CURRENT MISSION

Never, ever be boring, live a life that makes for good stories when I'm a tired old man.

ABOUT ME

I am a graphic designer, jazz drummer, marketing man, music maker, and several other things. I live near downtown. I play the drums and will dabble on anything. I love making music more than anything. I like climbing trees and try to read decent books. I want to play music with you. I'm vegetarian, but I'll eat fish and what unknowing moms put in front of me. I drink coffee, I record music, and I make art once every few years.

PHILOSOPHY

Eat local, ride bikes, read books, and don't be a dummy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try to couchsurf whenever I am in a new city or am away from home, hoping to share a quality conversation or moment with cool folks. I try to battle the recent saturation of unsatisfactory surfers by being a good conversationalist and a thirsty adventurer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Most recently I couchsurfed through the UK, playing music with my lady. Spending time with people from other cities is infinitely more interesting and valuable to me than taking pictures of buildings and whatnot.

Interests

percussion, cinnamon, music, animals, tea, coffee, art, graphic design, traveling, philosophy sometimes, outside things, monk beer, bicycling,

• animals
• fish
• arts
• books
• design
• graphic design
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• vegetarian
• drinking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• drums
• fishing
• adventure races
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Gegen Die Wand, Die Fremde, Innocence, Soul Kitchen, Kontrol, Scenes from a Marriage, American Beauty, Little Children, Boogie Nights, Wes Anderson, Fatih Akin, Paul Rudd, Planet of the Apes

Radiohead, Neutral Milk Hotel, of Montreal, Midlake, the Everybodyfields, Little Dragon, St. Vincent

Fahrenheit 451, Omnivore's Dilemma, Vonnegut, Anna Karenina, Bradbury, C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy (READ IT!), and classics when I'm in the mood

30 rock, arrested development, community, party down, misfits, adventure time, Louie,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

New Year's eve in a perfect, quiet English Pub in SoHo was very enjoyable.
Touring for a month in the UK was incredibly inspiring due to the kindness of humans and how fun it is to cook in people's kitchens.

Teach, Learn, Share

I play drums. I will teach you drums.
If there's a guitar, I will play it for you.
I will go with you on an adventure.

Countries I’ve Visited

Iceland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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