CURRENT MISSION

To follow beauty to its lair. (Arundhati Roy)

ABOUT ME

Hummingbird in human drag. Incorrigible dreamer. Relentless voluptuary. Funambulist. Distracted by sparkly things since 1976 (thanks, Magpie Girl!).

PHILOSOPHY

There's courage involved if you want
to become truth.

There is a broken-open place in a lover.

Where are those qualities of bravery and
sharp compassion in this group? What's the
use of old and frozen thought?

I want a howling hurt. This is not a treasury
where gold is stored; this is for copper.

We alchemists look for talent that
can heat up and change.

Lukewarm won't do. Halfhearted holding back,
well-enough getting by? Not here.

-- Rumi

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a virgin! I set up this profile back in 2009, but I am finally getting around to exploring actually *being* a Couchsurfer. Grabbing my surfboard~~~~

Interests

Hibiscus tea, ostranenie, gender, hygge, the poetic everywhere, creative non-fiction, dramatic skies, mythology, graphic novels, Ultima Thule, duende, small presses, assemblage, the end times, Tantra, cold places, approfondement, found objects, trains, handwritten things, the orishas, rara avises, cats, gardens, glitter, mysticism, irreverence, community care, the desert, alchemy, snail mail, saints, artivism, enchantment, the mundane, radical kindness, extremity, hummingbirds, the invisible, dancing until..., freaks, silence, the taboo, the science of Romance, other strangeblackgurls, surrealism, yūgen, cheese ("milk's leap to immortality!"), keeping it real, laughter, getting lost, getting found....

• pets
• cats
• arts
• design
• interior design
• beauty
• dancing
• chocolate
• cheese
• desserts
• communications
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Mysterious music, in minor...the sea's soundtrack. What the moon listens to, in secret.

Movies: "Lovers of the Arctic Circle" ~ "Shadowlands" ~ RIZE" ~ "Fateless"

(Potentially useless skill: quoting liberally from "Set It Off" and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua")

Books: Anything by Carole Maso ~ Hélène Cixous ~ Margo Lanagan ~ Sarah Waters ~ Octavia Butler

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've roamed through the underwater caves of Jamaica and emerged cleaner than the First Day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to defuse grumpy cats and to make quirktastic chocolate chip cookies. I can teach you some nighttime dream hacks. I can share my love of mail art. I can teach and share so much more. I want to learn so much -- right now particularly interested in sharpening my savvy in mixed media arting.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Sparkling conversation or scintillating silence--your choice; homemade desserts; extensive pet-sitting experience; homespun interior design/space clearing advice.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Ireland, Jamaica

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