Bare Naked Brain Fodder

If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time or keep up with me on any of the social media sites, then you’ve probably heard me mention my buddy Couch Surfing Ori a time or two.

ATTENTION: Ori wants to give you a FREE 15 minute consultation on anything you need in your business. My advice = Take him up on this offer. Please keep reading.

I first met Ori about a year ago when I invited him to surf my couch in Carlsbad California. I was about to embark on a road trip across the United States and figured prying into his brain and experience would be a worthy way to prepare myself before leaving on the trip.

Ori had tons of stories and advice for me. It was really helpful.

Since then, I’ve traveled to Mardi Gras with Ori and even let him stay in my La Jolla beach house while dog sitting my best friend Webber. There’s not too many people in the world whom I’d trust with my best friend for over a month.

Anyhow, when I first me Ori I didn’t know exactly what he did to make a living while on the road. The title “Couch Surfer” kind of implies lazy bum and I was curious how he kept himself afloat while going from one adventure to the next. What I learned was that Ori has some amazing skills as a photographer, Photoshop whiz, website developer, writer, problem solver and telling really stupid jokes. I mean atrociously stupid jokes. However, I’d rather hear a stupid joke than somebody bitching about their problems all the time.

And that’s one thing I like about Ori. He doesn’t bitch, whine or complain. He has a good outlook on life and has an ability to magnetize the things he needs into his world at just the right time. It can scary and dangerous from some people to live the way Ori does, but I admire his balls and determination to get the most out of life.

So, recently Ori took a trip to Mexico to see a dentist. I told him Tijuana wasn’t as safe as it used to be but he didn’t listen. And the idea of getting dental work in Tijuana seems a bit scary doesn’t it? But hey, Ori is a gambler. He even once played “Bull Poker” with a real live bull. Crazy dude.

Anyhow, Ori has some major dental bills piling up and wants to find some work to pay it off. What I admire about Ori and why I am writing this blog post is this… Instead of bitching about mounting bills and pain in his teeth, he’s just asking people what he can do to help them, so in return he can get his teeth dealt with.

He doesn’t mooch off people and is always willing to throw in a lending hand. That’s a trait that is far to uncommon nowadays.

So, Ori asked me if I knew anybody who needed some help with their business, graphics, websites or couch cushions getting too stiff? I told him I’d throw up a blog and ask my subscribers.

Ori is willing to give you a FREE 15 minute consultation to see if he can help you in any way.

His expertise is…

Photography – (He is a brilliant photographer. I mean amazing)
Graphics – (He can make any photo gleam like you never imagined)
Website Building – (It’s not his favorite thing to do, but he can build you a killer website
Problem Solving and Business Advice – (Ori is a out of the box kind of thinker. He can come up with incredible ways to help you move your business in directions you may of never thought before).

So my advice, is take up Ori on this FREE 15 Minute Consult by visiting… http://www.couchsurfingori.com/blog/remember-seven-minutes-in-heaven-this-is-way-better/

Cheers,

Jason

PS: Ori has worked with some incredible people over the last couple of years. Have a look at what they have to say about him in their own words on his blog. Click Here.

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I really want to thank Couch Surfing Ori for snapping these and a few other pics, and to Magic Ryan, Big Gay Matt, Rob & Kathi and Espree & Steven for coming out to The Comedy Store last night to see my set. It meant a lot to me that you’d drive all that way to see a 5 minute gig buried in with 27 other comics. Thanks so much, you guys rock!

I’ll post the video of the performance once it is edited.

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I was super lucky to have Couch Surfing Ori watch my dog Webber while away on my 6 week road trip. Never had Webber and I been apart for that long and towards the end of the trip I was starting to feel some separation anxiety.

Before Ori took off north to San Francisco to experience his next couch, Lana and I decided to take him to go see the movie Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio. Personally, I had no idea what the movie was about. No clue at all.

I kept making jokes about the movie being about making babies, but Lana quickly informed me that I was thinking of conception, not inception. O yeah. That’s right. So what does inception mean? Dictionary.com says inception means…

in·cep·tion [in-sep-shuhn]
–noun
1. beginning; start; commencement.
2. British .
a. the act of graduating or earning a university degree, usually a master’s or doctor’s degree, esp. at Cambridge University.
b. the graduation ceremony; commencement.

