CURRENT MISSION

I am currently exploring the country that has always been just to the south and just out of reach. I hope that in doing so I will learn more about myself.

ABOUT ME

I am a rather shy, goofy, fun loving, and easygoing person. I love vegging out with a good book or movie, or heading out to have fun with a few good friends. I'm not much of a bar or club person, but I do love to dance. So I try and frequent live music shows, to hear some good tunes and let myself loose on the dance floor.

I am a man of obsessions. Once that was computers, games, and Japanese anime culture. Now it is fine woodworking. Tomorrow, who knows? One thing I can guarantee, I will talk about my obsession. It may only be a little, but if you give me enough of a reason, I can expound upon it for hours on end. Right now I am mulling over the feasibility of setting up my own small furniture/cabinetmaking shop somewhere.
I am rather nerdy person. I enjoy learning about new things, whether they be the latest in computer technology or new ways to hack my brain. I'm having a lot of fun following the skeptics movement, so I am constantly listening to news about science in its struggle to be part of popular culture.

My new favourite thing is audio books. I discovered I can listen to them while working, so I can now get my book quota up and get paid at the same time! How cool is that?

I have recently begun to explore my interest in photography. I bought myself an older used DSLR and I have been having a lot of fun taking pictures of anything and everything. I particularly like taking pictures of buildings.

PHILOSOPHY

To live my life with as little negative impact to those around me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I will do my best to enrich the lives of the people who put me up. Eventually, once I have landed myself, I will put up people on my own couch. I'm new to the CS scene.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far, but I look forward to meeting some interesting people!

Interests

I am interested in a lot of different subjects. I am a woodworker foremost, a computer geek second. I enjoy reading most anything, but I prefer sci-fi/fantasy. I love music, I wouldn't be able to survive without it. I spend most of my time listening to Indie music, but I like everything except pop country and super pop.

• culture
• books
• architecture
• photography
• dancing
• clubbing
• shopping
• technology
• news
• anime
• reading
• woodworking
• music
• live music
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Neal Stephen's Cryptonomicon, Anathem and Snowcrash, Gregory David Robert's Shantaram, Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, Christopher Paolini's Eragon, Christopher McDougall's Born to Run.

Movies: Zombieland, Guy Ritchie flicks, Avatar, The Matrix(the first), the new Batman movies, Amelie, Akira, Hoshi no Koe, Mononoke Hime(or anything by Studio Ghibli), Ghost in the Shell, Fight Club, Lord of the Rings, Serenity.

Music: NiN, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, Imogen Heap, Tegan & Sara, Neko Case, Mother Mother, Junior Boys, Chris Clark, Jon Hopkins, Tycho, Metric, Tiesto, Gabriel & Dresden, Boards of Canada, The Postal Service, Pomplamoose, Hawksley Workman, Lia Ices, Imaginary Cities, BRAIDS, Basia Bulat, Dan Mangan, Grimes, Ween, The Black Keys, Bat for Lashes, and Hannah Georgas.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've driven from coast to coast in the U.S.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a competent woodworker and I know my way around most any electronic device.

Right now I am keen to learn as much as I can about photography, especially on how to capture architecture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada