How many people do you know who are former members of a Bavarian Illuminati motorcycle gang, have bitten a mime and lived to tell the tale, and actually know how to spell quonset hut????

none 'cept one i say !!!
.....and if you don't know her, you should...
...and if you don't want to, why then more for me i say!!!

Shannon kicks ass, yet maintains the highest level of literary integrity.

Pallas Athena as biker imp, Shannon is a keen listener, indefatigable tourist and warm-eyed anima who inspires men to wit, poetry, rhetoric. She specializes in all three herself, seeming to move on a daintily-rolling cloud of the stuff. I strongly suspect her of being the Olivia Newton John character in XANADU.

I've known Shannon for years, though we were out of touch for a while until Tribe. Shannon is as intelligent, articulate, and witty a woman as you're likely to meet. She is a true mensch, someone I am honored to know. She is great at everything she turns her attention to. I happen to know which deity is actually embodied in Shannon, but I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader to discover which one.

Shannon is an irresistible mix of twisted humour and provocative repartees, easily surpassing the rest. She'll set you on fire. Literally.

Shannon is the smartest, edgiest person I know.
I can always count on her to challenge my assumptions, question my motivations, and ladle me out a ration of merde when I do something stupid.
Her use of words and concepts regularly leaves me slack-jawed in appreciation of things I had never even considered, _and_ she's a hot, tattooed motorcycle-riding hell-raiser to boot!
If her students can withstand her rapier, ironic wit they will be the stronger and wiser for the experience. Hell, the same goes for her friends!
If Shannon were a goddess she'd be a blend of Kali and Athena, with healthy percentage of Eris thrown in for good measure!