CURRENT MISSION

Explore the sessile and turn it into fuel.

ABOUT ME

I survived 23 years in Texas before moving to New Jersey to study plants. Right now I'm a grad student at Rutgers where I take plants and make them even more useful.

You'll hate me after I tell you this, but I don't really get out much, even though I can fly anywhere for free. It's a Catch-22, though: I have to be in school to be able to fly for free, but I can't fly to places since I'm too busy with schoolwork.

That said, I'm not too busy that I can't host you!

PHILOSOPHY

Don't disparage the interesting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I once drove a bunch of raucous Scotsmen around in Austin.

I've hosted a Swede and met up with members of the New Brunswick couch surfing community.

Interests

Science, food, plants, viruses.

• dining
• flying
• surfing
• biology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music!

David Byrne, Oingo Boingo, Talking Heads, They Might Be Giants, New Order, Devin Townsend, Jonathan Coulton, OCRemix, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Scissor Sisters, Of Montreal, Daft Punk, Röyksopp, Gogol Bordello, Mates of State, The New Pornographers, Elliott Smith, Barenaked Ladies, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Digital Underground, CAKE, The Cars, The B-52's, Cheap Trick, She & Him, Brent Spiner, Barry Manilow, XTC, Hall And Oates, Ok Go, Django Reinhardt

Books!

House of God, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The Panda's Thumb, Unweaving The Rainbow, The Medusa and the Snail, A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius, A Canticle For Leibowitz, Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Martin Gardner, Bill Bryson, PG Wodehouse, Surely Youre Joking Mr. Feynman, Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Keep The Aspidistra Flying

Movies!

Crimes and Misdemeanors, Annie Hall, Stardust Memories, Shaun of the Dead, This Is Spinal Tap, Galaxy Quest, The Royal Tenenbaums, LA Story, Stop Making Sense, Wet Hot American Summer

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once made a plant glow green.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a biologist. If it's green, wiggles, or can be killed, I can tell you something interesting about it.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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