CURRENT MISSION

Present Mission: The Devil Museum!

ABOUT ME

I'm a video game software engineer by trade... which means I make your character swing their sword when you push the 'A' button. It's super fun (most of the time), I work with brilliant people, and every day I learn something new.

When I'm not working, I'm adventuring. I'm often traveling or attending strange events (think kinetic sculpture race, roller derby, or water ballet). I generally like life off the beaten path. I tend toward seeking out the obscure and unknown... and then figuring out if there's beer there.

PHILOSOPHY

While I'm strongly opinionated, I'm generally very easy going. I'm slow to anger and quite tolerant. I'm a pretty big fan of people enjoying life the way they'd like as long as they're not imposing upon others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to CS, and look forward to helping make Baltimore a place known for quality couches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new, though I've met some stellar couch surfers through friends that were hosting.

Interests

Outside of work I spend a fair amount of time tabletop, board and video gaming (in the name of competitive analysis, i assure you!). I'm also regularly found singing karaoke, or enjoying a beverage at a dive bar around town. I've probably ridden my bicycle there. I've also been known to spend Saturday or Sunday morning heading to the establishment with friends to eat breakfast (which includes a Guinness, mind) and watch English Premier League Soccer. It really is a fantastic sport (Go Manchester City!). I also play bass in a musical outfit. I've almost completely given up trying to put it in a genre, but I'll say stoner metal, in case that means anything to you. And while somewhat mundane, I also read a fair bit as well as play soccer and such things that keep me in decent physical shape.

Less regularly (but just as enthusiastically) I can be found at museums, farmers markets, parks, hiking/camping, thrifting, framing strange pictures or artwork, getting tattooed, going to some strange events around town, programming my computer for fun, or shaking it at dance night.

• singing
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• breakfast
• beer
• thrifting
• traveling
• karaoke
• hiking
• camping
• sports
• soccer
• engineering
• software
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Ishmael, A Short History of the World, Day By Day Armageddon, World War Z, Perilous Power, Hairstyles of the Damned, What Is Your Dangerous Idea?, Naked Economics, Assassination Vacation, Classic science fiction - Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, Heinlein, etc. I'm not usually a graphic novel kind of guy, but I just finished The Walking Dead, which was quite entertaining.

Movies: Contact. Y Tu Mama Tambien. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. Clash of the Titans. Casino Royale (2006). The Thing. Cube. The World's Fastest Indian. My Neighbor Totoro. Long Way Round (TV show). The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The Motorcycle Diaries. What the #$*! Do We Know!? Shaun of the Dead. Vampire Hunter D. Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Music: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. Black Keys. White Stripes. Fugazi. Lungfish. Team Dresch. The Shins. The Strokes. Digitalism. Radiohead. Red House Painters. Sun Kil Moon. Belle and Sebastian. Mark Kozelek. Karate. Geoff Farina. James Brown. Common. Black Star. The Roots. Built To Spill. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Wolf Parade. Death From Above 1979. Hot Snakes. Elliott Smith. Miles Davis. John Coltrane. Ray Brown. Oscar Peterson. Duke Ellington. Hoots & Hellmouth. Jaga Jazzist. Jeremy Enigk. Menomena. Modest Mouse. Neil Young. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Ted Leo and the Rx. Dismemberment Plan. Sea and Cake. TV on the Radio.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting the The Redwood Forest. I didn't think it would be much more than a bunch of trees, and I ended up being totally floored.

Teach, Learn, Share

So many people seem to be afraid when traveling - especially abroad. Don't be. Instead, use common sense, and keep your wits about you. You'll be fine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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