CURRENT MISSION

to guess the correct number of jelly beans in the jar

ABOUT ME

~music-guzzling,~card-sharking~kickball-operating,~cheese curd-inhaling,~trivia-tussling,~screwball-dancing,super connector, 'Sconnie, & virulent non-hipster.For the MBTI enthusiasts: ESFJ/ENFJ - recently retook the test, and while I'm not quite prepared to be wholly re-branded, it seems I'm now more the former than the latter.

PHILOSOPHY

promise less, deliver more

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to the travel game - haven't done much of it, but am hoping to do a bit more in the upcoming years.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just returned from my first couchsurfing experience in Portland and it was awesome. Went with a friend, and our host was fantastic.

Interests

music. and a lot of other stuff.

• dancing
• cheese
• trivia
• traveling
• music
• kickball

Music, Movies, and Books

music: primarily indie, folk, hip hop, and electro-pop. long-time top four: wilco, sleeping in the aviary, arcade fire, rilo kiley. other constants: conor oberst, the velvet underground, television, x, thao, bon iver, neutral milk hotel, elliott smith, the bowerbirds, the yeah yeah yeahs, pixies, yelle, best coast, andrew bird, aesop rock, the basement jaxx, mia, jamie lidell

movie: amelie. bad movie: the warriors. teen movie: can't hardly wait. honorable mentions: eternal sunshine. dummy. secretary. office space. wristcutters.

tv: freaks and geeks. arrested development. the thursday night line up. the soup. so you think you can dance. top chef. project runway.

food: i'd pick the ethnic hole-in-the-wall over the classy 5-star restaurant every time.

books: kurt vonnegut. chuck klosterman. tom robbins. russell banks.

podcasts: the moth. this american life. wait wait don't tell me. radiolab. kcrw's top tune. indiefeed. judge john hodgman. all songs considered. tiny desk concerts. jordan jesse go.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

You know the age-old "if you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive" question? It may not be dinner, but I've already gotten to ask questions of my two famous heroes - Kurt Vonnegut in 2003, and now Jeff Tweedy in 2011.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play sheepshead.