About
If you’ve landed on this page you’re obviously curious about the writer of these lessons, so without further ado, here’s a bit about me.
My name is Matt, I’m almost 24, and work for a national newspaper as a web developer (my full job title is Client Side Web Developer, if you’re that way inclined).
I moved to London at the end of July 2010, having spent 5 years living in Leeds, both as a student and a “real person”. I loved Leeds but it had begun to feel a little small and I definitely romanticise the capital, getting caught up in the history and ‘everythingness’ of London.
Outside of geeking out about web-related technology I’m into road cycling, cooking (I like my kitchen gadgets), music (I run a webzine), design (I have a portfolio) and making stuff. Not a fan of aubergines.
I live in the posh Elephant and Castle with my wonderful girlfriend Maddy. She made me put that in.
why does the about go to a contact page on which I am typing this!!
Anyway good to know you’re both well and settled, again congratulations on the job.
I hope sometime you can accommodate me for a weekend. When, I decide to, come down and speak to some scholars, at King’s College, regarding them imparting some of their knowledge.
Hope you are well, and it’s a shame you had already left the north before I got back to the UK. A catch up would have been good. Oh well always next time.
Matt
P.S. I left you the link to my website, what do you think?
Matthew a quick question. Are you related to Matthew Pilkington A.M. writer of Painters; Memoirs of the Lives and Works published in 1851 in London? If so, contact me directly.
Hi Matt,
found you trough reddit and at first glance this blog seems like a godsent! I am moving to London next month with my g/f and have about the same age and webdev profession as you, so I’ll be following you very closely
Your first articles are already very nice, hope you’ll keep it up! Nice design too
Cheers,
W. (from Belgium)
Newcastle-bred redditor here about to do a postgrad in London… will be following you…
You live in Castle? You English are awesome!
LOL, I have to say the on the web dating or electronic dating has come a long way from the days of simple chat rooms. Far more and more people are turning to on the internet dating web sites to screen likely dates.