About akrazia

Location: San Francisco

Home Region:
United States :: California :: San Francisco

Website: http://www.myspace.com/akrazia

Favorite novels: Recently: Slam, Confederacy of Dunces, The Time Traveler's Wife, Neverwhere.

Favorite writers: Terry Pratchett, Jane Austen, Barbara Kingsolver, Neil Gaiman, Michael Chabon, Nick Hornby, Raymond Chandler, Oliver Sacks, John McPhee, Irvine Welsh, Anne McCaffree, C.J. Cherryh, David Brin, Neal Stephenson, Frank Portman, Bill Bryson, P.J. O'Rourke, Jonathan Lethem, Harlan Ellison, Hunter S. Thompson, A. S. Byatt, Anne Tyler, Richard Dawkins, LeCarre, Joe Klein, Daniel Dennett, Douglas Adams, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets), Calvin Trillin, Judith Martin (Miss Manners), John Irving.

Favorite music: Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Neko Case, Beth Orton, New Pornographers, New Order, Wilco, Cat Power, Billy Bragg, P.J. Harvey, Elvis Costello, Old R.E.M., Blink 187, Snow Patrol, Cold Play, Modest Mouse, XTC, The Eels, Ani di Franco, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Swing/Old Jazz (but nothing very modern), Bluegrass, Operation Ivy, Greenday, Blake Babies, Kate Bush, Dar Williams, Aimee Mann, Bad Religion, Bauhaus, NoMeansNo, Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Belle and Sebastian, Bessie Smith, The Pixies, The Smiths, The Sundays, Buzzcocks, Camper Van Beethoven, Chris Isaak, The Clash, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Cordelia's Dad, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, 80s Pop, Ska, Eurythmics, The Flaming Lips, Fugazi, GoBetweens, Guided By Voices, Indigo Girls, Janes Addiction, Joy Division, Jimmy Eat World, Kristin Hersh, Liz Phair, Nick Cave, Paul Kelly, Pogues, Prince, Radiohead, Rasputina, Ryan Adams, Social Distortion, Suzanne Vega, Talking Heads, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, U2, Motown, Weddings Parties Anything

Non-noveling interests: Journalism, Psychology, Philosophy, Tarot, Astrology, Evolution, Science, Skepticism (don't ask me to explain how it all fits together), Walking, Meditation, Thrift Store Shopping, Yoga, Mindfulness, Reading, Writing, Music- especially singing, Knitting, Good Food, Fine Dining/Restaurants, GOOD COFFEE.