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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To learn how to keep a straight face.
ABOUT ME
Writer, comedian, filmmaker. I write short stories and character sketches, shoot short films and web comedies, and perform improvised stage comedy. I've been in NYC since '06 and love it.
PHILOSOPHY
Yep!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Hosted several times at my old loft in Brooklyn.
Interests
Filmmaking, writing, any kind of art that realizes it is inherently deceptive and attempts to say something worthwhile through forthright inadequacy.
- arts
- writing
- performing arts
- film making
- movies
Music, Movies, and Books
Films by Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Ermanno Olmi, Jim Jarmuch; many Italian films, mumblecore films, dry humor, hyper-realistic drama. Musicians: Nick Drake, Jeff Mangum, Joanna Newsom, Alec Ounsworth. Authors: Bertrand Russell, J.D. Salinger, Bohumil Hrabal, John Updike.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I once saw a meteor that burned so brightly, the flames were green. It was the strangest and most intimidating thing I'd ever seen.
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada, Costa Rica, Italy, United Kingdom
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States