CURRENT MISSION

To epically win at life.

ABOUT ME

My name is Brandon. I'm 21, living in an area of Brooklyn where I constantly fear for my life, and attending college for a BA in Theatre Arts. I act, perform at comedy clubs, write plays, play music, and tweet a hell of a lot. I've lived in Baltimore, New York, and Cork, Ireland.

These self-summary things are really useless. If I could fit everything about me in this little box, then I'd probably be about as interesting as a wet napkin. Wet napkins aren't interesting at all, trust me, I stared at one for three hours one day. Conversation really isn't their strong suit. Also, if I told you everything that there is to know about me here, we'd have nothing to talk about. We'd just sit across the table awkwardly judging each other for our choice of dinner entrees. No one wants that.
I've got a quick wit, huge ambition, and I really just want to experience as much as I can before I kick the bucket. The only true word to describe me: Totally Awesome. See what I did there? I can't be described in one word. I'm too awesome for that.

PHILOSOPHY

Truth be told, I am terrified of death. I don't want to die without having made my mark upon the world. I commit my time and energy dedicating myself to create something that will ensure myself a niche, if even a tiny one, in history. I want to live my life to the fullest and do, instead of just dreaming.

I also would like to find the world's best baguette.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm looking to host surfers or meetup for coffee/a drink/food/frolicking through the park. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a few couches, hosted a few surfers. A lot of laughter and tears were had by all.

Interests

I'm very much into theatre, music, comedy, films, and history. I've got a two man comedy band, and we regularly play comedy clubs in New York City and Maryland. In addition to that, I write folk/pop music. I'm studying theatre, and am a struggling actor/playwright. I'm really hoping to become the next Will Ferrell, so we'll see how that goes. My hair isn't quite as curly as his, so that could prove to be a problem.

I'm a huge history buff. I love particularly American history I love reading about it, watching the History Channel, and visiting/touching any historical things that I can. There is a certain thrill of touching a chair that was once sat on by Abe Lincoln. You know what I'm talking about. One of the greatest experiences of my life was disregarding the "no touching" sign and touching a Viking ship in Norway that was thousands of years old.

• arts
• books
• theater
• performing arts
• acting
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• video games
• board games
• reading
• music
• history
• law
• theatre
• nerdy stuff
• game of thrones
• lord of the rings
• theatres
• musical theatre
• fantasy books

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Movies:

The Lord of the Rings, In Bruges, Once, Doubt, Big Fish, There Will Be Blood, Pirates of the Caribbean, (500) Days of Summer, Indiana Jones, Forrest Gump, Gladiator.

Favorite Music:

Damien Rice, Glen Hansard/The Swell Season/The Frames, Mic Christopher, Josh Ritter, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, Frightened Rabbit, Regina Spektor, Arcade Fire, Iron & Wine, The David Mayfield Parade, The Decemberists, Justin Townes Earle, Bon Iver, The Head & The Heart, Noah & The Whale, Kanye West, Kate Rusby, Flight of the Conchords, Mika, Nickel Creek, Ben Folds, Randy Newman, Rufus Wainwright.

Books:

The Lord of the Rings, The Great Gatsby, A Song of Ice and Fire, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, plays by Martin McDonagh, plays by Neil LaBute.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

People that I've met and/or high fived:

Philip Seymour Hoffman (this made my life complete)
Will Ferrell
Hugh Jackman
Stephen Colbert
Daniel Craig
Conan O'Brien
Jude Law
Ben Folds
Glen Hansard
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Green
Mike Birbiglia
Chris Rock
Stephen Lynch
Mika
Megan Mullally
James Lipton
Darrell Hammond (Performed at a show with him)
Ty Burrell
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Eric Stonestreet
Andrew Garfield
Ethan Coen

People I've seen perform/speak live but did not high five:

George Clooney
Brad Pitt
Bradley Cooper
Jonah Hill
Rainn Wilson
Ricky Gervais
Daniel Radcliffe
Josh Brolin
Kanye West
Paul McCartney
Rufus Wainwright
Meryl Streep
Danny DeVito
Rihanna
Justin Timberlake
Beyonce
Damien Rice
Carson Daly
John Krasinski
Pink
Paul Giamatti
Alia Shawkat
Michael Cera
Ed O'Neil
Julie Bowen
Sofia Vergara

Teach, Learn, Share

I will teach you Gordon Ramsay's way of cooking a steak that I learned from extensive hours of watching the same YouTube video over and over. I am also a master of latte art, and provided that you have an espresso machine, I will teach you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland, Italy, Norway, Panama, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States