CURRENT MISSION

to build community and learn through experience

PHILOSOPHY

To quote Hunter S. Thompson, "Buy the ticket - take the ride!"

What that means to me: Say yes to life, to circumstances and to new adventures. In other words I try not to make decisions out of fear, or to fear new/ unknown experiences. I place a high value on learning and appreciate that there is something to be gained through every experience.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted and I've surfed on friends couches - still have yet to surf on someones couch whom I haven't met - Very soon I'm sure that'll change!

Interests

a quick list of my general interests:
debauchery and exploration of all sorts, the of pursuit knowledge and experience, low brow art, cocktail parties, B movies, sexuality and the gender binary, writing the word penis on many assorted things, sleeping late, travel, indigenious societies, alternative lifestyles, general kitcsh, androgyny, relationships of power and influence, socialism, etiquette, green building, sustainable living, oh so many fleeting obsessions ...more to follow.

• arts
• writing
• cocktails
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• hunting

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Prince and Michael Jackson are tied for first place...Others include The Clash, Elvis, The Pixies, The Cure, The Raveonettes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Secret Machines, James Brown, Belle & Sebastian, Bjork, The Breeders, Rasputina, The Smashing Pumpkins, Culture Club, Tuscadero, Belly, The Pharcyde, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, Harry Belafonte, Placebo, Lesbians on Extacsy, Depeche Mode, Beck, Shivaree, The Electric Six, Gogol Bordello, Hillbilly Casino, Patsy Cline

MOVIES:Fear, Anxiety and Depression, Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse - All by Todd Solondz, Desperate Living, Crybaby, Cecile B. Demented, Pink Flamingoes, all by John Waters Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment, Fear and Loathing, Dancer in the Dark, Tank Girl (sodd off fuckers) The Wiz, The Satanic Brillance of Kenneth Anger, Richard Kern, Bubba Ho-Tep, The Brothers Quay, Faust, Pirates of the Carribean, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, The Juniper Tree, Edward Scissor Hands, Harold and Maude, Monty Python and the Life of Brian, and the Meaning of Life, HEDWIG and the Angry Inch, Hideous Kinky, Richard Kern Films, Gadjo Dilo, Party Monster, Life Aquatic, Sick, to name just a few.

BOOKS: The Metamorphosis and The Trial - Franz Kafka. Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and just about every other book by Hermann Hesse. Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett, Language and Womens Place - Robin Lakoff. There really are just so many!

Teach, Learn, Share

As I said before, I love to learn new things - so please share what you know with me!

In particular, I'm interested in learning skills such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, etc. I'm a novice gardener, seamstress and knitter so anyone who has more than a basic understanding of any of those areas, please share what you can do with me.

I can teach folks lots about group theory and dynamics (things I've learned through work). I'm also an artist - so I could share some drawing/ painting techniques. I can teach someone to walk on stilts as well!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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