Eric's Data Sheet

Name: Eric W. Fritzius.

Maritial Status: Married nigh over a decade.

Group Affiliation: The Manly Bladder Club.  Write Club (first rule of Write Club, nobody talks about Write Club!), Former President Emeritus of  West Virginia Writers Inc (President Emeritus Emeritus), Columbia House Record and Tape Club (which I'm a member of twice over, but haven't ordered anything from in nearly 15 years).   

Occupation: Freelance writer, editor, web-design, podcasting, voiceover and graphics guy. 

Chest: Large & in charge. Waist: Hmm. Hips: Is that cat in the litterbox AGAIN?!

Height: 5'9" Weight: Holy shinola, look at the time.

Turn-Ons: Intelligence.  Humor.  Creativity.  Consistency.  Individuality. Cinnamon Rolls.

Turn-Offs:  Ass clowns.

All Time Favorite Movies: Raising Arizona. Harold & Maude. The Royal Tennenbaums. Amelie.  Waking Ned Devine.  Silverado.  Amadeus.  L.A. Story.  The Blues Brothers.  Rushmore.  Serenity.  The Shawshank Redemption.  The Green Mile.  M*A*S*H*. South Park: Bigger Longer, Uncut. The Iron Giant.  Wit.  And I used to say ALL the films by Kevin Smith and the Coen brothers, but WHEWWWW A Serious Man was not my thing and I can't even make it through the trailer for Cop Out. 

Favorite Books: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, by Douglas Adams.  A Canticle For Liebowitz by Walter Miller.  High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby.  The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. Good Omens, Neverwhere, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Illusions by Richard Bach.  The Postman by David Brin. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.  Different Seasons, The Stand, and The Green Mile by Stephen King. Smilla's Sense of Snow, by Peter Hoeg.  Life of Pi, by Yann Martel.

Favorite TV:  Simpsons, Scrubs, The Venture Brothers, The Office, Doctor Who, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, South Park, Reno 911, Lost, Daily Show with John Stewart, Mythbusters, The Soup, Good Eats, Iron Chef America, Man Vs. Food, Louie.

Favorite Foods:  Indian Food is my ultimate comfort food.  I once enjoyed a bowl of rice pudding (kheer) at Nawob in Roanoke, VA, that was like eating a bowl of pure love.  However, since I'm borderline hypertensive these days, and Indian Food is largely made with clarified butter, I'll have to abstain and pop a Crestor instead.

Least Favorite Foods:  Beets, cause they taste like dirt.  I'm also no fan of eggnog and anyone who says otherwise can suck it. 

Biggest Influences: I'm chock full of Monty Python, Doctor Who, Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury, They Might Be Giants, Dr. Demento, Judy Blume, Berke Breathed, Bill Waterson, Gary Larson, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, The Simpsons,  Mystery Science Theater 3000, and J. Michael Stracsynski.  

Last Really Good Comic I Read: Enjoying Blackest Night.  Awaiting Planetary's final issue.  About to embark on a Love & Rockets marathon read.

All Time Favorite Comic Works: Watchmen, V For Vendetta, From Hell, The Sandman, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, the original Ben Edlund run on The Tick, The Goon, Bone, the Denny O'Neil penned early 90's version of The Question, Top Ten, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Concrete, the Giffen/DeMatteis run on Justice League, Kingdom Come, Cerebus, `Mazing Man, Acme Novelty Library, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Planetary, the Ellis and Millar penned issues of The Authority, and, what the hell, Suicide Squad. 

Favorite Music: Simon & Garfunkel, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, Neil Finn, They Might Be Giants, Midnight Oil, Barenaked Ladies, Moxy Früvous, Richard Barone, Dave Matthews Band, Sonia Dada, Jason Falkner, Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs, Oingo Boingo, Pet Shop Boys, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tenacious D, Jeff Buckley, Ben Folds and Vinx.

Favorite Recent Album: Hadestown by Anais Mitchel. 

Ideal Evening: Staying in with a bunch of good friends, telling funny stories while eating great food.

Long Term Goal: Nothing short of world domination, physical perfection and a proliffic amount of prose work to my name.

Short Term Goal: Gathering the energy necessary to begin my world domination scheme.  So far, I've joined a gym.

Last Words: Oh, yeah, I could SO eat all of that.