Wait, who is Daniel?

That’s a good question – I’m glad you asked. I’m Daniel, and even I don’t have an answer to that question. I’ll let you know if I figure it out.

In the meantime, maybe this will help both of us: Daniel is…

• A maker of things. He likes to make things. Out of nothing. It’s a bit of a God Complex if you think about it.
• A perpetual student (against his will). He’s currently about to graduate, much to the joy of his teachers, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Children’s Studies and Sociology. A select few of the many majors he’s been signed for along the way: Education, English, Anthropology, Spanish, Economics, Electronic Media & Film, Theology, and Architecture. Thankfully not Biology though. He hates biology.
• A preschool teacher (also against his will). He works with young, too-smart-for-their-own-good children who make him laugh too hard. He’s taught off and on for five years in a fantastic, community-minded preschool in the heart of downtown Spokane, WA; his practices in the classroom are inspired by the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, and could best be figured as reflexive, constructivist, and emergent learning-centered. That’s quite a mouthful, and he’s working on explaining all of it better.
• A play (and playground) connoisseur. That’s just a fancy way of saying he likes to play, and thinks that everybody – not just kids – needs to play more. Play and playgrounds are also a professional/research interest of his, and he’s presented at symposiums about them. That’s your warning: don’t ask Daniel about these things unless you expect to be talked at for hours.
• A movie genius. He likes to watch movies, so ask him about one and he’ll tell you about it. He also likes to make movies, but this scares him so he spends most of his time just thinking about making movies and not actually making them.

What is this all about?

Everybody needs a place where they know your name. This is my place.

But basically this whole “website” thing is where I think about things and then write about it. I have a good many interests – see above – and think long and hard about a lot of them.

Hey, if you have similar interests – or maybe are just a fan of thinking long and hard – then who knows, you might like this place too.

What’s this site made of?

Pure gold?

No, not really. The site’s actually just a bunch of digital bytes powered by the Textpattern CMS system, handcoded and designed Daniel Bigler, and featuring the very lovely Museo and Museo Sans typefaces from Jos Buivenga (if your browser supports @font-face).

Why am I asking so many questions?

I’m not sure. Actually, I’m a bit confused altogether if you’re asking the questions or I am. I’ve been all over the map with this whole third/first person thing.