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Présentation
À propos de moi
CURRENT MISSION
To tell stories that need telling
ABOUT ME
Writer, casual musician and artist. I'm a Texas native who recently found his way back; an adventurous type with an eye for the strange, the wild, and the forgotten; and someone with a wry--and occasionally very silly--sense of humor.
I'm drawn to people with intriguing pasts and expressive faces. I'm fascinated by old, dead things and space-time archaeology. I catch snakes for fun. I geek out about subcultures and anthropology, laugh at political chicanery, and dissect popular media with the glee of a mad scientist.
Basically, I'm entranced by stories. Let's share some.
PHILOSOPHY
That those who can must help those who can't; that there's no such thing as a bad tale (although many are poorly told); and most importantly, that the world is a fascinating, endlessly weird place.
Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
By offering good company to people passing through. I'm always happy to meet for coffee or show somebody around, although I don't have a couch for surfing at present.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I couchsurfed with my brother Saul through Colombia during the summer of 2010, which was my first experience with it. Afterward I bounced around the South; Jacksonville, New Orleans (several times), Asheville, and various parts of Texas. I'm trying to travel around the United States more.
Centres d'intérêt
Broadly: the natural world, human history and belief systems. More specifically, a completely random, very lengthy assortment of subjects--politics, folklore, history, paleontology, criticism, media, zoology, anthropology...
Overabundance of enthusiasms. It's starting to become a problem.
- reptiles
- writing
- literature
- folklore
- coffee
- politics
- traveling
- music
- surfing
- anthropology
- communications
- history
- science
Morceaux de musique, films et livres
I love books about strange places, real or imagined, so speculative fiction, travel accounts, historical nonfiction, and mythology compilations, and paleontology/zoology compilations are very common on my shelf. I also read a lot of comics, both corporate and creator-owned.
I like music that takes traditional folk structures and goes to town on them, so Iron & Wine, The Wailin' Jennys, Crooked Still, Manu Chao, and Sarah Jarosz are all favorites. Crunchy rock, witty rap, and acapella are also in rotation. (I think I'm addicted to harmonies.)
I have a real fondness for schlock, B movies, moster films of dubious value, kung fu flicks, and gritty noir. Also, I've discovered I'm a total sucker for westerns. It's probably the hats.
Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue
Watching the slow eruption of a volcano in Guatemala. Watching the sunset light pour over the Judacalla Stone--the gateway to the spirit world--in North Carolina. Getting dive bombed by a cave bird in Colombia.
Enseignez, apprenez, partagez
I am a font of weird facts about natural ephemera. I know how to catch various reptiles. I've got a good working knowledge of folklore, literature, and literary analysis. I can explain superheroes.
(you laugh, but untangling that mess takes skill.)
Pays que j'ai visités
Colombia, Guatemala, United States
Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu
United States