CURRENT MISSION

On the big quest for love, wisdom and experience; learning to see through the illusions of late-capitalism and witness the beauty/fragility of the human condition.

ABOUT ME

Product of loving but struggling post 60's counter-culture couple; mutated by Art School, Reaganomics, 80's Sci-Fi and the Golden Age of the Video Game. As child, escaped for whole days into gorgeous wooded environments now gone by way of suburban sprawl. Birthsign: Gemini, meaning I seek peace for the India vs. Pakistan-level Jihad constantly waged within myself. Currently trying to increase the experience/knowledge/adventure quotient in my life, while maintaining a sense of humility. Hey everybody, let's watch America's precious few dignities disintegrate faster than ever thought possible... is it like this everywhere? Are we going to have to start building bomb shelters again? Common Phrases: "You HAVE to read this." "I'm sorry." "Oh my god, it's sooo amazing!" " I love you."

PHILOSOPHY

In a battle of Free Will versus Determinism, I would be a double agent. The only thing that I know is that I don't know anything, but I'm willing to learn almost anything. What can we share to help each other perfect our life destinies? Perception is key... reality is merely a consensual illusion, writing is magic, Schrodinger's cat is both DEAD and ALIVE at the same time.... maybe.

P.S. Make objects and moments of exquisite beauty about all of this, it's what makes us human!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couchsurfer was Samidha Gosh, although I haven't seen her around CS for awhile... she was a very kind, intelligent Harvard grad who was stopping off in Philly on her way back to LA after a 2 year trip around the world (isn't that amazing?!) She helped me learn that it's not as dangerous "out there" as many would have you believe (girl travelled all by herself for over 2 years with not one scary experience!)
My most recent experience was when Jess Lee and her friend Lakshmi stopped by for a a quick refresher sleep before heading on to New York CIty. Amazing people! Kind and positive. I look forward to having a longer term couch surfer at some point and also getting to utilize the CS network for my own travels later on...

Interests

thunderstorms, dead technologies, independent music - comix - film, outsiders, cindy sherman, matthew barney, sound, zines, books, art-activism, touching, smiles, unique style, outer space, video games (new & old skool), animation, nature, autonomy

• cats
• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• beauty
• video games
• magic
• music
• animation

Music, Movies, and Books

::MOVIES:: Gummo, Sans Soleil, Seventh Seal, THX-1138, Amelie, 1984, A Clockwork Orange, Brazil, Grave Of The Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro, Big Lebowski, Blade Runner, 2001, Full Metal Jacket, Dancer In The Dark, Orlando, Logan's Run, The Pianist, Dead Man, Tampopo, so many... ::MUSIC::The Polyphonic Spree, B Fleischmann, Brian Eno, Dan the Automator, Herb Alpert, Raymond Scott, King Of Prussia, Rachel's, Friends Of The Library, Nick Drake, Dalek, Beck, Glenn Miller, Mates Of State, Aphex Twin, Patsy Cline, Tape Beatles, old folk - jazz - classical, r&b, soul, found sound, cute noises ::BOOKS:: David Foster Wallace, Howard Zinn, Hakim Bey, William Gibson, J.G. Ballard, Pynchon, Haruki Murakami, Rudyard Kipling, Phillip K Dick, Martin Amis, Orwell, Bradbury, D. Clowes, C. Ware, Charles Burns, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Joe Sacco, Adbusters, The Imp, Hermenaut, Found...anything you say is amazing

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States