Lu wrote a personal ad for me that pretty much says it all:
Hi! I’m Em, a fun-loving Democrat! I like long walks along the Mall, carrying signs protesting the current imposter administration. I enjoy certain ageless, violent men who are prone to fighting in cages but you don’t need to have adamantium on *your* bones. Also, it would be a plus if you knew the actual words to Sitting Still. Again, I won’t hold that against you, but you need to have a certain appreciation for a bald man who has difficulty applying blue eyeshadow and you need to be understanding enough when I run off with my actual boyfriend Peter. You need to be willing to travel regularly to any location that has a beach. I get grumpy when I don’t get there often enough. Beach houses are a sure way to win me over. And finally, it would be best if you didn’t have feet. I don’t like them.
Books: The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Or maybe Beach Music (Pat Conroy). Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell). Beloved (Toni Morrison). Long Live the Queen (Ellen Emerson White). Tender is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald).
CDs: Automatic For The People (R.E.M.). Little Earthquakes (Tori Amos). The Soundtrack from Somewhere in Time. Life’s Rich Pageant (R.E.M.). Dead Letter Office (R.E.M.).
Movies: The Empire Strikes Back. Hell– the whole Star Wars trilogy. Gone With the Wind. The Shawshank Redemption. Somewhere in Time. Dead Again. Serenity.
TV episodes: The War of the Coprophages (The X-Files). Or maybe the episode of Twin Peaks where Cooper explains his dream about Who Killed Laura Palmer. The Becomings, Enemies, Earshot, and Hush (Buffy). Almost Thirty Years - with commentary (Alias). Waiting in the Wings (Angel). Out of Gas (Firefly).
Foods: Boston Market mashed potatoes. Chocolate. Wavy Gravy ice cream.
Drinks: Orange juice. Preferably fresh-squeezed or Tropicana, but definitely not from concentrate. I don’t care how deserted my island is– there are lows to which I will not stoop. Barq’s root beer. Vodka.
Cabana Boy: Christian Bale. He could bring me drinks and talk to me with his lovely accent.