CURRENT MISSION

Learning what it means to be a Texan

ABOUT ME

Originally from northeast Ohio, I'm a Yankee transplant living in Beaumont and running cat5 magazine, a weekly arts/music/entertainment/nightlife magazine published by the Beaumont Enterprise.

You'll learn a lot more about me by checking out my portfolio and my blog. I am also on Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, JPG and Last.fm.

PHILOSOPHY

go

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

drinkin', dancin', crawfish in the springtime, oysters in the wintertime, barbeque and mexican all the time and some blues, zydeco and (proper) texas country to share

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

03/09 - 6 days with Jason Kirin and Adam Mistick in Pittsburgh, PA
04/09 - 2 days at the Zombie Bastille in Chicago, IL
04/09 - 6 days at Heart of Gold in Chicago, IL
07/09 - 1 night with Rusty in Beaumont, TX
08/09 - 1 night with Luke Holton in Nashville, TN
08/09 - 1 night with Wil and Jeff in New Orleans, LA
08/09 - 1 night with Greg Hoffman in Houston, TX
02/10 - 2 days with Ben Lehman in New Orleans, LA
05/10 - 1 night with Reina Rodriguez in Lafayette, LA

11/09 - 1 night hosting Ryan Jarvis
11/09 - 1 night hosting Cameron Nealey
12/09 - 1 night hosting Natasha Teague
12/09 - 1 night hosting Brett, Sebastian & co.
01/10 - 1 night hosting Eli King (and Buddah)
03/10 - 1 night hosting Bastien Sorinas
03/10 - 3 nights hosting Tanner Faaborg
03/10 - 1 night hosting Sera Baghdadi, Cen, John & Jamie
03/10 - 2 nights hosting Alex & Asa
05/10 - 1 night hosting Mo Pair
05/10 - 1 night hosting Matt Wanderman
06/10 - 2 nights hosting Melissa
06/10 - 4 nights hosting Jen Liang
06/10 - 1 night hosting Dan
07/10 - 1 night hosting Clayton and Jordon

Also lots of meetups and CS events in Houston, and I never turn down a meal or drink with a traveler passing through. As a nightlife writer I find myself hosting touring bands from time to time but lately have found myself hosting and surfing less.

Interests

Photography, storytelling, MUSIC, modern & contemporary art history, bike-ridery, journalism, things filmed in slow motion, beer and wine, social media, the news, autobiographical comic books, farmer's markets, typography, good grammar, lookin' at stuff, kayaking nearby Village Creek, running

• arts
• writing
• books
• contemporary art
• photography
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• bbq
• running
• nightlife
• drinking
• news
• blogging
• music
• blues
• cycling
• kayaking
• surfing
• art history
• communications
• emergency services
• history
• journalism
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: RJD2, Gomez, The Beta Band, Blind Willie Johnson, Johnny Cash, Mirah, Menomena, Million Dead, Doves, Muse, Modest Mouse, the Mars Volta, Radiohead, Spoon, Interpol, DJ Shadow, Fugazi, Cut Chemist, Tom Waits, Metric, Grizzly Bear, Cibo Matto, Kid Koala, The Thermals, Elliott Smith, Rage Against the Machine, Blockhead, U.N.K.L.E., Kenna, Blonde Redhead, M.I.A., Mew, Hank Williams Sr., Deer Tick, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Neutral Milk Hotel

Books: Life with Picasso, Middlesex, A Farewell to Arms, Martyr's Day: Chronicle of a Small War, American Splendor, anything by Hemingway, David Sedaris, Michael Kelly, Harvey Pekar or R. Crumb.

Movies: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Royal Tenenbaums, All the President's Men, Dr. Strangelove, Amelie, the 25th Hour, Born into Brothels, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, American Splendor, Coffee and Cigarettes, Shattered Glass, The Paper, Dark Days, documentaries and shorts

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2004, I spent two days in New York City Police custody while working as a reporter outside the Republican National Convention.

In November 2008, just days before the presidential election, I spent 50 minutes as a member of Joe Biden's national press corps and went with him to a Kewpee Burger in Lima, Ohio.

In January 2009, I saw a cheeseburger with a bun comprised of two individual grilled cheese sandwiches.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can edit anything for grammar, punctuation and style and can teach you a thing or two about photography, basic HTML, social media, beer & wine and software like Photoshop and InDesign. I can - and probably will - take your portrait and I can talk about music and contemporary art history all day.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

• 

•