So Paul and I are both in DMS, and Holly's in my digipoeticals course, and I play Second Life (when First Life isn't ruining everything for everyone), and I write. So I think it was only a matter of time (and me getting off my ample backside) before I was posting on the Estrip. I don't live on Elmwood, but I do offer an open WiFi node in the Parkside neighborhood of B-Lo.

What do I do? Little bit of dis, little bit of dat. This blog will be a more personal, creative look. It is the community face of Shawn aka Cottonmouth aka Coughs-Twice aka Gorehound aka Daigoro. You can see many other faces in the links in my sidebar.

A little about me? I moved to Buffalo last year from Moscow, Idaho, home of hippies, commies, queers and freaks of all kinds. After seven states, over a dozen public schools, one Catholic school, and endless transience, Moscow is the only place I've managed to call home so far. Locating in Idaho for so long has bred a synergistic bond between myself and my CRT (my spiffy new LCD is making quite the good impression as well), and while I wouldn't call myself anti-social, you're hard-pressed to get me out of the house. I am working hard to perfect the on-demand lifestyle and deal with the various ethical and critical baggage that comes with that mode of existence.

I now live with my wife, Sarah, and my little dog, Janis. We're all fans and students of popular culture (yes, even the dog). Sarah and I (not the dog) co-own a videogame website called GamesFirst! I most respect folks who are not afraid to look something up, and I try real hard to be a nice guy.

I guess that's enough about me for an introduction. We'll be getting to know each other over the coming days, months, years? Now, tell me something about you...