About me
Right, very simple, just a little bit of info about me.
My name is Craig and I live in the south of England. I am currently in my 5th year of a 4th year course in Internet Business Computing at Brighton University. I like to do things the long way round, I spent my undergraduate placement with Merrill Lynch (the investment bank) up in London and am re-doing my last year due to lot of complications that I don't feel a need to go into. I have had a nice summer off and am getting ready to get back to working now.
I have a general interest in all things related to the web, having several sites and test places. I mainly write XHTML sites with PHP and MySQL backend, but do also write ASP.net (C#), Java, JavaScript and splatterings of CSS (although poorly written and for some reason it never works). As you will note from my links page I am to be found in a few places on the web such as Live Journal. Another place I spend my time at is the teen forum Livewire where I am a moderator of the Tech section under the name of pleaseremove.
Like most people, I do actually have a life outside of the web, although most of it is clearly visible in my gallery. Hobbies and sports include things like badminton, walking/hiking, climbing, photography, camping, stage lighting and sound. I also do lots of things related to my church and as part of the Scout association where I was a helper in a cub pack (kids from about 8 to 11).
Current plans are to get this pesky degree out of my way so I can settle into the real world. I'm now fairly bored of accademia and want a change. Degree out the way I am looking at working for someone like Merrill Lynch again or maybe even MI5 and getting a flat with my girlfriend Demelza.
- Cooked and eaten spam fritters (under duress)
- Painted chocolate on a girl (not under duress)
- Had a nail through my foot and one in my eye (different times)
- Ran over a cat
- Jumped across a climbing wall
- Go to a busy place in London and stand with a group of friends and look up at the top of a building. Continue to look as if there is something to look at until a small crowd has gathered. Stand back and watch the crowd grow, then take a photo.
- Light a fire without matches, lighters or sparks
- Drive a rally car
- Go camping in the Gambia
- Eat Satay in Malaysia
There is no real reason (like so many others) to this sites existence. It is here because I want it to be and no other. It simply provides me with a way of saying what I want to whoever wants to listen. This site simple acts as my way of talking and bringing together things of interest to me.