Oh well that sounds pretty lame. I was more excited to see Leo get freak nasty with some hot blonds. Lana tried to read me the synopsis of the flick but I wasn’t interested in listening. I like to see movies without any idea of what is going on so I don’t constantly play Mr. Spoiler to myself during the film.

The movie was really intense. So intense that we didn’t see a single person get out of their seat to use the rest room or to go stock up on greasy popcorn at any point in the movie. Nobody wanted to miss a single scene. Considering the movie was about 2 1/2 hours, that’s some serious bladder control. Or, people were just peeing in their Dasani water bottles. I’m not sure which.

I’m not going to go into many specifics about the movie because I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. What I will say is that the movie spends most of it’s time in the dream world. This fascinated me because as a young man I used to experiment with lucid dreaming for quite some time. Every morning I would set my alarm for 6:00 am and hit the snooze button about 30 times so I could re-enter dreams over and over again.

I got to the point where I could gain consciousness in my dreams, but would usually be too overwhelmed with excitement once I realized this and would instantly wake up. I couldn’t keep my cool in a lucid state for very long.

The excitement of being able to manipulate your dreams and to travel to specific places the mind wanted to go was super appealing to me at the time. Don’t even get me started about trying to do astral projection. That’s a whole different episode in itself.

Anyhow, a buddy and I decided we would try to meet each other in our dreams each night. That way, if we ran into each other it would be a cue for each of us to know that we were dreaming and hopefully it would trigger our brain to recognize that we were in a dream together. It never worked, but we kept at it for some time. I also kept a dream journal of every dream I could remember. The process of writing down the dreams the moment you wake up definitely helps you to have better recall of each dream.

The truth is, my dream life was becoming more exciting than my real world life. Sometimes I would sleep 14 hours a day because it was so intense. My REM’s must of been on hyper-drive.

Anyhow, back to Inception.

Overall I give Inception a 9 out of 10 rating. The only reason I didn’t give it a full 10 is because the length of the movie was a bit long and all the intense action scenes gave me a headache. This usually happens to me with any movie that is 2 hours long and has tons of graphic and intense images. I also am not fond of seeing tons of car wrecks, blood and guts, killing scenes, etc etc etc. I like to keep the images in front of my face full of unicorns, happy smiles and double rainbows.

The ending of the flick was excellent. I mean really excellent. Good job. I won’t spoil it for you, but will rather just say that it’s a must see movie. I know of nobody that did not enjoy the film.

Here’s a trailer of Inception if you have no clue what the movie is about and would like to grab a peak. And for those of you that did see it, what did you think? Blockbuster Hit or a Step In Dog Shit?

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Before the Road Bandits departed to New Orleans, we had to drop a load (literally).

Couch Surfing Ori was there to document the entire thing. Believe it or not, I think it may of been messier walking on Bourbon Street then it was to empty my sewage tank. Thanks for the vids Ori.

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So, we left Austin Texas Monday afternoon at about 1 PM. The Garmin GPS said we’d be due to arrive in New Orleans around 10:30 PM or so. We couldn’t wait.

We’re headed to Mardi Gras baby! The excitement was rich in the air and Mary J was stoked with gas, beer and food. And Webber of course. And Couch Surfing Ori too.

While driving East we really had no clue where we’d stay or park our RV’s. The city was in such party mode right now, there was gridlock everywhere. We assumed we’d have to park a few miles out of town and figure out a way in. All the RV parks had been booked solid for weeks at $179 a night or higher. We had one prayer and that was Chad Mac may let us park at his place a few miles away.

Chad to the rescue. He said we could park at his place. However, he had something better up his sleeve. He tapped Rudy the concierge at the Ritz Carlton and let him work his magic. While cruising through Baton Rouge I got a call on my cell… “Hi this is Rudy from the Ritz Carlton. I have 2 RV parking spots right in the French Quarter for you guys.”

OMG! Rudy, you are the man! Thanks so much. And thanks Chad for being on the ball.

The RV spot was literally just blocks from Bourbon Street. We were smack dab in the middle of the madness. We couldn’t have asked for anything better! Of course it comes with a pretty price as well, but it was worth it.

