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Name:

Mark Rudolph

Sex:

Male

Home:

New Albany, IN (across the river from Louisville, KY)

Height:

5'5" 

Eyes:

blue/green

Hair Color:

Dark brown with a little gray. I keep telling myself it's premature.

Nicknames:

Markie, but ONLY with close friends.

Pen Names:

I don't name my pens.

Favorite TV Show:

Keeping Up Appearances

Favorite Board Game:

Scrabble--if I play a game at all.

Favorite Magazine:

Flower and Garden or The Advocate

Favorite Smell:

Fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies

Favorite Salad Dressing:

My own. Tarragon vinegar, various spices, and olive oil.

Worst Feeling in the World:

Finding out that my mother had colon cancer and my longtime partner was leaving me--on the same day.

Biggest Fear:

The nasty little man in one of my workshop classes WAS right: I don't have an ounce of talent.

Best Feeling in the World:

Knowing I did something right.

Favorite Things to do on Weekends:

Party, garden. Party in the garden.

Favorite Soundtrack:

Dr. Zhivago

What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning?:

THIS is better than the dream I was having?

You can't start the day until you:

Get all my stimulant needs satisfied.

Do you get motion sickness?:

Yes. Especially when looking at a map in a moving car.

Have you ever gone skinny dipping?:

Yes.

Do you make fun of people?:

Sad to say, yes, but only teasingly. I never mean to be malicious.

Roller Coasters --Deadly or Exciting?:

Both. That's why they're exciting.

Pen or Pencil:

Pencil. I drag my hand through the ink. A true Southpaw.

How many rings before you answer the phone?:

Answer it? Isn't that what an answering machine is for?

Future son's name:

Unlikely.

Future daughter's name:

Just as unlikely.

Favorite foods:

Cheesecake, stir fry, french fries.

Do you get along with your parents?:

Yes and no. I'd say yes, and mom would say no.

Have you ever been convicted of a crime?

No. Strange question.

Favorite Ice Cream:

Not really into ice cream. Anything that doesn't taste fake.

Croutons or Bacon Bits:

Croutons.

Do you like to drive?:

No. Everyone says I'm a menace on the roads.

Thunderstorms -- Cool or Scary:

Both.

What kind of car was your first car?:

1975 AMC Gremlin. It lasted six months. The payments lasted twelve.

If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?:

Cher-alive or dead. I just want to see what she REALLY looks like. How shallow of me.

Favorite Alcoholic Drink:

Vodka Collins

Who is your favorite poet/author?:

Sylvia Plath, Ursula K. LeGuin, Katha Pollitt

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?:

Yes, I would probably eat the roots too. I've never seen them in the produce section.

One pillow or two?:

A very flat one if at all. I have neck spurs.

Favorite Color:

Teal, though I can't wear it.

If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?

Vanna White's job. I always wanted to wear sequins in the middle of the day.

If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?:

Platinum blond

If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be?:

It would say "This End Up" with an arrow. Put it anywhere.

Have you ever been in love?:

Yes. And STOP reminding me!

What is on the walls in your room?:

Two poster prints: one by Georgia O'Keeffe and one by Salvador Dali.

What's on your mouse pad?:

Gateway 2000. It was salvaged from the trash at work.

What's on your monitor?:

Lots of dust. Damn, now that I looked, I'm going to have to clean it.

Is the glass half empty or half full?:

I didn't get the memo! No one said we had to bring a glass.

What is your favorite Snapple?:

I don't drink it.

Favorite Movies:

Dr. Zhivago, Mr. Skeffington, Beautiful Thing.

Are you a Righty, a Lefty, or Ambidextrous?:

Lefty

Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?

There are right keys?

Pets:

A toy poodle, April, but she died last year at the age of 19. She's still the apple of my eye and always will be.

Favorite Type of Music:

I like just about everything except gansta-rap and hardcore coun'ry.

If you could be one gardening tool, what would you be?:

Watering hose.

If asked nicely, you'd admit to knowing about:

disco divas

You can probably be bribed with:

an acceptance letter from Asimov's or MF&SF.

What is under your bed?:

The gateway to Hell. I never look under there. The little demons would pull me in and I'd never be free.

What is your favorite number?:

999

What is your dream car?:

I hate cars. I don't dream about them; I just drive them until they stop running.

Hobbies:

Reading, gardening, writing, lifting weights.

Toothpaste:

Ultra-brite.

Favorite town to chill in:

New Orleans

Favorite Drink (Non-Alcoholic):

Coffee

Adidas, Nike, or Reebok:

Which ever is on sale.

Favorite perfume/cologne:

Grey Flannel

Favorite Web Site:

none

Favorite Subject in School:

Creative writing or mathematics

Least Favorite Subject:

History or Physics

What do you look for in the opposite sex?:

I don't look for anything in the opposite sex except friendship.  

What is your favorite sport to watch?:

I don't watch sports. If I can't play, I don't want to watch others do it.

You would most like to be adopted by which Clarion instructor?: 

Samuel Delaney

In the Clarion yearbook, you will probably be voted the boy/girl most like to:

dance naked in the full moonlight--then be arrested for indecent exposure.

If you could bring only one reference book to Clarion it would be:

Steering the Craft by Ursula K. LeGuin. It's a good book for inspiration.

No one would guess that you had written:

Gay erotic poetry

When folks get to Clarion, they should look for you. You will be the one:

who cuts his own hair with a dog grooming kit.