Elizabeth lost Wookie, whom she had for 12 years. Johnny was grieving the loss. They were not the only two- Stella lost her lifelong buddy! I was asked to house sit, so the dog can have some happiness, as I tend to be upbeat and happy.
Over on the other part of town, Craig was now only taking care of one raw-food eating dog, rather than 2. Maple had gone away in the separation. Craig was not the only one to notice that… Bentley, the St. Bernard was missing his lifelong playmate.
Dogs are so awesome! They bring us such joy. They try to cheer us up. They help us clean the floor when we drop food! Thus, the only right thing to do is to find things to do to cheer them up when they’re down…. you know they try to bring us up when we’re down!
When her (Tito’s Vodka) leash is approached, Stella goes apeshit! She jumps 4 feet in the air, and starts doing 360’s. It’s fairly entertaining. She was happy to get out of the house.
I took her for a small jog, and then in the car, and to meet Bentley. The 2 of them have been wagging their tail all day long!
Yesterday was Craig Allen’s birthday. There’s already many adventures with Craig, but I’m currently staying with him as my sort of HQ. I was designated driver, and we were going to hang out with Jason Moffatt. I’ve couchsurfed with Jmo in San Diego, and since then he’s gone on to get an RV, to go around the country.
Jason has actually teamed up with Randy Primm, the Road Bandit, who already was on the road in an RV for 2 years. With Jason’s marketing and people knowledge, they should be a force to reckon with.
Another one of my couches, David Gonzaelz, has a marketing and networking event every month, the Internet Marketing Party. David had invited Jason to be the speaker at this month’s event, and Jmo agreed. I was stoked, ’cause that meant we’d both be in Austin at the same time, and I’d get to meet Randy.
Craig and I made it to Freddie’s – the bar where we met up with everyone last night. It was instant fun. Lots of cool people there. Micahel Lovitch was there, and I had just couchsurfed with him last week in Dallas (see Poker Night story). I caught up with Jason a little bit, and then got to meet Randy… who is really tall (in fact, that’s what he wrote for his name tag). We immediately got along, and spent the rest of the time at Freddie’s just chatting with each other about travel, about adventure, about the experiences that we can’t really share on our blogs Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Allen likes to modify his nerf guns to have more power to them. They even have a “laser-sight” kinda thing. I’ve been shot many times while working. Revenge is a bitch
There was more… and that’s why you need to listen to Episode 7. You can hear what the listeners who got their consulting thought, and check out a funny conversation with Jason Moffatt. That reminds me– this is the first episode to have the word “shit” in it. I was wondering how long the G rating would last
What to do if you don’t have plates or bowls to make soup in? Use glass cups of course, as they are microwave safe. .. What if they don’t fit in the microwave? Watch this, and have a laugh
Many more crazy moments from this trip…. editing it now!
My friend Michael Lovitch has Poker Night every Tuesday. I’ve wanted to make it to this for a very long time. I finally got to attend. They also have “Night rider Sundays” which I’ll have to come back another time for.
Night rider Sundays are a bicycle bar-hopping event. I don’t drink much (these days… when I’m not at events. When at events, I let loose), but that sounds like a blast. I did drink this evening.
I didn’t know it, but Michael and I were not allowed to be back at the house before 2AM. His daughter takes after him in his night owl tendencies. I have the same tendencies, and while Michael likes to joke around about everything, he takes the “5 year olds need to get their sleep” subject very seriously.
I’m on paragraph 4, and I still haven’t mentioned that I don’t really know how to play poker! Ooops. So here’s what happened: Read the rest of this entry »
If you want to meet up in Dallas, contact me. There’s a place that has all you can eat sushi, all you can drink sake… that should be a good place.
There’s also many Fun things to do in Dallas that I’d like to check out. Many are free, or close to it! Wanna go?
Why am I going to Dallas? One reason is to keep traveling. Another reason is because Couch 23 is having his first gallery exhibit, and I’m going to show my support. Another one of my couches that I’ve surfed has his Tuesday night poker nights, and I’ve always missed those. So, that’s getting done TODAY!
Oh yeah! There may be some crotch rocket riding, and definitely some motorcycle photography. Let’s hope for some awesome weather. It’s been a long time since I rode a street-bike. Used to have a Honda CBR 600 F2. It was a beautiful bike!
I got shot in the leg one time with a paintball gun, while driving 110 mph. That sucked. It was a fun bike, it was fun to ride. That was in 2001 that it got stolen. So, maybe there’ll be some riding this week
Didn’t make the show? That’s too bad, ’cause that’s where the information on how to get free consulting.
For this week’s show, I asked people what they wanted to hear, and gave it to them. The short version: My predictions on where tablet technology is going, ways to be more productive, P90x and fitness, a bit of consulting on the show, as well as giving away 3 one hour sessions of consulting for the next day. Need your problems solved? Catch the next episode, and follow @couchsurfingori on twitter… I’ll be posting when the next giveaway, and may do live consults as a regular part of the show.
Many people are often baffled by “What exactly is it Ori does?” and “How the heck does Ori pay for his journey?” – while these things are written in my book… my book isn’t out yet
I can tell you a bunch of things that I do, but I’ll use someone else’s words. Elizabeth Potts Weinstein wrote this after a short while of consulting with me:
“Ori is brilliant in so many things – photography, graphic design, web design, business strategizing, personal coaching, marketing – but those are just the tools he uses to express his creativity, to solve problems, to do what he really does … which is to pull the unique brand out from inside of you and give you the tools you need to express that brand to the world.
And I’m not talking about *thinking* your way into a brand that you “should” be or a brand you “wish” you could be … here I’m talking about a brand that is the expression of your personality, the uniqueness that you already are. Bringing together all your seemingly disparate passions into sync, figuring out the nexus that pulls everything together!”
Want free advertising? Want more credibility than you get out of an ad? You need to listen to Peter Shankman’s interview.
I frequently refer to Peter Shankman as a roll model, ’cause he’s a spaz, funny, adventurous, and successful. Last night’s call was haunting, because it showed that there were a lot more similarities (even the listeners were commenting on that). We also spoke about many other topics, such as bucket lists, skydiving, flying all over the world, and much more. Have a listen:
When a good friend came home from a great time in Vegas, to the negative energy of a breakup, he got in a funk. I came up with an idea! Let’s rearrange the place, and change the energy!
I wasn’t asking, and my energy caught on quickly. Within minutes we had a plan:
The master bedroom would be the new office.
The old office would now be my room.
The room that was mine will now get the kingsize bed from the master bedroom.
We quickly disassembled the large furniture, moving it, and quickly the plan took shape. The entire energy of the house was changing!
Just when I think “Gosh.. I gotta really work my brain to come up with something to blog about today,” scammer Dominic Holland from Viralee sends me a legal threat. I shall share it, and of course provide feedback… in RED! ’cause that’s what they do in the American school system to ruin kids’ dreams and hopes, and I want to crush Dominic Holland’s hopes of scamming people. And now… the letter: Read the rest of this entry »
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Many people are often baffled by “What exactly is it Ori does?” and “How the heck does Ori pay for his journey?” – while these things are written in my book… my book isn’t out yet 
Just when I think “Gosh.. I gotta really work my brain to come up with something to blog about today,” 
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