HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I couchsurf everywhere I travel, and have hosted weary travelers from all over the world in my humble Chicago abode with my roomie and kitty. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I have had beds, couches, and floors, and very few (in fact, all but one) have been negative. You never know what will end up happening, who you will meet, and what you will do. I recommend CouchSurfing to everyone I meet.

Movies: The Science of Sleep, Being John Malcovich, High Fidelity, 12 Angry Men, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation, Fists in the Pocket, Eyes Without a Face, Death at a Funeral, My Blueberry Nights, and anything by Pedro Almodovar. Music: New Order, M.I.A., The Walkmen, Girl Talk, Peaches, Santogold, Dan Deacon, Cat Power, The Clash, Uffie, The White Stripes, Erik Satie, Justice, Prince, RJD2, anyone on Ed Banger Records Books: The Plague, On the Road, The Trial, The Dharma Bums, Cannery Row, The Metamorphosis, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, In The Penal Colony, The Motorcycle Diaries