Bio:I've been loitering on the periphery of fandom for more decades than I care to admit ... for those in my neck of the woods, think V-Con 6. I'd never gotten around to writing anything until recently. You can find my stuff at FFN, if you are interested.
My favorite authors include Heinlein, Bujold, Cherryh, Gibson, Stephensen and Zelazny.
My musical tastes are all over the map, from classical (Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Wagner), to Jazz and Fusion (Skywalk, Return to Forever, Cobham), to 2nd and 3rd Wave Ska (too many to list), chick rock (Tracy Bonham, Belly, Liz Phair, Sarah McLaughlin) ... even some Electronica and other modern stuff (Jarre, Moby, Orbital, 6 Underground, Bowie, Children of the CPU).
And comedy ... I have a true love of the absurd. I enjoy humour in most of its forms. Musical of course (Weird Al, Bob Rivers, Bare Naked Ladies), spoken (George Carlin), visual (Monty Python, Austin Powers (the tent scene!), True Lies, Never Say Never Again, Black Adder I and II), and some of the better fanfiction I've read.
When I'm reading an epic, or writing, I'm ignoring my wife, 2 kids, and a few small furry animals.