Avatar of the Week: Sorcha

Greetings and welcome to another edition of Avatar of the Week. This time out we look at three AfterElton.com members with the “sh” sound in their names. Okay, I admit – as a unifying theme it’s pretty lame. I just happen to love all three of these avatars, think they deserve recognition, and it was the only thing they happened to have in common. So sue me. Better yet, sh-ue me.

First up is Animalchef who seems to be impersonating either Richard Nixon on an acid trip or a chia pet. Or possibly both, Animalchef (aka Mike) is a 19-year-old art student who hopes to minor in advertising “though no promises though.” Mike’s apparent commitment phobia extends to his correspondence:

If you message me, don't take offense if I don't respond to you. I don't usually like e-mailing to my friends.

You can send Animalchef a message (and, alas, probably not hear back) via his myspace page.

Second up is Shannon Yarbrough. I understand Shannon is only recently trying out a goatee. Looks good! Shannon is a published author and his second novel, Stealing Wishes, is due out this month. In fact, if you own one of those Kindle thingys you can download it now from Amazon!

Stealing Wishes is “the story of a gay obsessive compulsive coffee barista looking for love”, which sounds like a pretty good premise to me. You can find out more about Shannon and his book at shannonyarbrough.com.

Our winner this week is Sorcha. I’m hoping it’s pronounced Sorsha, else my lame unifying theme this week is totally out the window. Sorcha hails from the Ireland. (My brother just recently moved to County Carlow in Ireland – which I understand is not a long way to Tipperary). I’m not sure how close Sorcha is to Tipperary, but she has an absolutely stellar animated avatar pic and comes across as really cool in her bio:

3rd year art student. Lesbian. Pretty weird but in a good way. Love movies, illustration and art, 60's pop, hard rock, true crime, reading, nature and going for long walks to think. Fascinated by our gay and lesbian culture and very proud to be one of the family. I am a relaxed and easygoing soul :-)

So congrats to runners up Animal Chef & Shannon Yarbrough. And a special tip o’ the shamrock to this week’s winner: Sorcha.