After we settled down in the UK, the first thing we did was get a cat. The cat that chose us at the shelter had an older brother, and that's how we ended up with two: Monty (wise, regal, stupid) and Pixel (insane, goblin, stupid)

After traveling around Europe for two years, my now-wife and I settled down in Edinburgh. It's my favorite city in the world. I miss my friends in Texas but I know I could never go back.

I've had an account here for a while, but the slow, shitty death of Twitter has finally pushed me over to active use.

I'm Ian, a writer living in Scotland. I'm a former Texan, former digital nomad and full-time traveler.

Hi! Let's make this place better than the last place.