WHO AM I?
I am the webmaster formerly known as Tryptchon, but that was before I thought of the cool theme for this site. So I guess to avoid further confusion, you can call me Crawdaddy. For a brief, fleeting moment of glory, I had a site here on Neocities, but like a fool, I deleted it. But enough about that, let's talk about me.
I am a 30-something autistic adult living in the United States of America, not the part of the country we usually associate with crawdads, but believe me, they're here. I have a passion for really anything creative; web devlopment, art, writing, photography what have you. In my spare time, I like to complain that I have too much spare time.
WHAT IS A CRAWDAD?
(Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
A crayfish, also known as a crawfish or crawdad is a small, river-dwelling crustacean with pincers on both arms. Often referred to as the "poor man's lobster," it is edible, and I should know. I have eaten them. They taste okay. The hard part is getting the meat out of the shells.
COME TO THINK OF IT, WHAT IS A "TRYPTCHON?"
Good question. I got the name from Dave Barry's 1996 computer book Dave Barry in Cyberspace, where it is one of the names in the fake chatroom he prints up. I finally looked up what it means, and this was the closest thing I could find:
A triptych (/ˈtrɪptɪk/ TRIP-tik) is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into three sections, or three carved panels that are hinged together and can be folded shut or displayed open. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works. The middle panel is typically the largest and flanked by two smaller related works, although there are triptychs of equal-sized panels. The form can also be used for pendant jewelry. Beyond its usual meaning in the visual arts, the term is sometimes used as a title or descriptive term in other arts media such as music or the performing arts for works with three parts.