CURRENT MISSION

To figure out my next move in life!

ABOUT ME

Hmm, goodness. Where do I begin...

I'm a disillusioned fine arts major looking to find my place in the world. After some soulsearching, I've decided some traveling is something I need to do to continue on my journey! (To find myself? That sounds cheesy, but I guess it's true.)

I am equally happy going out for a night on the town or staying in for a lazy evening. I'm lighthearted goofball, but also intellectual (does that make sense?) I'm an environmentalist, and try to live my life ethically (yes, I am vegetarian, no, I don't mind if you're a meat-eater.) I don't subscribe to any organized religion, but I am learning to discover my spiritual side (I suppose I have a more Earth or Universe-based idea of spirituality than most.) (No, I don't mind if you have different beliefs than me, so long as we are both respectful.)

At the moment I'm still living in the DC area, but I'm definitely looking to do some wandering soon.

I'm also currently formulating an idea for a documentary, my next big project perhaps! I guess there are some things I feel like I need to say to the world, and the medium I best know how to express myself in is film. But it's still taking shape, so we'll see.

PHILOSOPHY

We are all made of stars.

Fear is the mind-killer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hoping to do some surfing in the near future, and when I have my own lodgings I'd love to be able to help someone else out with a place to crash too! (Sadly it's not possible with my current living situation. But we shall see in the future.)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None! Just signed up at the suggestion of a friend.

Interests

Art, music, film, video, food, politics, education, philosophy, nature, spirituality, history, fine cocktails and spirits, computers, video games, lots of other stuff!

• arts
• humanities
• design
• photography
• documentaries
• education
• dining
• cocktails
• vegetarian
• politics
• video games
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• teaching
• history
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/TV: LOST, Stargate, Good Eats, Stand Up Comedy, Tosh.O, Children Of Men, Waking Life, The Fountain, Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, The Wayward Cloud, Scratch, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, Schizopolis, Happiness of the Katakuris, Network, The Shawshank Redemption, Cool Hand Luke, Citizen Kane, The Truman Show, Sans Soleil, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Music: Glitch, trip-hop, glitch-hop, electroclash, dubstep, big beat, a&d, idm, ebm, jungle, breakcore, breakbeat, underground hip-hop, ambient, industrial, shoegaze, turntablism, musique concrete, acid house, jazz, indie rock, math. I'm a total sucker for 90's British electronica. Totally starting a noise band with some friends, called TORTFEASOR!
OR: Just check out my Last.fm.
http://www.last.fm/user/capsaicin85

Books: Slaughterhouse Five, 1984, Free Culture, Invisible Cities, A Brief History of Time, Simulacra & Simulation, Design Anarchy (and Adbusters in general), Snow Crash, Watchmen, Catch-22, Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide, Imbibe!, Wild Fermentation; Dreams of Chaos, Visions of Order; Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, nutrition facts.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to exchange knowledge! I can help you with anything I'm good at: film/video, photography, music theory/synthesis/sound design, computers, cocktails & spirits, food!

As for things I'm interested in learning more about: food. Especially about growing and preparing it yourself from scratch. I'm also interested in just learning more about what makes other people tick!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States