Archturiat C. Baumann
Demented Person, Powerful Toys.
What happens when you take a mild-mannered school bus driver and a disgruntled postal employee, marry them together, and have them adopt a Native American within a few blocks of Disneyland? This experiment, started in 1970, has resulted in this man who somehow wound up living in Oregon City, and is often found wearing clothes more appropriate to the age of the Oregon Trail than the Information Age.
From his antique apartment overlooking the paper mill, he labors at his job: which usually involves some sort of techno-wigdet. He also creates gadgets in his spare time. From the phone system that makes sounds straight from the 1960's to the neo-Victorian oddities, always with irreverance and sense of anachronism.
He's also serious about the Rennaisance era. Well, as serious as one can be while wearing breeches and a silly hat.
He writes a bit as well. Check out his personal blog, linked below. Or, if you'd like a more interesting perspective, check out his recently created "one third of a bus" blog about his daily commute on Portland's #33 bus. There's also a LiveJournal, a tumblr blog, and a bunch of other things, each with something different. A great way to be introduced is to use the "Ask Me Anything" feature on tumblr!