HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Both of my roommates are on here and I used to be in another form, so I figured it was time to get back on track. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I used to host DIY shows in the basement of my lovely house outside of Pittsburgh. If venues fell through, I served as backup and also a place for traveling bands to crash. What started as just friends from far away turned into friends of friends of friends. I'm always happy to help anyone. Now I'm hoping to utilize it myself before my big move to Portland, Oregon, this summer.

I like my music best with a vinyl fuzz or cassette hiss. It's not that I'm pretentious; my favorite bands simply sound better that way. Don't believe me? Hear Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" on a record player or Sonic Youth's "Dirty" and you'll regret the day you downloaded them in a digital format. I tend to say that "Ghost World" is my favorite movie, but it's really just one of too many. And I love my favorite book, "The Giving Tree," so much that I pay homage to it on my back.