So, was Fat Tuesday all it’s cracked up to be? I’d say Yes and No. Hear me out.

I had two separate experiences at Mardi Gras. The first was the wild partying, boozing, naked boobies, standing around like a herd of cattle on Bourbon and

more debaucherous episodes. I’m sure your mind can fill in the blanks. It was pretty wild.

During the day of Fat Tuesday I took my Macbook and Verizon Mifi card down to Bourbon street and broadcasted the madness for about an hour. People were loving it. (Especially the abundance of titties that were shown live). Oh crap, that doesn’t make me a porn producer does it? I need to go wash my hands.

Speaking of washing, I think I need to go clean my shoes too. The streets of the French Quarter are so disgusting. You always have to be careful where you are walking. One mis-step and you’ll be ankle deep in the nastiest mud puddle in existence. I pray that the streets are much cleaner today. In fact, I’m excited to see the French Quarter without all the craziness. I’ll probably take a nice bike ride around today and shoot some footage.

The second experience I had with Mardi Gras was a lot more family friendly. And to be honest, 10 times more enjoyable.

It involved hanging on the sidelines of the parades and watching the residents have so much fun. The action started early. Music was blaring at 8:00 AM and the city of New Orleans was ready to party.

People here are so excited and thankful because

of the New Orleans Saints and their recent Super Bowl Victory. This city deserved it so much! You could see the joy in their eyes, the beam in their smiles and the giving nature as painted participants heaved beads and Mardi Gras flare from the floats.

In my experience, the day time party and parades were a lot more fun than drinking on Bourbon street. Maybe I’m getting old.

I personally liked seeing the families and parade action more then the drunken booze fest. Of course I was still pounding Red Stripes at 10:00 AM, but it was much more pleasant vibe.

Recently I spoke with a guy named Tom Martin. Tom has a cool website called… My Mardi Gras Experience. You can see his site at… www.mymardigrasexperience.com .

Tom’s mission with this site is to change the perception of Mardi Gras and give people a glimpse into everything that is offered beyond the wild partying and boozing of Bourbon Street. Most people really don’t know this side of Mardi Gras because they usually only hear about the drunken crazyness and naked titties everywhere.

Trust me, it’s way deeper then that. And thanks to Tom for showing that side.

Well, I’m off to do some catch up work, eat a healthy breakfast and peruse the city. If yesterday was Fat Tuesday, I feel like today is Obese Wednesday.

I need a smoothie.

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Hey friends, if you missed the Ustream broadcast today don’t worry. I’ve saved the broadcast and loaded it up here for you. I had a blast here in Austin and want to thank Dave Gonzalez, Michael Lovitch, Craig Allen, Mike Dillard, Randy Primm, Couch Surfing Ori, Eric Louviere, sweet Chelsea, my old school buddy Matt Speck and others I’m totally forgetting for a fantastic time.

I want to also thank Dr. Steven B. Klayman for doing a chiropractic adjustment on me and fixing my arm. Thanks so much. His website is www.drstevenklayman.com .

Anyhow, here’s the shows… (Sometimes I’m reading questions from the screen so it may seem like I have major ADHD, which I do, but that explains why I go off on random tangents).

And here’s some of the random comments towards the end of the show. Thanks for showing up ya’ll…

