CURRENT MISSION

lead a life whose chronology of events will confuse everyone

ABOUT ME

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PHILOSOPHY

live to read, read to live!

ignore the holy!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Honestly, I just registered so I’m not really sure about what this question is asking or the ways I can participate. I mean, if anyone wants to come to Columbus, then I will gladly show you around the city, so maybe that counts?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Again, I am new to this program but I’ve certainly had experience couch-surfing. For three years I lived in a house that was always hosting traveling guests so I think I would be a competent host. Also, I’ve traveled around a bit on tour and couch-surfed that way, so I know how to show gratitude. Most importantly, I think, is that I am very considerate, not messy, helpful, and I don’t make a lot of noise – you’ll have a quiet house if I am there (or raucous conversation if you prefer)!

Interests

just a few: reading, eating, noisy musick and tape-trading, veganism, cooking, traveling either with intent or just aimlessly, cats, talking about conspiracy theories and theories about space/time/etc., scuba diving, action movies, coffee, eating, reading, a bit of gardening, dumpster diving, rolling dice, shooting pool, playing chess but not being good at it whatsoever, learning all of the time!!!!!

• cats
• cooking
• coffee
• walking
• gardening
• movies
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• dumpster diving
• hunting
• surfing
• scuba diving
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: goregrind, brutal death metal, crust and d-beat

Movies: not a huge fan of capital-C ‘Cinema’ so I can’t name anything unusual; I love the original 3 Star Wars movies (thee ONLY Star Wars movies), action movies, grim crime thrillers, film noir, documentaries

Books: far too many to mention, but some of my favorites include:
The Castle and Amerika by Franz Kafka
The End of a Mission by Heinrich Boll
The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass
Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais
To the Hermitage by Malcolm Bradbury
New York: a Serendipitor's Journey by Gay Talese
The Good Soldier Schweik - Jaroslav Hasek (not to be confused with The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford, which I hate more than any book I've ever read)
all Calvin and Hobbes collections, book-length nonfiction on any subject, David Lodge, Patrick McGinley, etc. etc. etc. BOOK AVALANCHE 24/7!!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i was walking around in the country near where i used to live. its in a valley, so i was surrounded by mountains and the river, with rock formations jutting out everywhere and remnants of old walls. i decided to sit down for a moment, and in the crumbled foundation/pit of an old house were embers of a fire - i was able to sit and warm myself surrounded by complete quiet! what luck!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States