I want to write more, and always be more kind, and I like to find perspectives that change my mind

I love words and puns and laughing. I love movies. I love rain and cool weather. I love adventure and taking good risks. I love making films

I'm a comedian— used to do a lot of improv for many years, but it's been a while now, but I'd like to make some time for it again very soon. I've been writing standup that I hope I'll perform on a stage soon

I've lived in Texas, Virginia, Utah, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and I'm presently in Rhode Island

One of my favorite book quotes: "There's only one rule that I know of, babies--God damn it, you've got to be kind." - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I learned about CS from my friend and banana brother Ky, who got me this sweet, weird job, and told me all about couchsurfing.org as a means of making my job even more fun. CS has been an adventure full of meaningful moments and new friendships. I have only been a surfer, so far, and not yet a host.

^ The above is from my first few years experience with CS, from 15 years ago. I look forward to having new experiences with couchsurfing in this new phase of my life

Interests

I love watching films. I do a lot of improv and scripted theater. I love to go camping whenever I can.

• theater
• movies
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies that spring to mind: Me and You and Everyone We Know, Inception, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, There Will Be Blood, Tess, Stranger Than Fiction, Synechdoche, New York, The Royal Tenenbaums, Let the Right One In, The Social Network, A Serious Man, The Other Guys

A handful of music artists I like: Radiohead, Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, Bon Iver, Castanets, Beta Band, Sparklehorse, Boards of Canada, Negativland, Talking Heads, They Might Be Giants, My Bloody Valentine, Lou Reed, Paul Simon, Robyn Hitchcock, Camper Van Beethoven

A few books: Jitterbug Perfume, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Timequake, The Dubliners, London Fields, White Noise, Foucault's Pendulum, A Sentimental Education, The Haunting of Hill House, Cloud Atlas

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I will never forget this one deep blue iceberg I saw from a beach in Alaska in 1995. At one point, a big chunk of ice broke off and splashed down into the water, and a couple minutes later, the waves from that splash came crashing onto the beach where I stood, and I had to step back out of the way from that sudden high tide

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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