CURRENT MISSION

point at things -------------------------------------> things

ABOUT ME

lives, loves, thinks & quarrels in the 21st century...

PHILOSOPHY

peel bananas from tip, not stem. Break eggs on pointy side. Murphy was wrong, my toasts always land butter side up. The Business of business... is business.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

hosting, going to events, offering support when & where needed.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

my CS experience is in its infancy, but boy do I already realize its unique flair: a bit of community in these rootless urban nomad modern times!

Interests

people; writing; music; economics; shopping; psychology; philosophy

• animals
• writing
• books
• shopping
• news
• music
• business
• economics
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

yes please.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Should I tell you something that sounds a bit corny, but is really true, like the fact I really enjoyed a sunrise at the Lake of Ochrid, in Macedonia? Okay, I will. I really enjoyed a sunrise at the Lake of Ochrid, Macedonia.

Teach, Learn, Share

Random Books I can tell you about:
For savoir de vivre: Salvador Dalí: Dalí. For the camaraderie: Géza Ottlik, Iskola a Határon. For the original self-help book: Csikszentmihályi Mihály: Flow. For the style: Rem Koolhaas (et al.), S, M, L, XL. For the Will to power: Friedrich Nietzsche, Also Sprach Zarathustra. For historical background: Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel. For the darkness: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darnkness. For the light: John Irving: A Prayer for Owen Meany. For a great laugh: The Onion, The Onion's Finest News Reporting. For the moral frame: Fjodor Dostojewskij: Crime And Punishment, plus the Brothers Karamazov. For the turn-of-the century nostalgia: Robert Musil, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften. For the bitterness: Michel Houellebecq: Extension du domaine de la lutte. For the psychoanalysis: Eric Berne: What Do You Say After You Say Hello? For knowing whom to avoid: Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan. For the aspiring politician: George Orwell, Animal Farm. For (another) laugh: Jack Handey, Deepest Thoughts. For the atmosphere: Franz Kafka, Der Prozess. For the promise: Dürrenmatt, Das Versprechen. For the existentialist: Albert Camus: L'Étranger. For the Spleen: Charles Baudelaire: Les Fleurs du Mal. For the theory: Martin Heidegger: Was Heisst Denken? For the biological perspective: Desmond Morris: Manwatching. For the revolution: Slavoj Zizek, First as Tragedy, then as Farce. For the moral lesson: Max Frisch: Homo Faber. For the atmosphere, again: László Krasznahorkai, Az Ellenállás Melankóliája. For the truth: Imre Madách, Az Ember Tragédiája.

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