Ellen

The Basics

Name

Ellen

Location

Tennessee

About Me

About Me

Oh, time for this section. Hm. Well, I’m kind of a nerd – I like gaming and reading. I also like knitting and other crafty things (though I’m not very good at it, so I have a lot of tiny hats).

Check All That Apply

Pansexual

Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy

Looking For

Queer Friends in my Area, Queer Friends on the Internet, Queer Friends to Make Out With, A Girlfriend

Relationship Status

Single

Virtues

Patience, sense of humor, intelligence, my pretty eyes!

Vices

My patience is not all-encompassing, and I smoke a lot of pot.

Are You Out To Your....

Member(s) of Immediate Family, Close Friends, School/Work

What I Like

Favorite Books

Earth’s Children series, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and its sequels, Ender series, Deathstalker series (what can I say? I like getting super-attached to characters), Flowers for Algernon, The Neverending Story, and Guns, Germs, and Steel, among others

Favorite Queer Books

Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady (!), Tipping the Velvet

Favorite Movies

American Beauty, The Shape of Things, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, The Big Lebowski, The Neverending Story, Tipping the Velvet

Favorite Documentaries

Dirt! The Movie (so weird, yet oddly compelling), Life, The Human Family, What the #$*! Do We Know!?

Uhm…if it has to do with nature or social sciences, it will almost certainly be my favorite!

Favorite TV Shows

Coupling, everything Whedon has done, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Avatar: The Last Airbender

Favorite Music

I like everything that doesn’t twang.

Favorite Sandwich

Avocado, tomato, farmer's cheese and sprouts

Favorite Quotes

From mah Facebooks:

“Well, they were a bit…bitey.” – Shaun of the Dead

“La pire chose que tu peux entendre lorsque tu es entrain de faire l’amour c’est: Chéri, je suis de retour…”

“I’m as gay as a pickle basket!”

The World According to Caboose:
Lady Donut: I love Caboose and yet I’m still afraid of him.
Sarge: [in a pirate voice] Arrgh. I be havin’ a southern accent. Yorgh.
Lady Donut: My favorite thing is pretty dresses.
Sarge: Argh. I got termites in me leg.
Church: And that is not a southern accent.
Sarge: Arr.
Lady Donut: Do you have any tampons?

Hooker: Hi. I’m Candy.
Kurgan: Of course you are…
– Highlander

“It’s true that every time you hear a bell, an angel gets its wings. But what they don’t tell you is that every time you hear a mouse trap snap, an angel gets set on fire.”- “Deep Thoughts” by Jack Handey

“What are you gonna do with those pies, boys?”
– Some guy who is about to be killed with creme pies by the Killer Klowns from Outer Space

“Oh I know what you’re thinkin’ Pat: Is he gonna kill me too? The answer is I don’t know. Killin’ is a special thing. A special thing you do when you want someone to DIE” – Nice Pete, Achewood Comics

“While cooking at home, Kelley noticed one of her multi-colored spoons she had always taken for granted. She waved it under Bob’s nose, saying it would make a beautiful knitting needle. Bob was dubious, which was all Kelley needed to spur her on to investigate.” – an advertisement for knitting needles

“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” – “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

“I like my women like I like my cars! Freshly waxed, with a GPS tracking system” – Dinosaur Comics

Favorite Thing on Autostraddle.com

The words and pictures

Favorite Writers

Jean M. Auel, Douglas Adams, Sheryl Jordan, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Simon R. Green (wow lots of British authors when I write them out), Jared Diamond, Carl Sagan, Florence King…so many…