Tag: new

  • Silence is broken

    It’s been over a year since my last blog. I’d like to say that this is down to something interesting. Perhaps due to a period of deep meditation. Or maybe having to be ‘off the grid’ due to government agencies being after me. Sadly it’s none of these things. I’ve been working on the new site you see before you, so Ta-Da! Welcome to the new Nickbennett.co.uk!

    I made some pretty big decisions last year…

    1. No more My full English
    Having given up the fried delicacy due to the extreme Dad bod I’m already rocking. It seemed to me the idea had run its course. Google already do a great job with the map and review service. Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that if I want to learn something new I should push for it in the 8 hours at work, and not in the exhausting hour after work. Starting another green field project is just too much commitment.

    2. Migrate nickbennett.co.UK away from WordPress
    Decision one means that I need a better platform to demonstrate my skills as a developer. I needed a more flexible framework that allows me complete control of the site. The new site is a Symfony project that uses WordPress as a service.

    The new site is up and includes everything I wanted. I have ported everything from the old site over with some extra additions.

    The past year had some interesting life events. I got married, I became a front-end developer and my boy started school. Now the silence is over I’ll tell you more about it in the up and coming months.

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

    I found a document called ‘Year’s Goals’ the other day. Having opened it up I discovered that the header read ‘Goals for 2011’. This should be interesting!

    There were 3 headings music, development and life. I scanned the list of aims for the year and disappointedly changed the year to 2012 and saved the document. I remember my new year’s resolution last year too. It was to be more outgoing and lively. Another underachievement for 2011. Despite these rather depressing thoughts, 2011 has been a great year. Why? because of Joshua.

    Sometimes you have the blinkers on in life and you think that silly things are important when really they aren’t. It takes something truly amazing to happen before you realise it. Fatherhood has taught me this.

    So I’m removing some of the goals. Learning the piano can wait, as can creating the next Facebook and as for eating healthily that’s the first thing to come off. So here’s the new list…

    1. Make time for those important in your life
    2. Try to have fun
    3. Be a good dad
    4. Don’t try to be someone you are not

    If I can’t even manage this then the goals document may be permanently deleted. I hope you have a great 2012. Before the apocalypse that is!

  • Mac on the way

    The bullet has been bitten, I feared this metaphor might be quite literal after I told my girlfriend how much it cost! “We are not going to be able to get a mortgage in the current climate”. This seemed to work and the blessing was eventually (if not reluctantly) given.

    The only problem is I have never used a mac in my entire life! Oh well, wish me luck!