CURRENT MISSION

to live deliberately

ABOUT ME

if you'd asked me a year ago, i'd tell you that as a rule, i don't wear boots. i find them too cumbersome and too restrictive. generally you'll find me in a pair or boat shoes or slip-ons, or some other lightweight footwear. i've been known to hike barefoot, at least until i broke the fifth toe on my right foot halfway through a 14 mile hike in the mountains. my choice of footwear is rarely influenced by the weather or terrain, and that has generally served me well. sometimes it's been a point of pride, occasionally some sort of statement, but mostly it's a function of economics and habit.

lately, though, i've been wearing a pair of midweight, ankle-high hiking boots that i received as a gift. i'll wear them when it's particularly snowy, and i'll usually wear them in the mountains. if it's snowy and i'm in the mountains, you won't find me without my boots. when summer arrives, i expect i'll be back to my lightweight canvas footwear, or i might be spotted in a pair of flip-flops. but i suspect the boots have found a permanent spot in the seasonal rotation. although considerably bulkier than my vans, they're constructed of a lightweight material that still affords me a skip in my step, and though the additional padding around my foot and ankle felt oppressive at first, that cost is outweighed by my new appreciation for their dependability.

PHILOSOPHY

if you can fill the unforgiving minute
with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
yours is the earth and everything that’s in it,
and–which is more–you’ll be a man, my son!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i want to offer my space to people traveling through tully. or if tully is the destination, i can show you some nice places to visit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i'm new to couchsurfing but i like to travel and i like to share and i like being resourceful and so i wanna get involved.

Interests

oceans and lakes. vacations. mountains. movie theaters. popcorn. running long miles alone. hiking alone. biking with friends. biking up and down hills. biking to work. snow. biking in snow. shoveling snow off my car on days off. exhaustion. spicy foods and salty foods. vegan bakeries. sunburns. races. trail races. vanilla flavored soy milk. cooking and drinking. cooking while drinking. reading books while drinking coffee. on weekends. outside.

• books
• cooking
• coffee
• vegan
• running
• drinking
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• economics
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

i love old movies and new movies. i like repetitive, minimal music. i like vulnerable, home recorded sounds. i like soft voices and soft sounds. i like music with accordions and organs and droning noise. i like old blues and local music. i like this american life. i like fela kuti and das racist. i like books that are ridiculous and meaningful and fantastical. i like books about running and endurance and limits and records. i like stories about adventures and perseverance. i like stories about books. i like movies where i don't know the actors. i like marlon brando and james dean. i like running magazines. i like terry riley and i like underground and i like emir kusturica. i like goran bregovic and i like one hundred years of solitude a whole bunch and steve reich and man man and mumblecore. i like toni morrison. i like the duplass brothers. i like movies about motorcycles and reading motorcycle ads on craigslist. i like spirit of the beehive and song of solomon and philip glass and i am cuba.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

experience seattle in a grueling foot race.

Teach, Learn, Share

run bike film