CURRENT MISSION

To finally travel Europe!

ABOUT ME

Clearly, the only way to answer this is with a Proust Questionnaire. Here goes...

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Breakfast with a lover; lunch with my family; dinner with my friends.

What is your greatest fear?
A life unfulfilled.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Neuroticism.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Apathy.

Which living person do you most admire?
My mother. And documentary filmmaker/writer/actress Angela Shelton.

What is your greatest extravagance?
Socialising.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Patience.

On what occasion do you lie?
For the sake of telling a good story.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
My hairline. I miss my hair...

Which living person do you most despise?
Stephen Harper.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Ah, for Fâ

PHILOSOPHY

Be flexible. Life doesn't travel in a straight line.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By spreading the word and making international friends one drink and one couch at a time...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have squatted on more couches than I can remember.
I am pleased to say I have returned the favour. The big, yellow corduroy couch I had while I was in acting school was a popular hangout and destination. I miss that couch...

Interests

A walk in a park.
A pint after work.
An evening with friends.
Movies. Theatre.
Making Mix CDs (but I still prefer mix tapes)
A date with a novel.
TGIF activities. Saturday night Drag shows.
A phone date with a faraway friend.
Mass media collage. Writing poems.
Summer. Beaches.
Cooking.
BBQs.
Lazy Sundays.
Feng Shui. Psychics.
Self.
Life.

• writing
• books
• poetry
• documentaries
• acting
• cooking
• breakfast
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• guitar
• piano
• communications
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Under construction:

DOCS:
Searching for Angela Shelton
Madonna: Truth or Dare
The Corporation
What the Bleep Do We Know?!
The Secret
The Celluloid Closet
Lake of Fire
Murderball

FILMS:
A Very Long Engagement
The Color Purple
Deep Impact
The Exorcist
Bon Cop/Bad Cop
Mannequin
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

GAY CINEMA:
Brokeback Mountain
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
And the Band Played On

TV:
ER
Doctor Who
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
CSI
CSI: Miami
The Golden Girls
Firefly
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Voyager
Jem and the Holograms
He-Man
She-Ra
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

PLAYS:
Angels In America
Martin Yesterday
Happy: A Very Gay Little Musical
The Crucible
The Altruists
The Libertine
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Popcorn
12 Angry Men

AUTHORS:
Patricia Cornwell
J.K. Rowling
Christopher Rice
John Grisham
Alice Walker
Terri McMillan
Marian Keyes
Fannie Flag
John Wyndham
Stephen King
Eckhart Tolle
Iyanla Vanzant

MUSIC:
Madonna
John Mayer
Sarah McLachlan
Joni Mitchell
New Kids on the Block
David Archuleta
Dolly Parton
Alanis Morissette
Barbra Streisand
Bette Midler
Cher
Celine Dion
Coldplay
Edith Piaf
James Blunt
Janet Jackson
Jann Arden
Jason Mraz
Jude
Maroon 5
Mama Cass
Melissa Etheridge
Michael Jackson
Savage Garden
Darren Hayes
Tina Turner
Whitney Houston
Yoko Ono

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Where should I start?

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Acting
Learn: Guitar, piano
Share: Writing (Prose/Poetry/Playwriting)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada