Audacia Ray Interview
[Originally Published in "Sexiest Geeks Alive" online 'zine]
1.) You have described yourself as a “Sex Geek” or “Sex Nerd” – What does that mean to you? What is Geeky or Nerdy about your sexuality?
It’s funny – Violet Blue actually named me to her list of Top Ten Sexy Geeks for 2006, and when I saw that I was on her list, my first thought was, “I’m really more of a nerd than a geek.” I think that my geekiness about tech and the like is very much learned, while my nerdiness about books and learning and stuff is very much innate. I don’t think there’s anything particularly nerdy or geeky about my sexuality as an entity, but I am very nerdy about the topic of sexuality.
2.) Of the many types of Geek in the world, what other Geek categories do you put yourself into?
History and media, and the combination thereof. I have a BA in Cultural Studies and a MA in American Studies – so I’m one of those interdisciplinary, interconnectedness of all things people. I’m especially fond of nineteenth century medicine and sexual politics. And the history of vaudeville and the circus!
3.) What types of Geeks are your favorites? Why?
I like people who get really excited about their projects. Doesn’t even really matter what the project is – if you’re passionate bordering on obsessive about stuff you work on, that energy is infectious. In a good way.
4.) Do you find Geekieness to be a sexy quality in others? When/Why?
Definitely. Especially the aforementioned obsessiveness.
5.) What else do you think is sexy and why?
Glasses and open-toed shoes/well-maintained feet on women. Kinda husky dudes. On both sexes – a slight oblivion to the world around them and a disregard for societal expectations/norms. Sharp writing and unpretentious eloquence get me every time, especially when combined with a filthy fucking mouth.
6.) Other than yourself, who is the Sexiest Geek Alive? Why?
I think naming names is a little gauche. So I’m going to play my elusive and mysterious card here.
7.) From all of multimediadom, what are your all time favorite things to read, watch, listen to, etc? Why?
Though I never used to be a TV type, there is some bad reality TV I love, like I’ve been pretty obsessed with Celebracadabra, on which c-list celebrities compete to be the best magician. Totally awesome. That was probably a terrible foot to start off on, now I have to redeem myself.
Though sometimes I tire of reading sex blogs that are one orgasm after another, I love reading personal blogs, especially about sexuality, that are intensely personal and exploratory.
Though it isn’t precisely media – I love visiting peculiar museums, especially anatomical museum that have archaic medical devices on display.
When coupled with babies in jars, I’m ecstatic. To that effect, I totally love the blog “Morbid Anatomy“.
8.) What are your favorite personal gadgets, web tools, and computer programs? How have these things changed your life?
I don’t use any super obscure or elaborate tools. I’m always armed with my iPhone and a digicam, and usually my MacBook Pro. I’ve been taking my Canon HV20 with me more and more these days too, especially since I started doing a video blog for the Village Voice as part of NakedCity.com, the blog I edit for them. On the web, I use Twitter, Flickr, Blip TV, Bloglines, have a few sites that run WordPress, and I run almost all my office applications through Zoho. I like tools that let me consume, create, and communicate about interesting content on a variety of different levels, depending on what my brain can handle.
9.) What is your superhero power?
My steel trap of a brain. Recently, in starting to prepare to write my second book, I realized that I have terrible note-taking habits because I’ve always relied on my ability to remember things like what page of a book a particular paragraph is on, who wrote the book, what color its cover is, and where it is on my book shelves. This is very useful if it all functions perfectly, but incapacitating if it fails.
10.) If you could have any additional superhero power, genetic modification, augmentation, etc…, what would it be and why?
Teleportation. I think schlepping my shit around would be a hell of a lot less stressful if I could just friggin teleport around. Then I could spend more time working and doing my thing instead of sweating my ass off on the subway and running perpetually 10 minutes late.
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