RJ Cresswell

There seems to be a somewhat unsettling trend going around on Facebook of social-networking chain-notes which implore people to generate 25 things, be they facts about themselves, the first 25 random tracks on iTunes, etc… So I figured, what the hey, I can get in on this, and give you people a chance to know me better. So here, I present to you, uncut and in their entirety: 25 FACTOIDS ABOUT ME!

1. Between my parents being British, being born in North Carolina, and educated in CT and NY, I have no concept of being “from” somewhere. I am what I do and where I live.
2. The first R-rated film I saw was Robocop, which my mother unknowingly rented for me at the age of 6 or 7. It was superbly violent. 
3. I am actually a romantic and an idealist at heart. I just have a gift for negative ranting.
4. My original life’s dream was to be a cartoonist. It was quickly dashed like an unfit Spartan child upon the rocks when, in elementary school, it was revealed that I am complete garbage at it, even when tracing. 
5. My favorite color is Carolina Blue. Not black, as my parents so often joke. 
6. When I was 11 years old, I broke both bones in my lower right leg, the growth plate in my ankle, and some bone in my foot 3 days after school got out for the summer. I think that’s when my grumpiness really took hold. 
7. I own roughly $4000 of musical gear at this point and really REALLY ought to sell some of it. 
8. I am an avid cook and my favorite meal for the purposes of seduction is risotto. Though it has other uses as well. 
9. I honestly don’t remember that much about my childhood, before the age of 10 or so. 
10. The first audio recording I ever bought was a Vanilla Ice album on tape. The first good one was Faith No More’s “Introduce Yourself.” 
11. I sometimes fantasize about being a werewolf. 
12. While in college, I had what would commonly be referred to as a “drinking problem” and am consistently nervous about slipping back into that habit at parties. 
13. I believe now that the ideal job for me would be “talking head” or “professional dinner party guest.”
14. I would certify just about every romantic relationship I’ve had as a “goddamned disaster” at one point or another. 
15. I give nicknames to just about everyone I know, whether they’re aware of it or not. 
16. I have wept while watching a variety of television shows and movies, including, but not limited to, Dr. Who and Big Fish. 
17. I think comic books are a legitimate literary and artistic medium, without having to call them “graphic novels” to make myself feel adult.
18. I have a feeling my next tattoo will be a Dalek. 
19. I firmly believe that for a brief period in 2005, I lost my mind. Since then, I’ve gained it back and then some. 
20. I would like to write a living will that says “DNR -> Viking funeral” almost just as a joke, of course I then realize that I wouldn’t be around to enjoy the punchline. 
21. While I’m good with impressions and voices, etc, I cannot for the life of me do a realistic British accent. 
22. I find the idea of Batman defecating on someone incredibly amusing, and have written a brief proposal based on this idea. 
23. I chose the name R.J. Cresswell partially to prevent my parents from googling me by my full name or usual nickname, and partially because initial initial last name is a good author name formula. 
24. I kind of hate being in/around/near New York City. 
25. I’m serious contemplating running away to Iceland and working on a geo-thermal farm. They can grow bananas in the midst of an arctic winter! How cool is that? 

RJC

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