CURRENT MISSION

To write something my grandkids would be able to read and laugh about

ABOUT ME

Sorta kinda finished with college. Now armed with my History BA I'm ready to... umm... I'm ready to go out and... umm... shit...

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(2020 update, just stunned seeing this profile 10 years later, i dont want to change anything)
So this is the real world. Single, chronically underemployed, and only a nebulous idea of what career and life I want to pursue. Plan? Escape!

PHILOSOPHY

If you're reading this you might be part of my karass. That's not a real philosophical principle, more like lexical jargon somebody wrote down in a book some time ago that I happened to take to especially. Just something to think about. But if you don't like Beef Chow Fun, you're probably not part of my karass.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been known to couchserf(It's been a while).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A couple of times, its been great so far. I cant stay awake thooughhhhhhh... Seriously, CSing is exhausting.

Interests

Music(indie rock/alternative), outdoors(ski/hike/run/swim), shared experiences, barhopping and the like.

• books
• running
• reading
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• skiing
• swimming
• history
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

(reading this list in 2020, wow i've changed)

The Decemberists, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Shins, Arcade Fire, Belle and Sebastian, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Citizen Cope, Death cab for Cutie, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Broken Bells, The Postal Service, Iron and Wine, Motion City Soundtrack, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sufjan Stevens, Bloc Party plus a bunch of other great and awesome bands
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East of Eden, first and foremost, plus a variety of Steinbeck books.

Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Issac Asimov books I read a long time ago.
Ellison, Kerouac, Salinger, Vonnegut, Twain, Hemmingway, J. Joyce
Junot Diaz's The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
David Sedaris books.
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Garden State, Full Metal Jacket, Bowling for Columbine, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Pulp Fiction, Memento, Brick, Pan's Labyrinth, Oh Brother! Where Art Thou

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

(reading this in 2020, I've sadly forgotten a lot of these experiences; glad i wrote them all down)

Ate a scorpion on a stick in Beijing...crunchy...
Went to Qinghai lake in Qinghai, China. Amazing! Chased a herd of yaks on a motorcycle.
Been "married" thrice in Monument Valley by Navajos. Although I'm not sure this counts as common law marriage.

I drove across Nevada's hwy-50 to Ely. Betcha never done that!
Been to the Great Sand Dunes National monument in CO. That's amazing.
I used to be in the military(long story), and I used to be a falconer(another long story). I had a bird named Apollo.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a little bit about a lot of languages.

I know quite a bit about hawks, falcons, raptors, you name it.

I'm from beautiful Monterey, CA. I'll show you some pictures, I promise.

(2020 update), Returned to this site because my pw was hacked. Its a joy to revisit this profile. Its a time capsule and a gift. Someday I hope to return to it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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