A brief history on Arachne's Web Design.
After I'd built about my second website, I sarted thinking that i should come up with a name for my sites. I put up a quiz on Violet's Vortex (my personal site) to see what people thought, but most people liked Vortex Design, which I thought was the lamest. 'Your Mom's Web Design' was also popular, but anyway....
So, in a moment of madness one day I decided that they should be called "Mama's Homebaked Websites". It's part of a couple inside jokes, too silly to go into.
Anyway, I eventually decided that Mama's was getting old, so I started thinking of a replacement name. I remembered that in my poll, 'Arachne's Web Design' had also been popular, and anyway, I liked the name, so I went with it.
Arachne is a character from greek mythology. She's this mortal chick who thinks she is such a great weaver that she's even better than Athena (who was the goddess of handicrafts). Athena got pissed as gods often did when mortals got uppity, so she challenged Arachne to a weaving competition. Being a goddess, she won. In punishment, Arachne was turned into a spider (or arachnid...get it?) so she would weave forever.
Fascinating, I know.
Also, here's a quick overview of me, Sarah, Arachne's founder, president, secretary, designer, PR director...you get the point.
Sarah Alyse
Location: near Seattle, WA
Profession: Student, Bellevue Community College
Hobbies: Building websites. Reading. Writing. Drawing. Graphic Design. Theater. Films. Going to shows. Discovering little-known bands and helping promote them in their area and online.
Musical preferences: A little of everything- alternative, punk, ska, swing, jazz, country, indie rock, emo, a capella, oldies, musical theater, R&B, techno, dance, industrial, pop, acoustic, modern rock.
Favorite Authors: Jane Yolen, Will Shetterly, William Shakespeare, Thornton Wilder.
Favorite Quotes: "You grow up thinking that people are going to like you...then it hits, people love potatoes."-Monica
"He who chases monsters should see to it that he does not become a monster himself. For when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you"-Freidrich Nietzsche.
"Don't applaud, we know we're lazy"-Aaron Barrett
So there's your history of my design company. Check out the sites!
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