In this post, I actually give you a real set of stories from my travels… but I’m not 100% sure how to format my book.  I’d really love your feedback!

ARGH! Who knew a book was tough to write? Well, I guess everyone, ’cause not everyone does it… but once you get started, all these little details come up: Read the rest of this entry »

Dear friend – yes you!

I have something really important to tell you. It’s very exciting, and very difficult for me all at once.

I’ve arrived here in La Jolla, CA where the weather is truly amazing, and I am house-sitting for the next 5-6 weeks.

On my drive here from Austin, TX I had a lot of time to think, and if I’ve learned anything, it’s that the best answers come from asking the right questions. My question that I chose was “How do I make the best use of house-sitting near the beach for 6 weeks?”

I came up with many ideas, but the ones that made the most sense are also the most difficult, and I’d like to share them with you.

I have completed 3.5 years of couchsurfing around the USA.  I’ve met the most incredible people that I could ever imagine.  I have had amazing adventures, where Read the rest of this entry »

Fireworks - seems like a good pic for the new year

As of 2pm on January 1^st, I will have been couchsurfing a full 3 years. I have to admit, it’s gone by quickly. Everyone says “Where did the year go?” But because I blogged more this year, I actually know where it went.  I didn’t blog everything- but here’s my summary.. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been working so much lately, that I haven’t had time to blog much, but a reader reminded me that I never did write about that cool dating site I liked… a few points: 1)IT’S FREE, 2)They don’t censor you like the other ones… So, here’s the link, as well as a very comprehensive review of features.  Check it out! Read the rest of this entry »

Robert Stickgold and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School in 1994 actually proved that the Tetris Effect exists. You can read about it in Scientific American. The term can be seen in Wikipedia as well. What Stickgold and associates proved was a new understanding of what dreams are…. that the brain is actually solving problems while you sleep. If you play Tetris for a while before going to sleep, you will actually see it in your dreams…. you’ll see the pieces falling, even as you close your eyelids. The Tetris Effect has expanded with more research to show that people who play A LOT of Tetris will actually start seeing every day items as 4-block items, and try to figure out how to rotate them, and even halucinate a little and see Tetris pieces falling in their periphery. What does this have to do with anything? Read the rest of this entry »

Yes…. I’ve been doing this officially for 1 year today!  There’s still so many things I haven’t gotten to tell you.  Perhaps because it takes a long time to type, perhaps it takes a longer time to go through the photos.  Either way… I’ll get to it eventually.   This e-mail is to wish you a happy new year, and let you know that this year is going to be even more exciting!

Last night, on the spur of the moment, I went to Las Vegas with Jeffery Scott (Couch 15).   I drank a lot of Long Island Iced Teas, spoke to strangers, and exchanged many stories with my good friend.  It was just the adventure I needed.  I think a big part of the adventure is that we did it on the spur of the moment. 

The drive was rough– it was very windy, and I even have photos of 18-wheelers that flipped over!

Some of the things I need to tell you about are my 31st birthday, and the amazing surprise I got.  I gotta tell you about the time in Chicago I went backstage at the circus.  A recent hotel stay at the Triton hotel.  My day of snowboarding successfully.  And so much more!

The most important thing is I wanted to tell you THANK YOU FOR READING!  It means a lot to me that I’ve gotten to bring some adventure to your daily office routines, school days, or just lives in general.  I think we’re all going to have a very amazing 2008.