Portland, Oregon
(Used to live in Mississippi,
born in Germany)
What
is your favorite thing about the movie Labyrinth?
I, like most people, have a hard
time pinning it down to one thing. Overall, I like
the complexity of the tale and how it presents a
fantasy world, and a villain, created by the very
psyche of the heroine. Jareth is Sarah's invention,
so I do believe that, while most female viewers
are drawn to Jareth, the film tells us a lot about
Sarah. Moreso, perhaps, that it tells us a lot about
those of us who love Jareth as much as we do. The
movie is about a rite of passage, and how we must
learn to balance our love of fantasy with our ability
to live in the real world. Dreams and reality both
have their place. We cannot turn a deaf ear to either,
or we will surely fail our quest.
Who
is your favorite character, and why?
That probably changes every year
for me. Sheer sentimentality points to Sir Didymus.
He is amazingly quixotic. However, Ludo grows
on me all the time, because I realize how much
is going on under the surface. A kind beast whose
affections are endless and true.
Often I think the goblins themselves are forgotten;
they are, after all, the throng of idiots who
back up Jareth's power. They are downright hilarious
in their antics, and I would be intrigued to see
more tales focusing on their boggling buffoonery.
Through all of this, though, I must confess to
a deep fascination for Jareth. I wonder what compels
an arrogant fae to decide to manifest as the villain
and lustful interest of a teenage girl.
If
Jareth had given you the crystal (and there was
no baby brother at stake), what dream would you
have chosen?
I would probably seek to gain the
fae-like power to grant other people their dreams.
And hopefully the wisdom to know when dreams were
worth granting.
What
character in the movie do you think you are most
like? Why?
Probably Jareth, although even
that depends upon interpretation. While I definitely
believe in living a life of good deeds, my own
mentality exists outside of a black and white
view of right and wrong. The world exists in balance,
and there is a need for Jareth as well as Sarah.
I think that Jareth not only thinks and understands
this, but that it is an integral part of who he
is.
I also see myself as having an innate sense of
magic in the world, and do whatever I can to shape
my mentality so that I might harness this ability
and utilize it more effectively.
And, above all, I am constantly seeking to develop
a fashion sense (and wardrobe) equal to the Goblin
King's! Oh how I do love dominating apparel! I'm
also a little vain, but then again, I can equally
admire the beauty in all people, so I don't see
that as too bad of a quality.
Do
you believe in faeries?
Yes.
However, I don't think that faeries aren't
exactly as we think of them. The fae are the personification
of all the universe's faces. When we interact with
the fae, we are seeing the image of them that they
think we will most understand. And there is not
truly any such thing as a bad or good faery... Faeries
just have jobs, and all fae take pleasure in performing
their jobs. If it just so happens to be that their
job is to, oh, I don't know, seduce young girls
and turn their baby brothers into goblins, well,
that doesn't really make them bad, now does it?
They are just doing their job.
What
is your favorite quote?
I'll list a few, as it's terribly
hard to pin just one down.
"Find your way into the part." -- Jareth,
from the Labyrinth novel
"Slide." -- Marla Singer, Fight Club
"You are not your fucking khakis." --
Tyler Durden, Fight Club
"If you seek to fulfill your personal mission,
the universe will conspire to help you."
-- The Alchemist
"It's not easy being green." -- Kermit
the Frog
"I'm nobody's puppet!" -- Rygel, Farscape
"Fetch the comfy chair." -- John Crichton,
Farscape
"Toffuti break!" -- Mr. Show
"Um, yeah... Did you notice that you forgot
to staple a cover page on the TPS report?"
-- Office Space
"I add a little excitement. A little spice
to your lives and all you do is complain. Where's
the adventurous spirit?" -- Q, Star Trek
(Next Gen, I am guessing)
"Hello, hello, testing, testing, one, one,
one, me me me. Attention all lady cats! I am feeling
very, very sexy! Can you hear me, lady cats?!
