Chicago style hot dogs are vastly superior to any other regional style.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The hospitality I've recieved has been staggering, completely beyond words. I've made far too many friends to even keep track of, and had far better times than I would have had without Couchsurfing.

Interests

• video games
• the internet
• trains
• pancakes
• red
• records
• synthesizers
• makeup
• dragons
• kittens
• public transportation
• numbers
• gorgonzola
• lebron james
• neurosurgery
• soviet architecture
• the economist
• constellations
• deconstruction
• elevators
• apertifs
• boas
• break of gauge
• bug zappers
• carbon-13 dating
• cephalization
• dolemite
• gamera
• helium
• manual transmission
• overloading functions
• pabst blue ribbon
• racing stripes
• slam dancing
• william carlos williams
• yo! mtv raps

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Troll 2, Trapped in the Closet, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Baby Geniuses, Baby Geniuses 2: Superbabies, Breakin', Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo, Death Race 2000, Rock and Roll High School, Meet the Feebles, Dead Alive, Riki Oh: Story of Ricky, Space is the Place, Repo Man, The Holy Mountain-------
MUSIC: The Smiths, Morrissey, Prince, Genesis, Joy Division, Rush, My Bloody Valentine, Rhapsody, Manowar, Iron Maiden, New Order, Depeche Mode, Lightning Bolt, Big Black, Kraftwerk, Ride, The B52's, The Jam, Throbbing Gristle, Wolf Eyes, Roxy Music, Xiu Xiu, The Cure, Yes, King Crimson, assorted prog, psychedelic, metal, and synth pop. And disposable Top 40 crap is great.-------
BOOKS: The Grapes of Wrath, If on a Winters Night a Traveler, Shakespeare, Chekhov, 100 Years of Solitude, Comics. Most of what I read is non-fiction.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I try to make every moment amazing. There's not enough space here. I just saw a cat.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can speak a language with clicks. This gratifies me immensely.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Moldova, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Africa, United States

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