Yes! Crazy Language (CL)!
Faster than C!
Easier to read than Ruby!
More portable than Python!
I suppose whatever language you want to create will depend on the application (web development? numerical analysis? gaming? hardware design?) as well as philosophy. For instance, even though Python and Ruby are similar, they differ greatly with their approach.
Download this free ebook, titled "
Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation" by Shriram Krishnamurthi:
LINK: Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation by Shriram Krishnamurthi
I've just downloaded it. Will read through it tomorrow morning
[EDIT]
It seems that "CL" as well as "CEL" are already existing computer languages, haha.