and German philosophers, technology.

Check All That Apply

Lesbian, Gay, Queer

Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy

Agnostic/Existentialist/Karamazov

Twitter

bookish4

Looking For

Queer Friends in my Area, Queer Friends on the Internet

Relationship Status

Single

Virtues

I read a lot. I'm open minded. I'm awkward.

Vices

I'm reclusive. I'm awkward.

Are You Out To Your....

Members(s) of Extended Family, Close Friends, All Friends, School/Work

What I Like

Favorite Books

The Brothers Karamazov, The Crossing, The Life and Times of Michael K.

Favorite Queer Books

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe.

Favorite Movies

Legend, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Princess Bride, Willow, The Last Unicorn, Neverending Story, Edward Scissorhands, Howl’s Moving Castle, Star Wars, Imagine Me and You, Cold Mountain, Heathers, Fried Green Tomatoes, Steel Magnolias, The Dead Poets Society.

Favorite TV Shows

Misfits, Dexter, Glee, Doctor Who, Start Trek: The Next Generation, Game of Thrones, Shameless, Firefly, Dollhouse, Twin Peaks, Downton Abbey.

Favorite Music

This changes all the time but currently I have on my ipod (in alpha order): Arcade Fire, The Be Good Tanyas, CocoRosie, Echo and the Bunnymen, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Iron and Wine, Jack White, The Kills, Lady Gaga, Le Tigre, Metric, Modest Mouse, Muse, Nirvana, Peaches, The Raconteurs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shiny Toy Guns, Sia, The Sounds, Tegan and Sara (obviously), Tom Waits, The Wailin’ Jennys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Favorite Sandwich

Grilled Cheesus

Favorite Thing to Autostraddle

My bike.

Favorite Writers

Fyodor Dostoevsky, J.M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera, Michael Ondaatje, Cormac McCarthy, William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, Margaret Atwood, Vladimir Nabokov, Jen Hadfield, Haruki Murakami.