CURRENT MISSION

I AM AN UNDERGROUND ARTIST LIVING ON THE FRINGE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY. HOMELESS, JOBLESS BUT NOT HOPELESS, I USE MY MIXED MEDIA, SYMBOLIC ICONOGRAPHY TO TRANSCEND MY SUFFERING AND IMMORTALIZE MY JOY.

ABOUT ME

my name is gabriel, i'm a perennially homeless, bike riding, vegetarian, non-smoking, non-drinking, non-theist, multimedia artist/painter, writer, musician. but all those words are just boxes. like you, i'm all at once simpler and more complicated than that.

"For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love."
~Pythagoras

PHILOSOPHY

"Cynicism (Greek: κυνισμός), in its original form, refers to the beliefs of an ancient school of Greek philosophers known as the Cynics (Greek: Κυνικοί, Latin: Cynici). Their philosophy was that the purpose of life was to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature. This meant rejecting all conventional desires for wealth, power, health, and fame, and by living a simple life free from all possessions. As reasoning creatures, people could gain happiness by rigorous training and by living in a way which was natural for humans. They believed that the world belonged equally to everyone, and that suffering was caused by false judgments of what was valuable and by the worthless customs and conventions which surrounded society." - thank you wikipedia :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i got my mother penchant for taking in strays, yet i've always been a stray myself. i've taken in scores of folks, alot of train hoppers and homeless.. sometimes i got burned but it doesn't matter, just all a part of the patchwork of our lives. right now i'm quasi homeless, i have a decent squat and have an extra bed. nothing fancy but i'll cook you a meal if able

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

being homeless most my life, i've had so many experiences it's hard to tell just one story, but i do know i wouldn't change a thing, it's been a blast.

Interests

bikes, science, philosophy, art, film.

• animals
• arts
• writing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• drinking
• gardening
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• communications
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

film: irreversible, visitor Q, anti christ, the vengeance trilogy, i am a cyborg but thats ok, anything kubrick (except "eyes wide shut" ick)the wizard of oz, LOTR, the labyrinth, the dark crystal.. to name a few.

books: palahniuk, huxley, tolkien.

music? oh man. lately i'm listening to: the knife, neurosis, burning witch, minor threat, converge, coalesce, sleep, beethoven. to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

every day i'm alive amazes me, but uh, hmm. it's always when i'm put on the spot when i can't remember anything. i can't be the only one this happens to...

Teach, Learn, Share

bike maintenance/repair, drawing/painting and art theory. non-theistic spiritualism. i'd like to laern more gardening tips, my gardens are always letting me down :(