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ABOUT ME

I am a kind, creative, curious and stubborn viking. And of course a lot more. I guess in short I'm something like a, hm, cynical hippie!
I am Norwegian in heart n soul, but have lived in Amsterdam on and off the last 15 years. 6 of those years in A'dam I studied, which got me a MA in visual media and a lovely perceptual twist on the pervasiveness of 42. Right now I am trying to figure out how I can commute between my farm in Norway and my home in Amsterdam. (Yes you are welcome in both places! ;)
I make visual art (vj'ing, animation, circuit-bent noise), and I draw a cartoon strip about a hypocrite (but well meaning) hen named helga.
I used to, and sometimes still, make acoustic music. I'll never stop playing tho. (Rock; Guitar, Vocals n Piano - and my '73 Fender Rhodes, YAY!)
I LOVE my vinyl! Nothing better than leaning back with an ice cold beer and get lost in that scratchy sound.. Sometimes I take my records out to spin in late nite rock bars for everyone to enjoy ;)
I also have a passion for building huge wooden sculptures just to burn them.

PHILOSOPHY

Grokking is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Love new places, love new friends!
Both in Amsterdam and the Norwegian mountains; my doors are wide open!
So welcome, good people! :)

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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Yes. All good :)

Interests

Music, music, music, politics, films, films, society, nature (fishing, skiing, ridin horses, snow mobiles, - just hangin out in the mountains, - or by the sea..!)
People, sociology, philosophy, history,
astronomy astrology poetry,
whichcraft and myths and reality ...!
Football tournaments, handball, playstation wars boxing and car races.
Cartoons, animation and theatre, freak shows and scream core kids,
language architecture design litterature and silly home videos where people hurt themselves.
Ancient handcraft and chick chik chickens!

hmm i guess interests are only limited by time..

SAVE THE SNAKE! ( http://www.s199.nl )

• horses
• chickens
• arts
• poetry
• architecture
• design
• beer
• politics
• cartoons
• movies
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• piano
• fishing
• skiing
• boxing
• soccer
• handball
• animation
• astronomy
• communications
• history
• sociology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite film? Impossible to say.. 3 films in the top:
CINEMA PARADISO (for the celebration of love and the magic of movies),
METROPOLIS (incredible production design anno 1927),
DRACULA (the 1931 Tod Browning version with Bela Lugosi as the count) - too cool for school ("I don't drink ... wine" - hahahha!)

Big fan of Tim Burton, the Coen bros and Jim Jarmusch. Nightmare, Edward, Barton Fink, Big L, Down by Law.
And Chris Cunningham! Brilliant visuals!
Romero - totally! Respect aight!

The book that made me the happiest ever was Douglas Adams' hitchhikers guide :-D
Mengele zoo (Gert Nygårdshaug) is impressive, look out for a translation of this book!
Love it but can't find time to read enough fiction.. Dig Jean Baudrillard & Frederic Jameson.

Music: All that's g o o d n r e a l.
Some favs so you know what I mean;
the Cure, PJ Harvey, Tom Waits, Cat Power, Gun Club, The Devil Makes Three, Lou Reed, No Means No, Victims Family, Sonic Youth, QOTSA, Eagles of Death Metal, Motorpsycho, Modest Mouse, Raga Rockers, Beck, Bowie, Nick Cave, Roky Ericson, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, The Kills, The Cat Empire, Sad Season, Elvis the King, Radiohead (LIVE mmm), the fabulous asshole Mike Patton, Serge Gainsbourg, Hendrix, Zeppelin n all that good ol' shit, and of course Blixa the Man and Einsturzende neubauten! Yay!
Mira Calix, Biosphere, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Takeshi Muto, BOC, Scaven, Black Dog, Plaid, Plod, Brothomstates, Nightmares on Wax, Isolee, Squarepusher, FSOL, Dj Shadow, Luke Vibert, Otto von Schirach
Dance Like a HO!!
Hahahaheerlich!)
...tbc...
aaaaaaaaaaah so much lovely music, why are they selling us all that other crap, Y oh Y do ppl buy it, WHO are those ppl anyway, where are they? If you read this, and are one of them, or know some, come by and I'll give you an all-night resurrection with cold beer and lukewarm scratchy wax :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Burning Man done

&

Aurora Borealis seen

Teach, Learn, Share

Litil vis mather.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Norway

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