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"Here we have the kind of guy who goes to the NYPL Picture Library on a Saturday to try to see what the Ninth Avenue El..."
More about Jason
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Schools (Other):
Northwestern, Medill, New York University, Tisch
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College/University:
Northwestern University, Bachelor's Degree
New York University, Master's Degree
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Occupation:
writer of a sort
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Hobbies and Interests:
backpacking, photography, travel, songwriting, Girl Scout cookies, Australia, South Africa, dreaming of getting a dog, theatre
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Favorite Books:
A Prayer for Owen Meany, Kavalier and Clay, Edward Eager, E. Nesbit, Michael Leunig, Vonnegut, Kingsolver, The Hotel New Hampshire, Geoff Ryman's Was, Dan Eldon, Sarah Vowell, Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth
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Favorite Movies:
Six Degrees of Separation, The Hours, Dames, Remains of the Day, Broadcast News, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, documentaries of all kinds, The Apartment, Tootsie (you know you forgot about that one), The Accidental Tourist (my favorite movie in high school--and then I became a travel writer), Defending Your Life, Rat Race, The Tall Guy, Wes Anderson, Waking Life, Happiness, Groundhog Day, The 400 Blows (not the porno version), The Color Purple.
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Favorite Music:
a-ha (yes, they're still together), Elliott Smith, Jason Mraz, Harry Chapin, Ben Folds, Sufjan Stevens, Kevin Gilbert, Daniel Bedingfield, Kate Bush, Jill Sobule, Tori Amos, Rufus Wainwright, Sondre Lerche, William Finn; The Whitlams; we're all waiting for Sondheim to die
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Favorite TV Shows:
Big Brother (so?), The Amazing Race, Heroes, Dirty Jobs, 30 Rock, The Office, True Life, Supernanny (I have a het crush on Jo Frost), How It's Made, 30 Days, The Young Ones, You Can't Do That on Television, The Match Game, My So-Called Life, despite the agony of consistent disappointment: SNL, TV Funhouse, Best of the West
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Zodiac Sign:
Cancer
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About Me:
Here we have the kind of guy who goes to the NYPL Picture Library on a Saturday to try to see what the Ninth Avenue El looked like. More than once I've laid in bed dreaming about being in New York in 1901 (strangely, my visit often involves cheap rye and a stagger down the Bowery). I'm the person who develops an insta-crush on the guy on the other end of the cafe because he's reading an interesting book, and then, out of character, I feel too shy to introduce myself. As if wondering what could have happened is more romantic. I am 71% independent. Nerds fill my heart with joy. Trouble is, in this city, everyone is pretending they're not inner nerds, when we all know they were the smartest in their class and that's how they got here.
I write for a living, and I although I used to travel a lot, I have decided I want it back in my life. Care to come back to Bombay with me? Lately, I've been thinking a lot about long-forgotten Disney rides ("It's Fun to Be Free"!) because I've been writing a book about Disney World. Last year, when I was writing about London, it was all "Henry VIII" this and "Winston Churchill" that.
The suburban America that bore me now scares me. I know more trivia than you or any of your friends, yet I claim to watch TV ironically. Fact is, if I could watch a documentary a day, I'd be a happy guy. Yes, I have a wicked streak in every way you'd want me to. Among the things getting under my skin: Homotron behavior (including wearing Abercrombie & Fitch, mincing like a one-man minstrel show, refusing to mingle with women, and--ewwww--body shaving), ig'nant spelling (it's "Condoleezza," I mutter), bad theater (when did Broadway become a $110 jukebox?), and living in a society where people just don't seem to care anymore. On the bright side, I love cookies, dogs, and gin.
I also love nerds and dorks! I go to amusement parks. I can quote obscure musicals, although I don't like to.
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Who I Want to Meet:
Closet geeks with nasty streaks; men who are aren't afraid to be boys and who remember their inner Ramona Quimby; guys with flannel sheets or Chuck Taylors; the guy who dares me to; dark sides; old souls; journal writers; world explorers who nest; monkey love; Mike Rowe or grown-up Alasdair Gillis (sigh) or Jason Bateman or Ryan Gosling or James Roday; someone who, if they were an X-Man, would have some power other than super-strength. Guys who can find Egypt on a map. Guys who are a teeny bit psychic. Guys who think sportscaster poetry is pathetic (I mean, REALLY).
A few friends and I started our Tour of The Month Club, and we hit museums and silly stuff that most people only do on vacation--I need more geeky museum buddies! I love independent people, I do I do, and I really love when someone has no clue how sexy they are. As long as your biggest rival isn't your own alter ego (isn't that New York in a nutshell?), it'll be jake (that's Gerswhin-ese).
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were both living in South Florida finding our
way. Within the first few minutes of talking to
him that afternoon, I remember being blown
away by his intelligence and there was
something different about him...something a
little dark...and a wickedly twisted sense of
humor, but you felt completely at ease with
him. No pretensions at all, just a good guy
with a smart funnybone. I just wish you didn't
live so far away, ya buttplug!! Come visit me!
life altering secret plan that you keep
in the back of your head and say,
"some day". Well, Jason did it, is
living it or intends to buy the ticket to it
tomorrow. He has the heart, bravery
and intelligence of twenty men and
I'm proud to say I've been
breathlessly lagging two steps
behind him for over a decade now.
And that's no BS...because Jason
doesn't do BS.
recall all these moments that I've
shared with Jason. You see, I've known
Jason for many, many years. I have
helped him move in an out of countless
multiple story walk-ups in Manhattan.
I have spent many a day and night
walking the streets of the city,
discussing everything from politics to
architecture to theater. I remember
sitting in Karavas Pizza, writing songs
with him. I remember dancing to the
80's with him. Whenever I think back
to these times I've spent with Jason, I
remember them with only warm and
genuinely heartfelt emotion. Jason is
a real renaissance man. Among his many
talents, he's a writer, a well seasoned
world traveler, an accomplished
journalist, a brilliant lyricist, a
musician, a singer, an actor, a
debator... the list goes on. He is a
true and loyal friend, and I am so
lucky to know him.
see often enough, but when our
palm pilots do allow, I always WANT
MORE JASON!!!
email,and not exactly in a city close
by. But the friendship we have
maintained over the past few years is
due to the fact that this guy could not
be anything more than you could ask
for in a great mate. He is sound proof
there is goodness in people. He
makes you feel good about yourself.
Even when you doubt so much in
yourself. He is the real genuine
article. The kind of mate we all WANT
and NEED in our lives. The hardest
part of our friendship is that he so far
away. Because if he were close by I
would only want to hang out with him
as much as time would allow. He
loves lifes challenges. He is a lover
of the ordinary (yet wonderful) things
life has to offer. He's an unaffected
and modest fella. Totally grounded.
Earthy. He's the boy next door.
Someone you would love as a friend
or a neighbour (if he's in town long
enough). He has the most
wonderful opportunties to have the
world at his doortsep. Travelling far
and wide has allowed his mind to be
totally open to new experiences and
new friends from afar. I consider
myself to be lucky enough to be one
of them. So a toast to Jason. Lover
of life and good friends.
> (no matter where they are).