CURRENT MISSION

Putting Plone on Mars and directing a full feature movie

ABOUT ME

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http://plone.org

PHILOSOPHY

The Hunter S Thompson's law of travel economics, "To wit: Hard and fast and damned the cost. It will all come out in the wash."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'll offer you my Couch and my guidance if you want.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Previously only done CouchSurfing at old friends'.

Interests

Change, progress, management, development, history, psychology, philosophy, usability, art, music, cinema, photography, writing, literature, design, open source, free thinking, evolution, science, empiricism, pragmatism, cynicism, existentialism, squash, technology, science, biology, freedom of speech, open source, free software, civil liberties, human rights, playing various instruments, the global village, web2.0 and you

• arts
• writing
• literature
• design
• photography
• human rights
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hunting
• racquetball
• biology
• economics
• history
• law
• psychology
• science
• software
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
David Lynch, Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Jonze, Jeunet & Caro, David Fincher, Sofia Coppola, Vincenzo Natali et al

Music:
!!! (Check Check Check), LCD Soundsystem, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Lovage, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Andrew Weatherall, Keith Tenniswood, Two Lone Swordsmen, Neu!, G-Love and Special Sauce, Aphex Twin, Tito Puente, Andrea Parker, Beck, Adam F, Dead Kennedys, DJ Shadow, LAMB, Kyuss, dEUS, Jon Eberson, Underworld, Squarepusher, mu-siq, Moloko, Autopulver, Red Snapper, Jurassic 5, Moondog JR, Zita Swoon, F. J. Haydn, Cave In, Soundgarden, The Rat Pack, Aim, Monster Magnet, Sophie Zelmani, Mouse on Mars, Jane's Addiction, Sade, The Troggs, Beastie Boys, Cinematic Orchestra, Whale, Pantera, Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Flaming Lips, Dan the Automator, Black Sabbath, Chemical Brothers, Bush, P. I. L. , Tori Amos, House of Pain, Prince Paul, Boards of Canada, Tom Lehrer, Rage ATM, Plone, Gotan Project, MUM, David Bowie, Morphine, Pearl Jam, Grant Lee Phillips/Buffalo, Leftfield, Loudon Wainwright III, Ian Dury, Peaches, Tom Waits, Ben Mono, Gangstarr, Edie Brickell, Candlebox, Modern Jazz Quartet, Tortoise, Stakka Bo, Live (Throwing Copper only), Sneaker Pimps, Interpol, Dead Man Ray , Metalheadz, St. Germain, Can, Stone Temple Pilots, Joy Division, Prodigy, Corker & Conboy, Keith Jarrett, Yes , Jan Garbarek, Agent K, Sissel Endresen, Tracy Chapman , Weather Report, Tanya Donelly, The X-ecutioners, Belly, Leona Naess, the Deal sisters, 57th Dynasty , Thievery Corporation, Salvatore, Phoenix, Air, Probot, Cop Shoot Cop, Suzanne Vega, Kaisers Orchestra, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Maximo Park, British Sea Power, Niagara, Modern Lovers, Spaceman 3, The Soft Boys, The Infadels, The Killers, Arcade Fire, The Kooks, Hot Hot Heat, Alexander 'Skip' Spence, Love, 120 Days, Keane, Datarock, Maximo Park, Leonard Cohen and many, many more.

Books:
Martin Amis, Philip K. Dick, J. P. Donleavy, Robert Musil, William Styron, Charlie Smith, F. W. Nietzsche, Hunter S. Thompson, Tibor Fischer, Miguel de Cervantes, John Kennedy Toole, H. R. Mencken, André Bjerke, Axel Jensen, Jens Bjørneboe, Henrik Ibsen, Wessel, Agnar Mykle, Arne And, Bloom County, Transmetropolitan and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Accidentally co-founding the Plone CMS.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Norway