CURRENT MISSION

I wish to Live in Love! Passion and experience... I am a traveler, and a professional Dharma Bum.

ABOUT ME

P a s s i o n, in all of its color and intense beauty! There are *so* many expressions of creative energy to be experienced, like a faceted jewel, with its reflections. I want more! A few favorites: The mystery of Love, and connection with familiar Souls... The majesty of Nature surrounding us, on this planet... The magic of Life itself, expressed in myriad ways! I am amazed by every moment...

PHILOSOPHY

Presently I spend a lot of time thinking about Love versus fear... a constant theme in my life, and in a larger sense, the world we inhabit. I am a student of the Mayan calendar, for example, so I am intrigued by what I consider to be an imminent critical mass... nothing apocalyptic, in my view; rather, an opportunity for evolution, as a species and as aspiring spiritual beings. How exciting! I am grateful to be alive, in these dynamic times.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to the CouchSurfing (dot) com experience... I am excited to be here!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had the unique pleasure of many a friend's couch, especially since leaving Reno for new locales and life experiences... I am a student of the Art of CouchSurfing, and my report card is usually a strong A+ ... Thank you for considering me as a CouchSurfer!

Interests

I am a lover of life... a passionate explorer of new experiences... a singer and a dancer and a peaceful warrior! In a former incarnation, I was a corporate slave... In a moment of epiphany, I chose to become a healer, and to advocate for the Children of a Lesser God (special needs population).

• arts
• culture
• folklore
• coloring
• beauty
• diy
• dancing
• magic
• buddhist

Music, Movies, and Books

* Movies *

Cinema! The magic of the silver screen transports me to alternate realities... A few examples:

Metaphysics:
What the #$*! Do We
(K)now!? (2004)
The Secret (2006)

Existential:
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt) (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

Fantasy:
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Willow (1988)
Beetle Juice (1988)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Delicatessen (1991)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) (2003)
The City of Lost Children (La Cité des enfants perdus) (1995)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Stardust (2007)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Science Fiction:
Blade Runner (1982)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Contact (1997)
Wonderful Days (Sky Blue) (2003)
Serenity (2005)
Sunshine (2007)

Romance:
The Graduate (1967)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Better Off Dead... (1985)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Maurice (1987)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Benny & Joon (1993)
The Pillow Book (1996)
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Girl on the Bridge (La Fille sur le pont) (1999)
High Fidelity (2000)
Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) (2001)
The Shipping News (2001)

Musical:
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Across the Universe (2007)

Comedy:
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Weird Science (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Parting Glances (1986)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Night on Earth (1991)
Barton Fink (1991)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Shadows and Fog (1992)
Wayne's World (1992)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Four Rooms (1995)
Party Girl (1995)
Trainspotting (1996)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Henry Fool (1997)
The House of Yes (1997)
8 ½ Women (1999)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Hollywood Ending (2002)
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Bad Santa (2003)
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Hotel Chevalier + The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Ratatouille (2007)

Mystery:
The Third Man (1949)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge) (1998)

Action:
M (1931)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Blood Simple (1984)
La Femme Nikita (Nikita) (1990)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
The Grifters (1990)
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
The Professional (Léon) (1994)
Amateur (1994)
The Doom Generation (1995)
Fargo (1996)
Fight Club (1999)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Hero (Ying xiong) (2002)
Batman Begins (2005)
Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)

Drama:
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Less Than Zero (1987)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Prospero's Books (1991)
Kafka (1991)
Damage (1992)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu) (1993)
Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge) (1994)
White (Trzy kolory: Bialy) (1994)
Dead Man (1995)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Lolita (1997)
American Beauty (1999)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Cold Mountain (2003)

Documentary:
The Crazy Stranger (Gadjo dilo) (1997)
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Whale Rider (2002)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom) (2003)

Biography:
Gandhi (1982)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Henry & June (1990)
Immortal Beloved (1994)
Crumb (1994)
Wilde (1997)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Frida (2002)
The Aviator (2004)
Finding Neverland (2004)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)

* Music *

Music? "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." ~ Laurie Anderson

I am intrigued by music from *around* this diverse planet of ours... KEXP (in Seattle) streams an amazing world music show each week, aptly entitled "Wo' Pop." Feel free to tune in! http://tinyurl.com/lwemf7

