B.C.'s Bio: Miscellaneous Facts About B.C.
Personal Information
Name:
- B.C. Holmes
Yeah, I know what you're asking... what does 'B.C.' stand for?
Date of Birth:
- November 10th, 1966
Astrological stuff:
- Scorpio
- my Saturn recently returned (I'm told that's always somewhat, well, chaotic)
- Born in the year of the horse (according to the Chinese astrological cycle)
Gender:
- 60/40
Appearance:
- Height: 165 cm (5' 6")
- Weight: no idea, really...
- Eyes: Brown, slightly almond-shaped
- Hair: Brown, shoulder length
- Clothes: Lots of black, and I often wear vests. I've recently become fascinated with goth fashion, although I'm not really a goth myself.
- Jewelry: Various Ankh-motif jewelry
Things I Do
Tank Girl
Job:
- Computer Programmer - See my resume
Hobbies:
- Fiction writing
- Science fiction short stories
- Literary pieces about the nature of relationships
- Watching movies
- Woody Allen, esp. Annie Hall, Hannah and her Sisters, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Deconstructing Harry
- Independant films, such as Orlando, Cinema Paradiso, Carrington and Sex, Lies and Videotape
- Classic Hollywood, such as Casablanca, Only Angels Have Wings, Gilda and Dance, Girl, Dance
- Offbeat, bizarre films such as Tank Girl and The Linguini Incident
- Here are some of my favourite films.
- Postmodernism, especially with respect to gender theory
- Conspiracy theory and enigmas
- the Illuminati
- the JFK assassination
- UFOs
- the Grail legend
- RPGs
TV:
- Babylon 5
- X-Files
- The Prisoner
- Star Trek
Sports:
- Never touch the stuff
Things I Think About
Religion:
- still trying to figure that out
- Richard Bach (author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull) is one of my gurus
- recovering Baptist
- recovering pagan
Politics:
- small 'l' liberal
- pro-feminist
- support the rights of Gay / Lesbian / Bi / Transgendered
- anti-censorship
- loathe Mike Harris and the PC party
- did not initially support the election of the Rae government, but did want them to get re-elected
Wine, Women and Song
Alcohol:
- Just recently gave up drinking. I've never liked most alcohols, and the ones I did like tended to make me sleepy.
Favourite Foods:
- Spaghetti
- Sushi
- BBQ Spareribs
Music:
- Cranberries, Jane Siberry, Alanis Morrisette, The Beatles, John Lennon
- Sparks, Sisters of Mercy, Men without Hats, Yaz
- Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak
- Soundtracks such as: The Silence of the Lambs, Star Trek II, The Hunger
- Jory Nash
Sexual Orientation/Amory:
- oriented toward women
- poly
Books and Magazines:
- check out my reading list
- Fortean Times
- Adbusters
- Green Egg
Art:
- Patrick Nagel
- Pre-Raphaelites
- Aubrey Beardsley
- Odilon Redon
Miscellaneous
Big Tub Lighthouse, located directly across from my grandparent's cottage in Tobermory
Current Location:
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Favourite places:
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Tobermory, ON, Canada
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Education:
- Pursuing a part-time Bachelor of Arts degree in Honours Fine Arts (Film Studies), York University
- Bachelor of Mathematics degree; Honours Pure Math with Joint Honours in Theatre Arts -- Co-operative program, University of Waterloo (June 1990)
Pets:
- Selene - a seal-point Himalayan cat
Other stuff
Here are some other things about me.
Here are some people that I think are neat.
Here is my list of things that quicken the heart.