My body is available." -- Cat, Red Dwarf
"Obnoxious frog." -- Spike, Cowboy Bebop
"I'm not going to die. I'm going to see if
I was ever alive." -- Spike, Cowboy Bebop
"Mmmmm… Yes! Futile! Useless!"
-- Ed, Cowboy Bebop
"Not coming for Ed, Oo-la-la." -- Ed,
Cowboy Bebop
"I'm Rick James, bitch!" -- Dave Chapelle
as Rick James, Chapelle's Show
"Actually, I name my monkeys Judith."
-- David Bowie in a chat
Do
you think David Bowie is sexy? (If you don't swing
that way.... how about Jennifer?)
Yes would be an understatement.
David Bowie has been the backdrop to my life since
the age of six. He is so ingrained into my person,
that he has become the definition of sexiness,
intellectual, physical, and otherwise. Nearly
every persona he has donned, I have adored it.
In the last five years, Jennifer has also blossomed
into a radiant beauty. She is quite the goddess.
I am smitten with her as well, though not nearly
so much as David.
Do
you have a favorite Bowie album? What is it and
what do you like about it?
Dear me, hard to answer for a
person who owns the entire collection and listens
to and enjoys every single album (even Tin Machine,
god forbid.) His most recent debuts of Heathen
and Reality are excellent, and I can't
get enough of them. When I'm feeling a bit morbid,
1. Outside is the perfect salve. A craving
for cyberpunk goes nicely with a side of Diamond
Dogs. Rainy day nostalgia begs for Buddha
of Suburbia. D. H. Lawrence style regret
and angst calls for Low or Heroes,
while frazzled kookiness begs Lodger.
A mood of wonton daring and adventurousness screams
Scary Monsters.
Having said that, I think my current favorite
is most likely Low, although it doesn't
beat the others by many points. I don't listen
to it as often as the others, but it has a heavy
poignance and inventiveness that is hard to put
into words. The broodiness appeals to my nature.
Currently, I listen most often to Heathen
and Reality. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
What
career are you in, or what career do you hope to
be in?
By day, I am a web designer for
Curiosity
Group. By night, I am an author (of novels,
stories,
screenplays,
and poetry)
as well as a filmmaker. My ultimate goal is to be
a filmmaker. Someday I will run my own production
company that runs according to similar ideals as
the Jim Henson Company. My lovely beau and I make
a wonderful team in film, and are just now really
beginning to spread our wings in this venue.
What
are your hobbies?
When I'm not writing,
designing,
or making
films, I like to sew or piece together costumes
and attend costume events. I make handmade journals
(some of which you can see here),
practice photography,
and study mystical arts (like tarot and spell-casting).
However, I would not exactly classify myself a witch
in the most common sense.
What
are your favorite movies?
Being a filmmaker, it is hard
to label just a few. Even the ones I will write
here will just be the most immediate to come to
mind (and will include television shows).
Fight Club, Cowboy Bebop, The Dark Crystal, Kill
Bill, Red Dwarf, Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
Legend, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Star Wars Trilogy,
Farscape, Star Trek, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Angel, Brimstone, Mr. Show, True Romance,
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Linguini Incident,
Absolute Beginners, The Matrix, Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind, Secretary, Bound, Brotherhood
of the Wolf, Pay it Forward, Dark City, The City
of Lost Children, Delicatessen, Amelie, The Royal
Tennenbaums, Babylon 5, Neverwhere, Dune (new
and old), Planet of the Apes (the old television
series), Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton),
Nightmare Before Christmas, The Ninth Gate, Dogma,
Chasing Amy, Clerks, Chapelle's Show, Batman Beyond,
Sealab 2021, FLCL, Tenchi Muyo, Harvey Birdman:
Attorney at Law, Space Ghost, The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart, The Princess Bride
What
are your favorite books?
I also have tons of books that I
love, but I am worse at remembering titles in this
area. His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman,
Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman, Fight Club by Chuck
Palahnuik, Sex Drugs and Magick by Robert Anton
Wilson, Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, Idoru by
William Gibson, Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkein,
Sabriel and subsequent books in this series by Garth
Nix, Magic Kingdom for Sale series by Terry Brooks,
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (5 books)
by Douglas Adams, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and
Terry Pratchett, Brian Froud's faery books, Onion
Girl by Charles de Lint, J. Michael Straczynski's
book on screenwriting, The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho.
