Ian's Tastes (or some of them)

ca. 1999

• Games: In the frowningly infrequent event of Having Spare Time, I tend to play Magic or Titan (a strategy board game) when other addicts are around, or slide into a solo computer game of galactic conquest, like Spaceward-Ho. Oh, and crosswords -- I'm also extremely capable of spending far too much time puzzling over crosswords.
• Music: In my secret life, I amwas a DJ at (Houston). At home, I listen to many varieties of rock, mostly. Favorite bands include Brian Eno (his old vocal stuff), The Chameleons U.K., frente, Kate Bush, Värttinä (Finnish pop-influenced folk), and non-early Einstürzende Neubauten. Oh, and a kerjillion others (approx.).
• Food: A culinary tip: Everything tastes better with capers.
  Other tastes I delight in are black jelly beans, and sushi. When eating sushi (best as finger food), may I humbly suggest using minimal wasabi, and concentrating on the subtle flavors. When full (or broke), only then cap the evening off by asking for extra rice, and douse that in scalp-tingling concentrations of wasabi.
• Books: If you're so foolish to ask me for suggestions of what to read (sci-fi escape reading), I recommend Startide Rising by David Brin, or Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. If you need to procrastinate immediately, here are some enjoyable excerpts from Woolf and Vonnegut.
• TV: You even want to know what tv I watch? Whew -- well, the only things I go out of my way to see is Babylon 5, though I also enjoy stumbling across The Simpsons, Dr. Katz, and Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
• Other likes include ranting about poorly written software, and thinking about cleaning my apartment. My dislikes include actually cleaning my apartment.