Rationalize everything, shirk responsibilities, shift blame, and colour outside the lines! But the opposite of that! probably.

Attention Deficit Disorder and probably socially anhedonic

Share this because it is badly needed:

https://bodyforwife.com/she-doesnt-owe-you-shit/

You know who needs to read it.

All folly can lead to brilliance, and all brilliance can lead to folly, so don't sweat it, eh?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Just bored and I like mutually beneficial distractions. I apologize in advance for not responding, I am a tough nut to crack.

Interests

I dunno, I seem to have accumulated a few person's worth of music equipment (eurorack modular), backpacking, mountain-biking, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing gear. Mountain bikes get the most use. (Yes, plural)
Always up for some kind of recreational or creative jam

Science-based skepticism, cognitive biases, environmental and agricultural issues, critical thinking, sciences. Philosophy and psychology. Radical honesty, authenticity, Feminism, LGBTQA+ issues, anti-poverty and social justice.

• wildlife
• books
• fitness
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• tv
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• atheism
• swimming
• biology
• ecology
• psychology
• science
• mountain biking
• plants
• nutrition
• skepticism
• bikepacking
• biotech

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many books to mention and they're all over the place, lots of fantasy and scifi, philosophy and psychology and crank stuff, lots of hipster shit

Hunting Humans by Elliott Leyton still kind of haunts my thoughts

I still have my Technical Communication, Canadian Edition, 8th edition texbook

Uh... Miles Davis Bitches Brew, Towering Dub Inferno, Death of a Post-Punk Junkie ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UdEsi8Iv_J7YcMuMtaWpp6NmNeIZLJis/view?usp=share_link ), Autechre, Pixies, Flaming Lips, MGMT, Sonic Youth....Wet Leg, Jacques

My friends constantly ask me if I hate music

top films:

Desperate Living
Boogie Nights
Dogtooth
Wild Zero
Mulholland Drive
Happiness
Jesus’ Son

top TV shows:

The Wire
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency BBC/US
The Magicians
Patriot
The Maria Bamford Shows
Please Like Me

Okay, okay everything Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker have done

Contrapoints and lots of Breadtube content
Kenji Lopez-Alt cooking tutorials

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Most of my outdoor adventures have a recurring theme where folly brings me close to death, so some people might find that interesting, I guess. When I consider how bad things could have been, I don't think I've done anything all that amazing without being totally at the whim of things I have no control over.

Teach, Learn, Share

I use this one to humble myself all the time:

"Just because it happened to you, doesn't make it interesting." Hah! I've always liked that quote.

I may be able to teach a bit of proper mountain bike riding and maintenance. I have one of those brains that is happy to regurgitate everything it knows or thinks it knows, so be warned. Information dumping dilettante.

“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”
- Christopher Hitchens

https://nodesci.net/blog/2015/05/17/a-guide-to-kinda-looking-smart-on-the-internet-how-to-find-and-evaluate-online-information/
Music for streaming:

https://archive.org/details/dnamixtape

What I Can Share with Hosts

I once hosted someone with a severe smelly foot odour which lingered wherever his feet touched and took months to get rid of even after he left, so I can guarantee that I will do everything possible to avoid bringing a similar contamination into your home.

Oh, and I will tell you if you: need a shower, have something on your face, have to do up your zipper, have a booger hanging from your nose, or have anything else I think might be wrong with you ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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