CURRENT MISSION

facilitating joy and having fun

ABOUT ME

i'm just a guy who likes stuff. I'm a sometime geek, luddite, artist, idiot savant, philanthropist, clown, idealist, author, amnesiac, endurance racer, student, teacher, artist, lover, and participant. I try not to be a consumer, observer, reactionary, rageaholic, obsessive-compulsive, liar, hater, or annoyance. I'm usually happy and busy and interested.

PHILOSOPHY

i just try to have fun and leave the world and people i interact with in better shape than i found 'em

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i've been a longtime surfer and surfee all over the continent, but never with the couchsurfing.org community.

Interests

(writing parenthetical asides), )'(, 42, adbusting, aikido, austin, being surprised, being touched, bicycling, boggle, buddhism, burning flipside, burning man, capoeira, cats, communing with nature, courtesy, culture jamming, discovering hidden treasures, doing it anyway, figuring it out, free software, good beer, google running everything, great friends, helping, hugs, intoxication & contemplation, laughing out loud, linux, listening, living, martial arts, meaningful conversation, melted cheese, misc, national novel writing month, nerve damage, not acting my age, occasional hedonism, people-watching, playing in the rain, procrastinating later, programming, reading, rollerblading, saving the planet, scrabble, skiing, sleeping in, smiling, subverting the dominant paradigm, surprising myself, sushi, sustainable living, tao, the realest thing, the simpsons, they might be giants, triathlons, truth, tukong moosul, unconditional love, understanding, unix, urban greenspace, words, writing, yoga, you, zen, â

• cats
• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• acting
• capoeira
• cheese
• beer
• yoga
• running
• reading
• cycling
• skiing
• buddhist
• martial arts
• teaching
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

i like books more than music more than movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i rode my bike from austin, texas to anchorage alaska one summer and helped fundraise a couple hundred thousand dollars for cancer research. it was the best thing i've ever done. you can read about it here: http://w.tf/texas4000

Teach, Learn, Share

i ditched my car and became a full time bicycle rider a few years ago. am happy to advise folks on a similar path (even if just becoming more bikey and less car-y, the journey is worthwhile even if the destination is not the one i chose.)

i used to teach kids martial arts and could probably still find some of that knowledge lurking in the back of my mind.

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