CURRENT MISSION

To live in the UK for 7 years, after which my Ancestry status will magically transform into an EU passport. Then I want to go live in Prague for a year.

ABOUT ME

I dont like to do anything in the morning before drinking a big cup of coffee. I love sunrise and sunset but, being a night owl, often see the former via insomnia.

I used to work in the Church, and have written and taught spirituality; but these days I express myself best in songwriting and singing. I love instruments -- all instruments, (well, except the accordian :)

Nature is awesome, and cities can be great for adventures. I dislike TV, and want to spend my latter years in a hermitage in a remote place (or living in a tall building in Manhattan.)

PHILOSOPHY

This is an impossible thing to say.
So, I will quote one of my heroes: Though I am sure this exact quotation is used by many on CS.

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

-- Jack Kerouac, On the Road

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can get people a place to stay in Vancouver, most of the time.

Even if I am not there.
And I will always be happy to have people stay where I am...which will likely be in Belfast for the next few years.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to this site, but look forward to it. I have been traveling lots since I learned how to make my own cash when I was an emancipated 16 year old.

Interests

Music: all kinds. Esp, Trad Irish, Folk, Metal (Tool, NIN). Ethnic music. Jazz. Led Zeppelin!

Writing: I write. Mostly ghostwriting for good paying publishers, but I hope to get something published under my own name in the future.

Songwriting: I write songs and LOVE hanging out with people who do the same...collaboration, jamming, and sharing the good things in life.

• writing
• singing
• coffee
• drinking
• tv
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• genealogy

Music, Movies, and Books

The Top Tens (or so)
(not in any particular order)

MUSIC
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer
3. The Tea Party
4. Planxty
5. VAST
6. Deftones
7. NIN
8. The Frames
9. Jethro Tull
10. Muse

MOVIES
1. Dark City (Directors Cut)
2. The Crow
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Almost Famous
5. Fight Club
6. American Psycho
7. Moulin Rouge
8. Lillies of the Field
9. Walk the Line
10. Wonderboys
11. Manhatten
12. Garden State
13. Across the Universe
14. Once
15. Onegin
16. Love Actually

BOOKS
1. The Glass Bead Game
2. A Portrait of an Artist as Young Man
3. Steppenwolf
4. The Hobbit
5. Interview with a Vampire
6. Foucaults Pendulum
7. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
8.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I completed the 7 year training for the priesthood.

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