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Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
@Vilendank
Member since 2007
Rationalize everything, shirk responsibilities, shift blame, and colour outside the lines! But the opposite of that! probably. Attention Deficit Disorder and probably socially anhedonic Share this because it is badly needed: https://bodyforwife.com/she-doesnt-owe-you-shit/ You know who needs to read it. All folly can lead to brilliance, and all brilliance can lead to folly, so don't sweat it, eh?
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning French
3 Vouches
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Just bored and I like mutually beneficial distractions. I apologize in advance for not responding, I am a tough nut to crack.
Music, Movies, and Books
Too many books to mention and they're all over the place, lots of fantasy and scifi, philosophy and psychology and crank stuff, lots of hipster shit Hunting Humans by Elliott Leyton still kind of haunts my thoughts I still have my Technical Communication, Canadian Edition, 8th edition texbook Uh... Miles Davis Bitches Brew, Towering Dub Inferno, Death of a Post-Punk Junkie ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UdEsi8Iv_J7YcMuMtaWpp6NmNeIZLJis/view?usp=share_link ), Autechre, Pixies, Flaming Lips, MGMT, Sonic Youth....Wet Leg, Jacques My friends constantly ask me if I hate music top films: Desperate Living Boogie Nights Dogtooth Wild Zero Mulholland Drive Happiness Jesus’ Son top TV shows: The Wire Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency BBC/US The Magicians Patriot The Maria Bamford Shows Please Like Me Okay, okay everything Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker have done Contrapoints and lots of Breadtube content Kenji Lopez-Alt cooking tutorials
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Most of my outdoor adventures have a recurring theme where folly brings me close to death, so some people might find that interesting, I guess. When I consider how bad things could have been, I don't think I've done anything all that amazing without being totally at the whim of things I have no control over.
Teach, Learn, Share
I use this one to humble myself all the time: "Just because it happened to you, doesn't make it interesting." Hah! I've always liked that quote. I may be able to teach a bit of proper mountain bike riding and maintenance. I have one of those brains that is happy to regurgitate everything it knows or thinks it knows, so be warned. Information dumping dilettante. “Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.” - Christopher Hitchens https://nodesci.net/blog/2015/05/17/a-guide-to-kinda-looking-smart-on-the-internet-how-to-find-and-evaluate-online-information/ Music for streaming: https://archive.org/details/dnamixtape
What I Can Share With Hosts
I once hosted someone with a severe smelly foot odour which lingered wherever his feet touched and took months to get rid of even after he left, so I can guarantee that I will do everything possible to avoid bringing a similar contamination into your home. Oh, and I will tell you if you: need a shower, have something on your face, have to do up your zipper, have a booger hanging from your nose, or have anything else I think might be wrong with you ;-)
My Interests
I dunno, I seem to have accumulated a few person's worth of music equipment (eurorack modular), backpacking, mountain-biking, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing gear. Mountain bikes get the most use. (Yes, plural) Always up for some kind of recreational or creative jam Science-based skepticism, cognitive biases, environmental and agricultural issues, critical thinking, sciences. Philosophy and psychology. Radical honesty, authenticity, Feminism, LGBTQA+ issues, anti-poverty and social justice.