I am terrible at writing “about” pages
Which is funny, because I’m pretty good at at talking about myself in other instances. Maybe it’s because I’m not sure exactly what you want to know. Maybe you just want the basics. In that case, I could tell you that I’m a professional web designer in my mid-twenties living and working in Wausau, Wisconsin.
This is where I tell you what I do
I spent 4 years in college where I learned some things about the “design” but not “the web.” All during my college days (and late high school) I’d messed around with various aspects of the internerd, starting off with aesthetically-questionable GeoCities sites and slowly working my way up to real, almost acceptable html’ing.
In the summer of 2003 I started an internship with Footlocker.com. Less than two years later I was still there but as a senior graphic designer. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed the opportunities allowed by having a senior title I was becoming detached from web design. I left in April 2006, to work at a small web design firm called Digital Dialogue, and in August 2007 I started to give that freelance thing a shot.
And this is what else I do
When I’m not pushing pixels or sorting out the mess that is Internet Explorer 6, I find myself occupied with all forms of media. I’d say that video games are my one true love but I don’t want the internet to find out that I’m cheating on it. I have a habit of accumulating them and all sorts of other gadgetry, which makes it hard to save up for things like the new iMac Mac Pro that’s next on my shopping list.
I’m also the co-editor & developer for local blog Citizen Wausau and cohost of a podcast called The Insophisticate.
Sometimes I like to take photos, ride my awesome bike, or just drive around.
Oh, the site?
This site runs on WordPress 2.something, and uses PHP, CSS, and a couple assorted plugins (contact me for specifics) to get its job done. I use Macromedia Dreamweaver (yeah, I know) for the coding and Adobe’s assortment of products for the graphics, all of which are running on my more and more antiquated 12″ Powerbook G4 Mac Pro.
I used to use del.icio.us for links but I wanted a more integrated and controllable format so they’re now fed through WordPress as well. For images though, Flickr can’t be matched so I don’t even try. The site lives on Dreamhost for two reasons: 1) storage is cheap and plentiful and 2) their blog makes me laugh.