9:51 billclemens: Sell ad space on your face and get it tatooed…lol
9:51 shanehale: Yeah some people like to hate on tats My inlaws hated mine at first haha
9:51 lawtonchiles: Dude, are you coming to Tallahasee? If so, i’ll get you dinner or something.
9:51 jpkb: bumfights.com
9:52 shanehale: haha
9:52 couchsurfingori: Wow! It’s like I was there (whole foods adventure)
9:52 AxlMidas: As Zappa said some folks are Dumb All Over…
9:52 shanehale: That one casino will buy space
9:52 jpkb: gotta eat now, hawlaa!
9:52 remmm09: whats the coolest thing you’ve seen on the road
9:52 mrllcj: say it
9:52 mrllcj: lol
9:52 shanehale: they used to buy space on everything and buy all the wierd Ebay like jesus toast
9:52 jgillardi:
9:52 remmm09: Im live here in Vegas I know what you mean
9:52 BrandonEllistv: I love whole foods. Prefer there over the mall or somewhere. Love the Yerba Mate Tea w/ lemon
9:52 GaryBloomer: Jason, gotta go. Great talking with you. Drive safetly.
9:52 shanehale: haha
9:53 IsraelHernandez: what’s the most gansta thing you’ve done so far??
9:53 shanehale: Peace and Chicken grease
9:53 shanehale: rock some blogtalk radio
9:53 remmm09: This is hella cool keep the streams coming
9:53 billclemens: It’s all good.
9:53 profitmoffatt: http://www.roadbandit.com
9:53 vmosso: This was great Jason… love the connection… this is really nice.
9:53 venturerv: This was fun – thanks – needed a break!
9:53 cashwriter: jason are you single now?
9:54 Krivc: How come you are vegan?
9:54 MikkoKemppe: Love the road bandit site!!
9:54 kenel: you coming to chicago, or what?
9:54 shanehale: http://www.facebook.com/roadbandits
9:54 kalamana: Thanks Dude HAve a good trip when you get to NY maybe we can meet up.
9:54 tascer: hugs and smiles sweetheart! stay safe, see you on the Oregon Coast surfing soon! and I do mean that, you need to give a holler to tascer “at” gmail dot com
9:54 MichelleMacP: You look great, relaxed, having a good time – enjoy your freedom Jason!
9:54 lawtonchiles: Dude, u got any cures for the FLu?
9:54 remmm09: do you recomend hitting the road if one can?
9:55 kenel: are there any vegan cures for the crabs?
9:55 lawtonchiles: really?
9:55 lawtonchiles: ok
9:55 AxlMidas: New Orleans.. Read ‘The Tin Roof Blowdown’ by James Lee Burke
9:55 lawtonchiles: thx
9:55 couchsurfingori: ok.. Randy’s here– see you in a few!
9:55 lawtonchiles: thanks buddy. keep rockin
9:55 billclemens: Old Bay..
9:55 shanehale: pliers
9:55 tascer: @MichelleMacP thanks for the bday wish, good to see you too are a @profitmoffatt fan, hugs
9:56 lawtonchiles: sho
9:56 remmm09: are you doing any reading on the road if so what u reading?
9:56 crazygreat: J check out http://www.cabobobs.com/ in Austin too
9:56 TheoPark: l8 jmo
9:56 jgillardi: Later Bro I just emailed you…
9:56 kenel: just end it with a babbaboey and howard stern’s
9:56 lawtonchiles: PEACE
9:56 MichelleMacP: Heya
9:56 BrandonEllistv: Watch Into The Wild Great movie on travel and journey
9:56 remmm09: see ya
9:56 shanehale: peace bro mo
9:56 vmosso: hasta..
9:56 remmm09: thanks for the stream
9:56 lawtonchiles: On The Road
9:56 kalamana: Thank You
9:56 remmm09: keep it coming
9:56 billclemens: Later, Be safe.
9:56 venturerv: Great book!
9:56 thomaseharvey40: c ya great book.. read it years ago ..
9:56 MichelleMacP: YEAH Steinbeck!
9:56 IsraelHernandez: Take care man
9:56 MikkoKemppe: All of the best!! Have fun in New Orleans!!
9:56 wendifriesen: good to see you here!
9:56 crazygreat: thanks for all you do bro
9:56 AxlMidas: Atlas Shrugged
9:57 Krivc: enjoy man
9:57 MichelleMacP: Steinbeck / Kerouac / Hunster S. best road reading
9:57 Dowappfanj: Hi Jason, how do you feel about Andy Jenkins using black hat forums?
9:57 RobNelson: Have Fun! Drop by for some Real Beer you hgh!
9:57 remmm09: have fun be safe and keep the cool coming
9:58 billclemens: And that quick he is gone…
9:58 AxlMidas: Cheers Jason, keep on Rockin’
9:58 Dowappfanj: that was good
9:58 profitmoffatt: Thanks guys (and gals), you rock!
9:58 billclemens: Dont forget to head out torwards Philly and The Jersey Shore.
9:58 tascer: @profitmoffatt so cool really enjoyed, stay safe

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