HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Occasional host, surfed a number of times, always encouraging others to do it. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Never negative, nearly always positive.

Some of my favorite authors: Edward Abbey, Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck, Philip Foner, Mario Vargas Llosa, Erick Lyle, Stephen King, Aaron Cometbus, Oliver Sacks, JK Rowling, Sherman Alexie, Roald Dahl. Some of my favorite music: Common Rider, Chumbawamba, the Taxpayers, Wanda Jackson, the Specials, Mighty Sparrow, Jellyroll Rockheads, Pelvis Wesley, Beastie Boys, Dandelion Junk Queens, the Zydepunks, Ratatat, Nina Simone, Welfare Poets, Scholastic Deth. Some of my favorite films & shows: Z, This Film is Not Yet Rated, Office Space, Airplane!, Harlan County USA, Demonicus, Awakenings, Over the Edge, Primer, Manufacturing Consent, God Bless America, Breaking Bad, the Wire, M*A*S*H, Game of Thrones, Deadwood, House of Cards.