Who
is your favorite singer or band?
David Bowie is by far my favorite
singer. Some other favorites are Tricky, Nine Inch
Nails, Faithless, Prince, Outkast, Garbage, Radiohead,
Fugazi, Vanessa Daou, Propellerheads, Morphine,
The Pixies, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Gorillaz,
Miles Davis, Talvin Singh, Bach, Beethoven, Phillip
Glass
Currently this is my only site. I'll
have others soon.
What
is your favorite set of song lyrics?
The Width Of A
Circle
(David Bowie)
In the corner of the morning in the past
I would sit and blame the master first and last
All the roads were straight and narrow
And the prayers were small and yellow
And the rumour spread that I was aging fast
Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping
By a tree
And I looked and frowned and the monster was me
Well, I said hello and I said hello
And I asked "Why not?" and I replied
"I don't know"
So we asked a simple black bird, who was happy
as can be
And he laughed insane and quipped "Kahlil
Gibran"
So I cried for all the others till the day was
nearly through
For I realised that God's a young man too
So I said "So long" and I waved bye-bye
And I smashed my soul and traded my mind
Got laid by a young bordello
I was vaguely half asleep
For which my reputation swept back home in drag
And the moral of this magic spell
Negotiates my hide
When God did take my logic for a ride
(Riding along)
He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips
And showed me the leather belt round his hips
My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame
He said "You'll never go down to the Gods
again"
(Turn around, go back!)
He struck the ground a cavern appeared
And I smelt the burning pit of fear
We crashed a thousand yards below
I said "Do it again, do it again"
(Turn around, go back!)
His nebulous body swayed above
His tongue swollen with Devil's love
The snake and I, a venom high
I said "Do it again, do it again"
(Turn around, go back!)
Breathe, breathe, breathe deeply
And I was seething, breathing deeply
Spitting sentry, horned and tailed
Waiting for you
What
is the most amazing thing you have ever done?
In all seriousness, I have been
lucky enough to do many amazing things. I've interned
at LucasArts,
won awards for the first short film I ever produced,
finished two novels and two screenplays, successfully
completed NaNoWriMo,
made friends all over the world, met Brian Froud,
David Cross, and been to a party which George Lucas
attended (passing right by him!) I got a great job
a month after moving to a big city in a down economy,
I've maintained a large web site, and I've had a
lot of fun in life, managing somehow to (mostly)
maintain my childlike love of the world throughout
everything. I look forward to more exciting days
in the future.
Tell
us more about yourself.
I've always been a strange bird,
and I'm constantly trying to keep from being too
predictable. I have a lovely beau who works tirelessly
to keep me happy, despite my bipolar habits. I
have a dog and a cat, my darling and very stubborn
children. I'm a perfectionist and, some say, workaholic.
I really like to stay busy with creative work,
for working creatively is when I am most content.
I'm a bit of an exhibitionist, and I always work
to challenge people's perceptions of the world.
I'm very open-minded, with interests spanning
religious beliefs, scientific discoveries, and
sexual behaviors. I have a bit of an anthropologist
inside that always seeks to dissect people's customs
and intentions. I am infinitely curious and wildly
excited by that which is new or disruptive of
the status quo. I believe in quantum physics (and
magic) and think that everyone has the potential
to do anything which they desire... They just
have to want it badly enough and be willing to
work for it.
In
closing...
Don't ever fall under the negative perceptions
of others, about yourself or the world around
you. We are no better than anyone else, but are
all unique and have a worthwhile purpose in this
universe. Open your intuition and heart to that
which you truly desire. Anything in this universe
is possible... We all define our own universe,
and what we experience is largely based upon our
perceptions of the world. Never be afraid to love
yourself more than anyone else, because it is
you above all that you must spend your life with.
Love yourself, and you will find that you love
others more deeply. Change yourself, and the world
will change with you.
