ABOUT ME

I am a writer, interdisciplinary artist, aspiring game designer, lover of literary theory/criticism and food of all kinds. I grew up on the east coast, have lived in the west, worked every kind of job from darkroom technician to spa receptionist. I love to travel, soak in experiences and share stories.
Currently I am a cultural studies and communications student in Buffalo, NY.

PHILOSOPHY

"ask not bodies doomed to die to which abode they go - for knowledge is but sorrows spy it is safer not to know"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far, excited to gain some! :)

Interests

Fiber arts, collecting/hoarding books, biking, video games, word games, comics, zines, deconstructionism, reading, gardening, cooking, cats, gender-bending, drawing/painting/collaging, Volvo 240s.

• cats
• arts
• writing
• books
• design
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• comics
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• cycling
• camping
• communications
• cultural studies

Music, Movies, and Books

films - orlando, amores perros, slc punk, all about eve, chasing amy, american beauty, children of men, barry lyndon, battle royale, fish tank, scream, LA confidential, anything by Pedro Almodovar, anything by Paul Thomas Anderson. also a huge x-files fan.

authors - sylvia plath, johann wolfgang von goethe, jacques derrida, roland barthes, lewis carroll, erica jong, art spiegelman, alan moore, angela carter, bret easton ellis, truman capote, mary shelley.

listening to lately - shamir, panda bear, chargaux, perfume genius, underworld, courtney barnett, vincent gallo, parquet courts, the la's, wire, my bloody valentine, sky ferreira, meat beat manifesto, lcd soundsystem, flaming lips, t-rex, elliott smith, beat happening, portishead, the pastels, julie london, cranes, nina simone, the jesus and mary chain, air, metric, the stone roses etc. etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

bathed in a mini waterfall near Iguazu Falls, Paraguay
the midnight bike ride in Buffalo, NY
traveling cross country and camping out in middle-of-nowhere Texas, Death Valley and along Highway 1 in Northern California

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Kenya, Morocco, Paraguay, Poland, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (French part), Spain, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States