James Jayo

Bellarmine College Prep School

Boston University, Attended 1996 - 2001, Bachelor's Degree, Double major in Ancient Greek & Latin, and English. Master's in editorial studies.

book editor and designer

Urban Champagne Croquet League (cofounder), Up and Proud International (charter member), Society for the Suppression of Virtue, Society for the Prevention of Discontent among the Upper Orders, Apostrophe Protection Society

accents, Art Deco, art museums, Calatrava, Caravaggio, croquet, Diet Pepsi, dogs, eavesdropping, Half.com, Hendricks gin, irony, Japan, late nights, London, Mondrian, new people, new places, parties with friends, photography, red wine, royalty, sarcasm, sleeping late, snowboarding, Taboo, talking in cafes for hours, trivia, winter, words, and Zara

Lisa Alther, Bill Bryson, Albert Camus, Edward Gorey, Alan Hollinghurst, Christopher Marlowe, New Yorker, Mervyn Peake, Iain Pears, Percy Shelley, Tom Stoppard, Patrick Suskind, J. Maarten Troost, Oscar Wilde, Jeannette Winterson

Pedro Almodovar, Angels in America, Au Revoir les Enfants, Breakfast Club, Bright Young Things, Brokeback Mountain, Chicken Run, Count of Monte Cristo, Cruel Intentions, Day After Tomorrow, disaster flicks, Dead Poets Society, The Devil's Backbone, Don't Tempt Me, Elizabeth, Finding Nemo, Flight of Dragons, Gladiator, Gosford Park, Heathers, The Hours, Derek Jarman, Lord of the Rings, Moulin Rouge, Neverending Story, Office Space, PierPaolo Pasolini, Poseidon Adventure, Rules of Attraction, Sebastiane, Stiff Upper Lips, Total Eclipse

Bauhaus, Beatles, Belle and Sebastian, Berlioz, Blur, Bravery, Britpop, Chopin, Cure, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, Fisherspooner, Franz Ferdinand, Garbage, Gorecki, Interpol, Joy Division, Ladytron, Lightning Seeds, Magnetic Fields, Loreena Mckennitt, Morrissey, Minimalism, New Wave, Michael Nyman, Post Punk, Postal Service, Pulp, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Skinny Puppy, Elliott Smith, Smiths, Suede, Rufus Wainwright, White Stripes, Wheatus

Absolutely Fabulous, Blackadder, Dirty Jobs, Globe Trekker, Nova, PBS in general, Project Runway, Remington Steele, Weeds, West Wing, Will & Grace

Mix equal parts creativity, generosity, loyalty, passion, and wit. Let stand until firm. Sprinkle with salt & garnish. Serves many.

When I was a kid, I chinned myself on the Rossetta Stone. I also stopped the oldest working clock in England. I'm still embarrassed that the first words out of my mouth in Paris were "Parlez vous Anglais?" I got lost on a mountain in Kyoto at night.

A month after my 21st birthday, I had my tongue pierced. The worst part wasn't the pain but what I had to eat for two weeks until the swelling went down. For my 30th birthday, I'm considering getting a tattoo. My tongue is still pierced.

A month after my 29th birthday, a friend and I were carousing in Hell's Kitchen, and he surprise running-hugged me from behind. My nose broke our fall. Surgery fixed it. Best part? His name is Geronimo. Seriously.

I'm a 6'0 average-bodied atheist.

Everyone always forgets that I'm a vegetarian (and have been since I was 13).

I generally dislike beer, brass, humidity, impressionism, jazz, pleats, semicolons, spinach, wicker, and zoos.

Favorite feelings: The electric ache of sore muscles. A hot shower on a cold day. The groggy haze of waking up from a good nap. A cold shower on a hot day. Fleece.

I'm a joint cracker who can't stand nail biting.

My weaknesses include, but are not limited to, extended metaphors, green tea ice cream, and puppies.

People who take themselves too seriously should be laughed at. Sometimes I'm one of those people.

I've lived in the Bay Area, Boston, Iowa, London, North Carolina, Mexico, & Spain. Manhattan's the first place that's ever felt like home.

Intelligence, charisma, and wit turn me on.

Instant gratification is hot. Delayed gratification is hotter.

I'm neutral about beige and Switzerland.

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