I Have a Question Maureen Furniss
Maureen Furniss is an animation historian, professor, and writer. She is the founding editor of Animation Journal and author of Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics, The Animation Bible, and A New History of Animation. She agreed to meet with me on dueling bicycles near a coffee farm in Venice, California at 2am on Sunday, February 30th to discuss important stuff and rocks.
I get the greatest pleasure from relaxing with my pets
The trait I like least about myself is … I’m disorganized and my living space is cluttered
The book I value above all others is … It’s not above all others, but The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo helped me recognize the things I value and start clearing out the rest—it’s not all of “historical significance”
A (non-family member) person I have high respect for is.... Michelle Obama because… should be obvious: everything about her
The song that makes me tingle is.... “Rock Lobster” – B52s
The funniest thing that happened to me….
I was in Taiwan for a couple of weeks and was driven to an event. When I went outside to do a short walk on my own, I got lost and went to a small police station to try to describe where I was supposed to be. The English-speaking police detective there was young and hip, and insisted he drive me back in his personal car, which turned out to be a Ferrari.