CURRENT MISSION

Joy.

ABOUT ME

I'm a self proclaimed citizen of the nation of Imagi. Brazen, ballsy, belligerent. Twisted. Crass. Silly. Smutty. Saucy. Demented. In previous incarnations, I've been a Burner, a Dead/tourhead, Rainbow, gypsy, Trekkie, vagabond, prankster, groupie, nomad, cynic, hippie, eco-terrorist, enabler, artist/vendor, road warrior, wordsmith, catalyst, facilitator, adventurer, muse. I'm sometimes witty with a foul mouth. And sometimes I'm cute.

Check out my travel stories:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=209160647

and my pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/search/people/?q=whoopkat

PHILOSOPHY

I hope that Death finds me laughing.

You know that expression: "When God closes a door, he opens a window."? Well, God opened my window, and burned the house down.

I have reservations in Hell. If you drop my name at the door, you'll get a great table.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

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I've always threatened to do a "couch tour". Now I can!

I've been couchsurfing since the mid-80's when I first heard the term in Venice Beach, Ca. My homes have always been open to the wayward wanderer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

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In a parallel dimension, I toured around the U.S. following the Greatful Dead and other concert tours like Lallapalooza, HORDE Fest, and Lillith Fair. I've been a guest in many homes, vans, tour buses - squeeze me in anywhere!

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” - Mark Twain
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” - Paul Theroux

Interests

I'm into Hoop Dance and recently got a fire hoop. Whenever I run across a hackey circle, I join in. Babbling til the morning light over cocktails and good stories is a particular favorite pastime. Laughing out loud. 8-ball. Daydreaming. Mystery. Food. Flirting. Reading. Masquerade. Psychedelics. Movies. Space travel. Muppets. Puns. Music. Thrift stores. Carousing. Karaoke. Fire. Smut. Bubbles. Exploration. Art. Blinky things. Marauding. Sheep-shagging jokes. Fuzzy things. Practical Jokes. Larceny. Burlesque. Pillaging. Couch-dancing.

When I think about it and remember, I collect words for "wind" in other languages.

"The only ones for me are the mad ones-The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved- Desirous of everything at the same time-The ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing-But burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars." -Jack Kerouac

• arts
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• cocktails
• running
• thrifting
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• karaoke
• adventure races
• languages
• tours
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

way too many to list, can't we have a separate page for each? Okay, okay, I'll try...

Top 10 favorite movies of all time (not in any particular order)

1) Excalibur
2) Tombstone
3) Casablanca
4) Elizabeth
5) Wuthering Heights (1939)
6) The Matrix
7) The Princess Bride
8) This is Spinal Tap
9) The Blues Brothers
10) Breakfast at Tiffany's

I will read anything by:
Ray Bradbury, Milan Kundera, Isabelle Allende, Tom Robbins, Amy Tan, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, Anais Nin

I still enjoy:
Harriet the Spy, A Wrinkle in Time/ A Wind in the Door/ A Swiftly Tilting Planet, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Little Prince

Books that changed my life and influenced my way of thinking:
Illusions - Richard Bach
The Illuminatus Trilogy - Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson
The Monkey Wrench Gang - Edward Albee
The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test - Thomas Wolfe
The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera
Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein

Series, trilogies, and the like:
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Hitchhiker's Guide - Douglas Adams
Dune - Frank Herbert

Recent gems:
Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
The Electric Michealangelo - Sarah Hall
Running With Scissors - Augusten Burroughs
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank
Pigs in Heaven - Barbara Kinsolving
The 5th Book of Peace - Maxine Hong Kingston
Wind, Sand, and Stars - Antoine de Saint Exupery

In no way is this list complete...

Teach, Learn, Share

anything, everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, Taiwan, United States

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