I'm self-employed, my passions are building and designing objects that will last many lifetimes. I like walking thru the pines with a backpack of hoppy beer and taking awesome nature photos. I'm a collector of gems&minerals. My favorite things to catch are footballs. My favorite things to throw are darts and frisbees. In the spring I spend a lot of time at the lakes fishing for bass. I ride a drop-deck longboard and when a good hill presents itself I have no trouble pausing my business to ride it.
I'm a 3rd generation American. My family tree has its roots in Europe: Italy, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here on couchsurfing because it is a far more enriching experience compared to being a lonely traveller. It's so nice to meet and spend time with cool and fun people during my travels. After driving for hours with no one to talk with, I much prefer the couchsurfing experience compared to stepping into a cold lonely motel room with nothing for company except an old TV set.
I want to learn about the places I'm driving thru from people who've lived there. I love sharing stories and hearing about local legends and lore.

Interests

Crystals and treasure hunting
Fishing
Nature photography
CAD drafting
Cartoons, especially The Simpsons
Tennis
Surf/skate/snow
Beer. moreso the drinking, but also the brewing
Cooking
Making money
Collaborating with other artists
Inventing
Relaxing, slacking off
Mycology
Etymology
Unexplained mysteries of nature
Animals, Cryptozoology
Reading
Story telling
Puzzles

• animals
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• beer
• walking
• drinking
• cartoons
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• puzzles
• magic
• darts
• fishing
• backpacking
• hunting
• tennis
• business
• etymology
• genealogy
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Talking Heads, the disco biscuits, NoFX, Led Zeppelin, Secret Chiefs 3, Tiga, Victor Wooten, Mastodon, Wu-Tang, Journey, Primus, grateful dead, notorious B.I.G., Bad Religion, pennywise, phish, The Cars, Tomahawk, Brothers Past, The New Deal, the Beatles, Simon Posford, moe., Cake, Beck, Bela Fleck..

Movies:
I usually watch tv while I work, so I see a LOT of movies. I'll watch pretty much everything. Some favorites from my past:
Biodome
Ghostbusters
Back to the future
Christmas vacation
Dinosaurs - the claymation one
Short Circuit
Dumb & Dumber
Big Lebowski
There will be blood
Magnolia
Catch me if you can
American Beauty
Boogie Nights
Goodfellas

Of the recent films I've seen, here's a few that stood apart and above the majority:
African Queen
Under The Skin
What we do in the shadows
The Guest
Goldfinger
You're Next
Abc's of death 1&2
V/H/S

Books:
The Illuminatus Trilogy
The Strain -trilogy
Enders Game -series
anything by Elmore Leonard
also Orson Scott Card, Phillip K Dick, F Paul Wilson, Peter Moon, Stewart Swerdlow, Michael Crichton
The Odd Thomas books by Dean Koontz
Stephen King's latest releases
Thomas Pynchon
Neil Gaiman
Graphic novels on Vertigo, especially Grant Morrison's The Invisibles

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Discovered an amazingly delicious sauce for chicken by mixing tahini goddess dressing with enchilada sauce.

Created a sugar-free and healthy soft drink. The recipe is a secret, but if I have or can acquire the ingredients I'll gladly make some to share.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach:
how to make a killer sandwich.
How to make a healthy sugar free soft drink
How to make wire wrapped jewelry
The magic of corporate logos
Different ways to catch catfish
Sacred geometry
Gemologist
What cheese goes with what food/drink

Learn:
Local legends and lore
Where to go fishing
Where to find crystals or minerals
How to cook new foods
Tips and tricks /life hacks

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll share whatever I can.
There's the intangibles like humor, companionship, information, advice, etc. More tangibly, I always have some sweet gems or crystals to donate to a host. I will probably have some beer or drinks to share. I don't travel with a lot of food, but I do often have something special from wherever I've just came from.
I have some artistic talent, and if I stay somewhere long enough to have the free time, I'll be glad to make my hosts a gift.
I also may have extras of something I'd use eventually, like bars of exotic soap.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Curaçao, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin (French part), United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States