BENJAMIN K. SHISLER Email me

Hi there! Welcome to my web site...

• I envision this web site as an open letter to my friends, acquaintances, co-workers, peers, and, perhaps, the world in general.

• I have a BS in Computer Science
  
  • from the University of New Hampshire
  • Minors: Linguistics, Philosophy
  • May 24, 1997

• My physical address and phone number:

  318 Concord Ave
  Cambridge MA 02138
  (617)547-9316

• My UNH account expired. I have moved my website to Geocities, and I encourage people to use my Hotmail email address, bshisler@hotmail.com.

• I'm a go player; I've been playing the game of go for almost 10 years.

• I'm a logophile; I'm flirting with the idea of billing myself as a language consultant. I'm currently offering English language expertise for free. I've compiled a Dictionary of English Phonesthemes. I wrote a paper on The Influence of Phonesthesia on the English Language. I have a page of links pertaining to linguistics and lexicology and another page dedicated to words. In the works is a Dictionary of English Indo-European Roots.

• I'm a musicophile; I have a "Virtual Album" of my early midi works. For inspiration, I use my Dictionary of Chords and Intervals with Associated Modes and my corresponding Dictionary of Modes with Associated Intervals and Chords. I study music theory and I greatly enjoy composing and improvising, though my music is probably more fun to write or play than it is to listen to.

• I'm a dancer; I study and practice a modern form called contact-improvisation. I'm also a student of yoga. I'm pondering the creation of a Dictionary of Human Body Positions. :-)

• I eat omnivorously, but, thus far in my present locale, have cooked strictly vegan. I find pleasure in improvising cooking, much the way I find pleasure in improvising music-- I rarely cook from a recipe. I'm a strong believer in the power of food. I make a hobby out of my diet. I am my own experiment.

• I'm a netizen; here are some global and local links.