Blog

  • What’s New?

    Seeing that Annie is back posting on her blog, it inspired me to do a bit of an update on mine. The last time I posted was in July. Since then, I’ve settled in my job with David Krug, a long time connection on the web, and we are working together on PressTitan. I help… Read more

  • THIA Project

    While I’ve been out of work, I haven’t been sitting idle. I’ve been balancing my time between applying for new opportunities, helping 1 Million Teachers where I can, and developing an idea of my own. THIA Project is a concept that I had more than half a year ago, and I’ve been spending more and… Read more

  • Being Jobless is Stressful

    I have been spending multiple hours per day applying to companies, both to positions that I find online as well as unsolicited emails of my resume in hopes of finding an unlisted position somewhere. I am looking in Kingston as well as remote jobs online with companies that are willing to hire a Canadian. Summertime… Read more

  • WordPress Weekly Co-Host Spot

    Update: Here’s the link to the episode, if you want to check it out: WPWeekly Episode 284 – Catching Up with David Peralty So on August 9th at 3:00 PM Eastern, I’ll be a guest on the WordPress Weekly podcast with Jeff Chandler. You can watch a live stream of it on YouTube if you… Read more

  • Mistakes Were Made: Upgrading Database Edition

    So today, on a personal project, a plugin I’m using pointed out that I’m not using the most up to date database software on my server, so I went to backup my database and upgrade the database software, unfortunately, the upgrade went wrong and the backup was empty. All of the work, approximately twenty hours… Read more

  • Why I’m on the Hunt for a New Job

    I was let go from my position at Innovate Kingston today, as the organization needs to go extra lean to keep things rolling for its next big event. I was really hopeful that the position would continue on for some time as I enjoyed not only the people I worked with but also the focuses… Read more

  • Going to Visit Gael This Weekend

    Annie’s mom hasn’t been well. She suffered another noticeable decline and has been in the hospital for over a month now. Annie and I are looking forward to seeing her, though reading reports from other people’s visits, while slightly humorous, they are quite sad. She has been having difficulty differentiating between what is real and… Read more

  • Learning to Make Video Games

    I really want to learn to make simple video games. I watched Quill18 create his latest Ludum Dare competition game, and was super inspired. When the theme was announced, I immediately thought of an idea. I went to try to make it in Unity and Game Maker Studio 2 and quickly realized how over my… Read more

  • Creating a Card Game

    I’ve been working on creating a card game for a few months now. The idea has been bouncing around in my head for over a year, and when I tried to translate it into a game that I wanted to make, I realized I didn’t have the skills to make it, but that I could… Read more

  • Anti-Smoking Drug Helping My Depression

    I can’t believe I haven’t written a blog post about this already. As many of you know, I write pretty openly about my battles with anxiety and depression, and I am happy to say that Wellbutrin has been super effective for me. A little over five months ago, I started taking Wellbutrin, the marketing name… Read more

  • The Breakout Project: Absolutely Amazing

    In less than four and a half months, I went from learning about an idea that Innovate Kingston had for The Breakout Project to being one of the people that helped pull it off. I can’t believe that the first event is now behind me. I am happy to say that from a technology standpoint,… Read more

  • Basic Income – Not Just About Giving Money

    One of the issues with a Basic Income trial, like the one Ontario is going to run, is it doesn’t address the other side of the coin: how do we pay for this program? Basic Income is expensive, but many supporters on both sides of the political spectrum are interested in Basic Income because it… Read more