About Me
My name is Andrew Phoenix and I was born in the town of Guelph, Ontario in the country of Canada, on December 15, 1979, which means I’ve just gone 30. I am currently working as a freelance web designer and developer for my own company, called Resonant Studios. Our website is ugly because of a chronic case of cobblerskidsshoesitis. I’ve updated our site, and it is now full of moderately less ugliness.
I enjoy photography. I’m trying to get an old Miranda 35mm repaired and am thinking about doing more film photography, though I love my digital camera. I’m using a Canon Digital Rebel XTi, which is a fantastic entry level DSLR. I am always looking for new lenses.
I enjoy sports. I’m steadily improving my skating; two years ago I couldn’t stand up, and now I can stand, skate, almost do a hockey stop. I agree, not so impressive for a good ol’ Canadian Boy like myself, but I’m trying. I’m never going to catch up to my wife; whenever we go skating, she is the best skater on the ice (I’m not just saying that because I’m biased – she was a provincial level figure skater for a long time).
I am married, as you likely guessed from the last paragraph. I am a large, often boisterous white man. My wife is a small, often quiet brown woman. We love each other very much, and I think we’ve got a pretty successful marriage. My best advice for people who are married: every day, before you go to sleep, you should each tell the other one thing (or more) that you appreciate about each other. It can be warm and caring (“I appreciate how you always seem to be able to tell when I need a hug, and give me one”), strictly observational about the day (“I appreciate how good you are at making chicken pot pie”), silly, ludicrous, sexy, funny, serious or any number of other things, but it should always be heartfelt and true. /proseltyzing
We have a daughter. She’s a typical little girl, best described by adjectives: witty, smart, funny, cute, loving, evil, deceptive, hilarious, curious, energetic, lazy, sweet, huggy, and also evil, which I put in twice on purpose. She never seems particularly evil when you meet her, though, which leads me to add one more word: insidious.
I am passionate about many things, most of which I write about at some time or another: the web and other technology, food, games, design, music, love, art, photography, hockey, soccer, parenting, friends, MTG, World of Warcraft and more. I dislike social networking sites, like facebook, but I love social networking sites, like twitter.
If you want more details of me or my life, email me and let me know: andrew at aphoenix dot ca.
