Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

New theme… again

3, Apr 2010

Trying out a new WordPress theme. My last one got boring fast. One of these days I’ll have enough time to make my own theme… maybe. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything of substance, but stay tuned!

Hitting the Ice

10, Dec 2009

How often does an impromptu outdoor ice rink in an abandoned lot materialize in balmy Victoria? We couldn’t pass up the opportunity. So, a few of us from the office and a couple of hockey buddies laced up during lunch:

Yup, I’ve finally joined the party and created a GitHub account for myself. There’s not much on there – currently just one bit of code, a CakePHP component. I’m hopefully going to fill out the repository with a bunch of uself stuff soon.

I’m officially fed up with my latest WordPress theme. So, I’m going to try out a couple to try to find the best fit. Yes, I’m a web developer and yes, I should come up with my own, but…

I am still alive

1, Aug 2009

… barely. Busy. Still working on migrating to a new theme. Oh, and thank my hosting company for screwing up and rendering all of my MySQL databases useless for almost 24 hours!

Excuse the mess

17, Jul 2009

Reorganizing and switching to a much slicker theme. Everything should be nice and clean again soon.

New Theme

19, Jun 2009

Trying out a new WordPress theme (again) – the layout is still familiar but I think it’ll work out better. More CakePHP code coming tonight.

It’s official. How do people find the time to go to a day job, do side projects, spend time with the family, relax away from the computer, AND update a blog? I’ve got so many posts in draft that have been sitting unfinished for weeks or months, and I don’t know when I’ll find the [...]

Twitter, Stuff to Come

18, Apr 2009

Shameless plug: Jamie on twitter! Going by his ultra-cool, old school alias. Life is very busy. Moving in a week, lots of stuff to do at work, plenty of extra-curricular things on the go, and, of course, the little girl making sure we never slow down. I’ve got a billion blog posts in draft, like [...]

Me – In Print

3, Apr 2009

A bit of a shameless plug, but if you’re into Roman history, Greek history, or fascinating questions about personal and civic identity, check out my book: Citizenship in Roman Greece: Ideology, Culture and Identity


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