An awesome place I've visited:

Jamaica. On a skateboard. Sober. (You'd be surprised how many stoned skaters there are in Mo'Bay.)

My perfect Sunday:

Sleeping in. Reading the print edition of The New York Times, brunch at Bouldin or somewhere new that I haven't been to yet, watching old Alfred Hitchcock movies, raiding Amy's Ice Cream for banana splits, watching "The Banana Splits," falling asleep while reading Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett's "Good Omens" while "The Omen" plays on the TV. (Oh, whoops, and walking the dog. Almost forgot.)

The movie I've watched the most times:

Wings of Desire/Vertigo/Dawn of the Dead

My life history in 5 sentences or fewer:

Liked Godzilla/Godard, too much math for Paleontology/Godzilla, said "Hey, I can *write* about Godzilla/Godard/Antonioni/Herzog/Raimi/Romero/Cronenberg." Did it. Still doing it.

My first concert / My dream concert:

First: Reconstituted Beach Boys '78; Dream: Minor Threat (but just "Salad Days") and My Bloody Valentine circa 1990. Oh, and The Zombies...