Dreams:
Sky Cries Mary
Mazzy Star
Dali's Car
Shelleyan Orphan
Sigur Rós
Ekova
Fluke
Underworld
Massive Attack
The Legendary Pink Dots / The Tear Garden
Boards of Canada
Lush
Cocteau Twins
This Mortal Coil
Dead Can Dance / Lisa Gerrard

Poetry:
Whitton: Electronica/Ambient/Soul (click for MySpace profile)
Whitton: Folk/Acoustic/Experimental (click for MySpace profile)
Kung Fu Sophie & The Slow Dying Death (click for MySpace profile)
Gunshot Licker
Nick Drake
Jeff Buckley
Elliott Smith
Joanna Newsom
Antony and the Johnsons
Current 93
Faun Fables
Swans / Angels of Light
Devendra Banhart
Leonard Cohen
Fleetwood Mac / Stevie Nicks
Joni Mitchell
Jethro Tull
Cat Stevens
Serge Gainsbourg
Johnny Cash
The Postal Service
The Ditty Bops
Morcheeba
Radiohead
Beck

Modern/Primitive:
Fayman & Fripp ~ A Temple in the Clouds
Pete Namlook & Burhan Öçal ~ Sultan
Pete Namlook & Burhan Öçal ~ Sultan Orhan
Pete Namlook & Burhan Öçal ~ Sultan Osman
Munir Bashir
Konono N°1

Mania:
Endif (click for MySpace Music profile)
C o i l
Skinny Puppy / Download
Einstürzende Neubauten
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
March Fourth Marching Band
Ennio Morricone
Wesley Willis
King Missile
The Cramps
The Damned
The Toy Dolls

Glam:
Goldfrapp
The Lovemakers
The Dandy Warhols
The Velvet Underground
Brian Eno
David Bowie
Bryan Ferry
Iggy Pop
T. Rex

80s:
Adam and the Ants
a-ha
Alphaville
Arcadia
Art of Noise
The B-52's
Berlin
Blondie
Cabaret Voltaire
The Cars
The Church
Clan of Xymox
Clock DVA
Culture Club
The Cult
The Cure
Dead Kennedys
Dead or Alive
Depeche Mode
Devo
Divinyls
Duran Duran
Echo and The Bunnymen
The English Beat
Erasure
Eurythmics / Annie Lennox
Karen Finley
A Flock of Seagulls
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Peter Gabriel
The Glove
Go-Go's
Nina Hagen
Human League
Billy Idol
INXS
Jane's Addiction / Perry Farrell
Japan
Grace Jones
Howard Jones
Cyndi Lauper
Love and Rockets
Madness
Men at Work
Missing Persons
Moev
Peter Murphy
Naked Eyes
New Order
Gary Numan
Oingo Boingo / Danny Elfman
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Pet Shop Boys
The Police
The Pretenders
The Psychedelic Furs
Scritti Politti
The Selecter
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Simple Minds
Siouxsie and the Banshees / The Creatures
The Sisters of Mercy
The Smiths / Morrissey
Soft Cell / Marc Almond
Spandau Ballet
The Specials
Squeeze
Strawberry Switchblade
The Stray Cats
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
The The
Thompson Twins
'Til Tuesday
Tom Tom Club
Tones on Tail
The Tourists
Ultravox
Vicious Pink
Violent Femmes
Visage
Wang Chung
Wire
The Wolfgang Press
Xmal Deutschland
XTC
Yello

Jazz:
Airto Moreira
Miles Davis
Art Tatum
Billie Holliday
Scott Joplin
Leadbelly

Classical:
Yann Tiersen
Michael Nyman
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Commentary:
Negativland
Jello Biafra
Laurie Anderson

* Books *

My favorite book at this time is entitled "Be," which was written by A. C. Ping. I appreciate a wide range of esoteric manuscripts and fictional narratives...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have experienced *so* many amazing events and concepts... At the moment, I am absolutely *enchanted* by my developmentally disabled clients! These folks teach me every day...

Teach, Learn, Share

Ancient Buddhism, in the Bon tradition... I'm a student. Cuisine... Sustainable living... Conscious community... Compassion... these are themes that inspire me. DIY culture, also!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, New Zealand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States