Because I have a sofa. And have been on here for a long time. Appendix: I'm going to have to be one of those curmudgeonly couch surfers and point you to this guide on writing a good request: https://support.couchsurfing.org/hc/en-us/articles/200640010-How-do-I-write-a-good-couch-request- It is worth noting that "Make it Personal" means more than just using my name correctly. I've had some great experiences as both a guest and host but they start from treating this as the beginning of a friendship and not a mass marketing exercise.

Movies: Children of Men, Gattaca, Donnie Darko, Goodbye Lenin, Fight Club, Boondock Saints, Constant Gardener Music: Major Lazer, P.O.S., Bonaparte, Matthew Good Band, The Nightwatchman, Rage Against the Machine, Arctic Books: Frank Herbert books (Dune, particularly God Emperor and the Dosadi Experiment), The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin), 1984 (George Orwell), Idoru (William Gibson)