"In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice." - Richard Bach

I swear entirely too much, play guitar, write songs, sing out of key, read, take bad photographs, and now.. I travel / live in India.

I've built fiber optic networks, built websites, dropped out of high school, sold real estate, owned apartments, started and sold businesses, got a college degree, interviewed rock stars, and discovered the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

It's 42.

I'm an amateur philosopher ( who isn't? ), a lover, a fighter, an extroverted introvert, a smart ass, and trouble maker! I think nights > days, moving in any direction > standing still, and cats > dogs.

Also, I have tinnitus, ( Too many concerts, not enough earplugs. ) so I am a little hard of hearing.. Just go ahead and yell at me. I don't mind.

PS: I lied about learning swahili.. but this website has imparted on me a deep, deep desire to actually learn swahili now. So one day..

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

Well..,

1.) Because why not?!?

2.) Because it scares the hell out my grandma. She thinks I'm crazy. She's a smart lady - she might right.

3.) Couchsurfing seems like a good way to meet people, and learn about all the super secret local insider information.

4.) I'd like to meet you. That's why.

Interessen

Photography
Muuuuuuuuuuuuuusic
Books
Travel
Technology
The future ( Sh*t is about to get real! Really f*ing real! Let's talk about it? )
Meeting new people / making new friends
Business / entrepreneurism
Learning new things
Finding, not searching

• cats
• dogs
• culture
• books
• singing
• photography
• concerts
• drinking
• technology
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• guitar
• piano
• business
• philosophy

Musik, Filme und Bücher

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Books
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Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
American Gods
The Road
Fight Club
Siddhartha
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintainence
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
How To Win Friends and Influence People
Stranger in a Strange Land
Atlas Shrugged
Vagabonging
Think and Grow Rich
Flowers For Algernon
Ender's Game
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
The Art of Asking
Influence
The Count Of Monte Cristo
Brave New World
Daring Greatly
Fahrenheit 452
Flatland
Tuesdays With Morrie
Animal Farm
Mans Search For Meaning
Thinking fast and slow
The things they carried

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Music - I go to a lot of concerts - it's kind of a hobby of mine. I've seen:
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Alabama Shakes
Aloe Black
Australian Pink Floyd
AWOLNATION
Band of Horses
Beats Antique
Beach House
Belle And Sebastian
Bob Dylan
Blues Travler
Brighteyes
Camera Obscura
Caravan Palace
Carina Round
Common
Conor Oberst
City And Color
Cypress Hill
Dark Star Orchestra
Devil Makes Three
Deer Tick
Delta Spirit
Depeche Mode
Devotchka
Dr. Dog
Emmylou Harris
Father John Misty
Flaming Lips
Flobots
Fun
Flying Lotus
Galactic
Galaxy
Ghostland Observatory
Grizzly Bear
Gogol Bordello
Hot Tuna
Jack White
Janes Addiction
Jenny Lewis
John Prine
Jonathan Rice
Jonny Corndog
Journey
Junior Brown
Leftover Salmon
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Lumineers
Living Color
Lauryn Hill
Lucinda Williams
March Forth Marching Band
Marilyn Manson
Mark Knopfler
Mat Kearney
MGMT
Minus The Bear
Mumford and Sons
M. Ward
My Morning Jacket
NAS
Nathanial Ratliff
North Mississippi Allstars
Orgone
Puscifer
Regina Spektor
RjD2
Roger Waters ( The Wall )
Run The Jewels
Skrillex
Slipknot
Slow Club
Steve Earle
St. Vincent
String Cheese Incident
Sublime
Switchfoot
The Avett Brothers
The Decembrists
The Deftones
The Mastersounds
The Postal Service
The Roots
The Shins
They Might Be Giants
Thievery Corporation
Three Bad Jacks
Train
Trombone shorty
Tom Petty
Tom Waits
Tool
Toubob Crewe
Vagabond Opera
Wilco
Wu-tang Clan

And so many more!!

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Movies
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Trainspotting
Thank You For Smoking
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Well, I was born.. so there's that. Life is pretty amazing in general, isn't it?

Burning man was pretty amazing too. I laughed, I cried, I ate playa dust. You should try it sometime.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can teach you how to play the piano in 5 minutes. True story. We'd need a piano.. And if you have a piano, I'm guessing that you can already play it. Hmm..

Oatmal. I can share some very bland tasting oatmeal with you. No?

I could take your picture. And steal your soul!

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Conversations about life, the universe and everything.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

India, Mexico, Nepal

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

India, United States