Ben Varkentine
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | writer |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Introduction | "...a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice." |
| Interests | Anne Hathaway, Aaron Sorkin, Courtney Love (don't ask me why), '80s, Old-time radio, California, a Buddhism-influenced spiritual inner life, My cats, reading, dragons, civil rights, Sinfest, appreciating women, writing, my nephew, George Carlin |
| Favorite movies | Terry Gilliam films, Three of the six Star Wars movies (try to guess which three--you may be surprised), The Lord of the Rings, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, M*A*S*H (TV), The Outsiders (a childhood favorite), the Saw film series |
| Favorite music | the Beatles, The Beach Boys w/Brian Wilson, Peter Gabriel, Kirsty MacColl, Morrissey, David Bowie, XTC, Prince, Squeeze, Spandau Ballet, Thompson Twins, Erasure, Tears For Fears, Human League, Hall & Oates, Nik Kershaw, Pet Shop Boys, the Fixx, OMD, PWEI, Musical Theater, Scritti Politti, Howard Jones, Oingo Boingo |
| Favorite books | I have what works out to a one book a day habit, so just find me and ask what I'm reading today. |
Aren't papier mache cuts the worst?
No, there are some cuts that are worse.