CURRENT MISSION

Enlightenment

ABOUT ME

My name is Chris and I'm white. I'm open minded with quite a lot, not much fazes me anymore. I pretty good at cooking because I tend to be a picky eater. Because of that I cooked a lot for myself growing up. I enjoy comedy and harbor a secret desire to try stand up comedy. I'm an avid watcher of politics and history on television. I was the guy in school who would be utterly entertained watching crappy vhs tapes on things like the Italian Renaissance and the implications of the Crusades on Muslim society versus the impact of the Mongolian invasions. I'm a computer science major, and an amateur writer and game designer. I love traveling and the idea of living in a foreign land for a while, and I hope to do so at some point.

As far as my personality is concerned, I tend to be fairly sarcastic. I try my best to be positive and nice though, and hold back the critical or negative comments that pop into my head. People often look at me and think I'm contemplating some deep truth, when in reality I'm probably just thinking about how awesome it would be to eat a taco right now.

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

--John Lennon

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."

--Epictetus

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Very little now, but hopefully more so in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

One, but eager for many more.

Interests

Gaming, Writing, Comedy, Cooking, History, Travel, Politics, Arguing, Self-improvement, the telling of good stories in general, be they from film, television, books, song, etc; a good story is equally well received regardless of the medium in which it's perceived.

• writing
• books
• design
• cooking
• gardening
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• computer science
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Star Wars Hexalogy, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Avatar, District 9, Watchmen, Gross Pointe Blank, V for Vendetta, Fifth Element, The Kovak Box, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Tuck Everlasting, The Professional, Original Matrix, Superbad, The Princess Bride, Kill Bill, Grindhouse, etc...

Music: Ladytron, Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Duke Spirit, The Ting Tings, She & Him, Oasis, MGMT, The Do, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, The Sounds, The Lovemakers, KT Tunstall, Queen, The Who, The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, Rammstein, etc...

Books: Stranger in a Strange Land, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Fight Club, The Stand, Starship Trooper, Battlefield Earth, Kite Runner, Vampire Hunter D series, A Song of Ice and Fire series, Some Forgotten Realms novels, Harry Potter series, etc...

Television: Doctor Who, Dresden Files, Star Trek et al, Babylon 5, V, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Daily Show, Colbert Report, South Park, The Office(Both), Naruto, Bleach, Hellsing, Cowboy Bebop, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Talking to Strangers!

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a little bit about a lot of things. From things like gardening and cooking to things like programming and movies.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States