Personal

Hitting the Ice

Posted in Personal on December 10th, 2009 by Jamie – 3 Comments

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:

The Code Stylings of Jamie Nay: Now Featuring GitHub!

Posted in Personal on November 21st, 2009 by Jamie – Be the first to comment

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.

The Great Theme Search Continues

Posted in Personal on November 15th, 2009 by Jamie – Be the first to comment

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

Posted in Personal on August 1st, 2009 by Jamie – Be the first to comment

… 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

Posted in Personal on July 17th, 2009 by Jamie – 1 Comment

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

New Theme

Posted in Personal on June 19th, 2009 by Jamie – Be the first to comment

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.

Blogging takes too much energy

Posted in Personal on May 19th, 2009 by Jamie – Be the first to comment

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 time to get to any of them. Whew. Stay tuned… I guess? Catch me on Twitter for semi-regular updates.

Twitter, Stuff to Come

Posted in Personal on April 18th, 2009 by Jamie – Be the first to comment

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 always, and a few of them should be done soon. Just so you don’t think I’ve disappeared, some compelling post titles include:

And that’s it, for now.

Me – In Print

Posted in Personal on April 3rd, 2009 by Jamie – Be the first to comment

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

Citizenship in Roman Greece: Ideology, Culture and Identity