CURRENT MISSION Keep my freedom and use it well. ABOUT ME What I am: a Louisiana kid, native to small towns and the woods and creeks, restless, ambitious. A bit self-conscious at first but pretty silly once I get comfortable, and that takes less and less time these days. What I do: I'm always trying to learn something new. I spend a lot of time in the theatre, acting or directing or writing or producing. All told that means I'm sometimes too busy to be a great tour guide, but every day is different. I love creative relationships, whether it's someone I'm collaborating with on a project or just the kind of friend who likes singing or drawing comics or creating acrobatic formations or telling stories together. I can listen, cook ridiculously healthy vegetarian food, give a good back massage, learn or teach a language, figure out where words come from, or occasionally put words to things that are hard to describe. I also love singing, though I could be a lot better at it. Besides the basics, I'm a good tour guide to the pockets of nature in New Orleans, the best trees to climb, the biking routes, the theater scene and to a lesser degree arts in general, and the LGBT scene. I will probably also drag you to karaoke if you're here on a Tuesday. PHILOSOPHY Be present, give, get at the truth, laugh, help others laugh, relax, do things that make it hard to relax, confront the unknown. It gets a little introspective sometimes, but just give me a friendly shove and I'll come back to here and now.