A close friend said she appreciates my quirkiness, humor, sharpness and kindness.

I keep my life simple. I like to appreciate and be grateful for what I have. I don't get hung up on what I dont have.

I strive for peace and self-actualization. The simpler I keep my life, the more content I am.

My sense of humor is what most people consider my best quality.

I love going to get breakfast.

I think earth could be an alien's 4th grade science project that he/she/asexual(?) got a D- on.

I'm not into sports, at all, but I do swim for exercise.

People watching is extremely entertaining.

I live in Capitol Hill, which I think is the coolest place to live in Denver.
I lived in Chicago and L.A. where I pursued my comedy/acting/writing dream and have been back in Denver for 6 years. My favorite thing to do is improv, where I can give people the gift of laughter.

Grew up in a small town in Oklahoma. My okie accent comes out sometimes.

Got undergrad in Speech Education (drama, debate, speech) and taught for a few years.

I was interviewed by The Onion for an original show I did. So, I can die happy now.

I have 4 tattoos.

I read a lot.

I like renting cabins and being there with someone I like. I dig camping too. Campfires are therapeutic.

Volunteering at Dumb Friends League with the cats.
The next right thing.
Writing.
Figuring out this novel.
Reading.
Taking X Rays of people all drugged up right after surgery and having interesting conversations with them.
Doing improv.
Remembering my breath.
Drinking large amounts of coffee and espresso.
Making some kind of art.
Rockin' and Rollin' and whatnot.

Improv. Art. Writing. Making people laugh. Listening. Shutting up and listening. Encouraging. Bringing out the best in people. Being a leader. Looking at what can be done instead of what can't. Getting big things done by taking care of the small things. Keeping my side of the street clean. Supporting. Kissing. Hugging. Back rubs, feet rubs, butt rubs, the trick is to use elbows and knuckles. Parallel parking. Like, I'd be the best parallel parker you'd know. Teaching my cat tricks. I've taught him to give me a high five, play dead, catch balls in the air and jump through a hoop.

Blue eyes.

Book: A Confederacy of Dunces is my favorite, She's Come Undone, Cormac McCarthy is a god, Flannery O'Connor is a goddess, Nietszche is Pietzsche, Salinger, Kafka, Shakespeare, The Day of the Locust, The Cat Inside by William Burroughs is one I pick up a lot, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Big Book, Siddartha, Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris, David Foster Wallace, The Best American Short Stories series, Tao Te Ching (I'm halfway through an improv translation of it which can be seen on Voodoo Comedy Playhouse's blog), Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Chuck Pahlaniuk (though I'm disappointed that none of his books are as good as Haunted or Fight Club), The Art of War, Camus. I have lots of zen, Buddhist and improv books I love and look at all the time. Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chodron, Don Miguel Ruiz, Cheri Huber, Zen Mind Beginner's Mind is a standard go to and I always try to have two copies so I can give one away if someone digs it. Jaycee Duggard's A Stolen Life was the most moving autobiography I've ever read and a testament of the resiliency of the human soul.
I'm into Keith Richard's, "Life" right now. Great stories. Amazing life.
I like to pick out a book I've never heard of, see if tattered cover people wrote a little blurb about it, and then, by god, if I wanna, I'll buy that damn book and give it a go. I love stories and I love reading them.

Movie: Anything with Javier Bardem. Stepbrothers, Wet Hot American Summer, documentaries, Run Lola Run, Coen brothers, P.T. Anderson, Wes Anderson, Kubrick, Tarantino, the original Red Dawn, Apocalypse Now (Same writer as Red Dawn. How bout that?), Grease, the Found Footage series​, The Office (but hate Pam and Jim), Upright Citizens Brigade, Parks and Rec, Key and Peele, SNL (any year except 91-92ish when it was so bad), I only watch TV at one friend's place. The Following (sometimes stupid writing though), Bob's Burgers, Strangers With Candy, Southpark, Sling Blade, Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and the rest of his improvised within an outline movies), Nirvana Unplugged, Nirvana at Reading Festival, indie movies, Japanese horror, not a big American horror fan, anything with Will Ferrel, anything with Will Arnett. There's a freakishly obscure Canadian 80's movie called "The Peanut Butter Solution" that I could talk for hours about.

Music: Nirvana (To a fault) The Breeders, Pixies, We Were Promised Jetpacks (current fave of bands still together), Radiohead, classic rock, Tom Petty, I love acoustic versions, I love covers done well, The Flaming Lips (2007 and before. I have a guitar signed by Wayne and saw them many times in Oklahoma back in the day when I lived there. I hung out with them in the Ogden's tiny backstage "loft" after they played there in '95. Wayne is an asshole though.) Iggy Pop, Bowie, Pearl Jam (earlier the better), Foo Fighters (earlier the better), The Sea and Cake (big fan), Archers of Loaf, old REM, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, 80's Cure, obscure 90's indie girl bands, Weezer (earlier the better), Yo La Tengo, Mclusky, Pickin' On series, The Shins, earlier Smashing Pumpkins, 90's alternative. I'm not gonna lie, I like a Pink song now and then. Hate country and Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seeger is the worst song ever. I had to play country in a band in college. But it was a traveling band so it was fun. We had glossy 8 x 10's we would autograph.

Food: I pretty much consist on (low sodium) V8, bananas, nuts, apples, yogurt, carrots, but I love:
Cheeseburgers, Mexican, Steak and potatoes, sushi, Indian, Sexy Pizza (double cheese double pepperoni)

A cat
Improv
Sun
Humor
Books
Good orderly direction

I think about a lot of things and then throw them up on stage doing improv.
How we're all neurotic hairless apes who can talk and make stuff.
How to quiet my monkey mind.
Becoming an old crazy cat man.
How to play well with others.
Getting a motorcycle.
My recurring dreams of surfing lakes with waves.
Wondering if that person is crazy or just wants attention.

Relaxing. Reading. Watching a DVD from the library. Staying as far away from lodo as I can.

I used to go to lodo all the time in my twenties.

You don't blame your parents for your sadness.
You are available emotionally and physically.
You don't take yourself or life too seriously.
You aren't an absolute everyday drunk.
You consider yourself a kind soul.
You strive to be self-realized.
You have a question.
You want to.