Interests & Hobbies
Meaning of Life:
Nope, no such thing. I know Camus gets a bad rap for lack of vigor (which is valid!) but I totally lean absurdist on this point.
Five Things I Can't Live Without:
food, water, intellectual stimulation, cigarettes (what can I say, I'm an addict), and honestly probably my vibrator haha
Favorite Books:
Theory-wise right now I'm doing my honors thesis on Irigaray, so I'm mostly reading psychoanalytical stuff + commentary by Grosz. I'm also into Arendt and Deleuze. I rather like Spinoza. Someone asked me recently if I was a Kant person or a Nietzsche person, which is a weird dichotomy, but if those are my choices I'm a Nietzsche person.
Fiction-wise: Mishima - The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, Confessions of a Mask, Spring Snow (obviously!), Runaway Horses, The Temple of the Golden Pavillion.
Hemingway - The Sun Also Rises.
Ferrante - Neapolitan Novels.
Mizumura - A True Novel.
Salinger - Franny and Zooey.
Nabokov - Lolita, Pnin.
Poetry-wise: Rilke, Sexton, about half of the Ginsberg catalogue. I have a TS Elitot tattoo.
What I Like To Do For Fun:
I like to travel, spend lazy afternoons in parks or cafes with pen/paper or a book, and arrange decent covers of terrible songs.
Favorite Songs:
Bright Eyes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division/New Order, Xiu Xiu, Belle & Sebastian, Sisters of Mercy, Hank Williams (senior ONLY), Daniel Johnston
Favorite Movies:
90s children's movies (especially A Little Princess and anything Disney), Wes Anderson, Ghost World, My Neighbor Totoro, Masculin Feminin, Wong Kar Wai.
Eva is my favorite thing on earth but I will not watch the reboots so do not speak to me about them. If you've watched Utena, I want to talk to you.
Craziest Thing I've Ever Done:
oh god. i'm going to have to consult the bff and get back to you on this.
If I Could Be Anywhere Right Now:
I'm in Paris, in a comfy bed, with wine and the internet. I'd say that's pretty great. Maybe in an apartment that's not a 7th-floor walk-up.
Hobbies:
reading, writing, playing music (mostly synth stuff), drawing, acting weird in public
Talents:
procrastinating, alienating people
Perfect Mate:
oh, i don't know. probably like a cat or a talking bear or something
Perfect Date:
you know that scene in beauty and the beast where the beast gives belle an enormous library? i want to be given an enormous library. by a cursed beast-prince.
srsly though I like to keep things low-key. my favorite thing to do with another person is just get drunk and talk for hours.
Turn Ons/Offs:
on: thoughtfulness, people who ask questions, humor.
off: my #1 pet peeve is people who try to impress me/others. be yrself
Best Reason to Get to Know Me:
I'm fascinatingly humble.