my grandma recommended this site so im just checking it out...

i might be a little different. i try to live in a conscionable way, believing the earths systems and species are all interconnected and that it is foolish to live irresponsibly or without care of the planet or the living things around us. i try to align my goals/dreams/desires with this mentality.

ive become a dedicated distance runner and embraced the running lifestyle in my late 20s as it has systematically changed my life. i hope to never give it up.

i play guitar (and still dream of being in the best indie/folk rock band youve never heard of, of course), try to be silly, and envision a positive, environmentally friendly, healthy, happy, and sustainable future. my life keeps growing and changing-- one summer i find myself in seattle, wa planting native plants, and the next i find myself in tucson, az fighting wild fires. my path is taking many unexpected turns, but i am patient and always hopeful.

i was raised in the small-town midwest (michiana) but in 2005 decided a move west might do me good. i instantly fell in love with the mountains, canyons, and blue skies of the desert southwest. i could be happy here but am also open to moving and exploring new places.

seeking, discovering, creating

dedication. writing melodies. conserving my energy.

im on the street running shirtless and in tiny shorts and could care less what anyone thinks about it.

Favorite music: vibrations of strings and things... i cant keep this current but this might give you an idea: death cab (well not so much the new death cab), decemberists, pavement, belle and sebastian, built to spill, sunny day real estate, archers of loaf, beth orton, of montreal, spoon, guided by voices, neutral milk hotel, olivia tremor control, modest mouse, pedro the lion, camera obscura, beulah, john vanderslice, feist, innocence mission, 764-hero, flaming lips, solex, pinback, french kicks, nick drake, jeff buckley, helium, cat power, yo la tengo, apples in stereo, sebadoh, interpol, verbena, notwist, devendra banhart, my morning jacket, fiery furnaces, arcade fire, rilo kiley, jets to brazil, prom, long winters, joanna newsome, edith frost, azure ray, pizzicato five, console, aveo, the national, okkervil river, ted leo and the pharmacists, aqueduct, crystal skulls, hot hot heat, postal service, shins, iron and wine, laura veirs, architecture in helsinki, clap your hands say yeah, voxtrot, rahim, oh no oh my, sleater-kinney, vashti bunyan, grizzly bear, band of horses, cursive, bright eyes, rocky votolato, microphones, red house painters, jens lekman, rogue wave, clem snide, vic chestnut, sufjan stevens, early liz phair, quasi, bon iver, bowerbirds, marching band, vetiver, wesley willis, silversun pickups, the dodos, rufus wainwright, cymbals eat guitars...
Favorite TV Shows: golden girls, smurfs, something with mr. chinnery, animal face painting, or assisted living dracula. i like bbc comedies and parks and rec on netflix makes me laugh. im not sure how to answer this.
Favorite Movies: i started streaming netflix a few months ago and it kind of changes everything. there are like 400 plus documentaries in my instant queue and i dont know how im going to watch them all. i usually prefer indie, foreign, usually small-budget cerebral type movies... some faves: harold and maude, being john malkovich, ratcatcher, high noon (gary cooper), citizen kane, full monty, english patient (i have a weakness for epic war/romance stories), breakfast at tiffany's (moon river? come on the greatest song ever), a clockwork orange, the lord of the rings trilogy, return of the jedi, trainspotting, toy story, amelie, fargo, once, the brothers quay, an inconvenient truth, and what can i say? i freaking loved march of the penguins... i really like bbc documentaries like planet earth, the blue planet, and life in the undergrowth and im not afraid to make you watch that stuff with me.
Favorite Books:
this kind of changes a lot. im getting into craig childs right now and i learned a lot from 'born to run'. ive recently found the beginning part of 'book of the hopi' to be quite fascinating. i have some richard dawkins books i need to read and of course, the juicing bible. i had to read a lot in college and could list a bunch of favorite writers from james joyce to tom stoppard but its been years since i touched that stuff.
Favorite Food:
indian, ethiopian, vegetarian (though im not), thai, greek, middle-eastern, mexican, italian, i prefer to eat rather healthy but not always, chocolate, ice cream, cheese, nuts, dried fruit, im pretty open to new things as long as you dont make me eat a lot of red meat or weird animal parts.

nutrients
solace
expression
kindness
beauty
excitement

is there anything i can do to save the world?, running, the best way to live my life, where to backpack next, if im ever going to finish those songs... and also, where is my lover/training partner? why havent we met yet?

skyping with grandma

im very comfortable with my sexuality

you like turtles and its not too much trouble-- i know you are so busy...