Hi, my name is Paul Scrivens and you should learn about me.
I'm a web guy. I like to code although it frustrates the hell out of me at times. I like to design although I'm not that great at it. I like to learn although I could do a better job of it. I like to teach although sometimes people don't understand my logic. I like to be funny although many times I just piss people off.
I have an unhealthy fascination with anime. Love to play soccer. Enjoy cutting a rug when nobody is looking.
Overall I'm a pretty great guy.
Other stuff
I was an editor for Digital Web Magazine, have been published in .net Magazine and spoken at a couple of conferences.
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My Projects
Although I had a couple of jobs when I was younger, the majority of my professional life (since 2003) has revolved around my own projects. Some involve my friends and others just involve me.
9rules.com
The premier, independent blogging network on the web. I am the founder of 9rules.com, which started off as a personal site and morphed into one of the best blogging communities on the web. What started off as a customized WordPress installation has seen many iterations over the years and the latest version was hand-coded by myself from scratch with the design being done by the talented Mike Rundle. With the help of SimplePie, you are given a site that allows you to login and select your favorite sites and communities to view at your own pleasure.
BullieBoard.com
A site where you can find events, parties and concerts going on anywhere in the country. Using PHP/MySQL I was able to get this up and running in 2 weeks and have been adding new features daily to improve the experience for users of the site.
ForeverPimp.com
My latest project that provides daily guidelines on how to live your life like a modern day pimp. I even wrote a book so I guess that makes me an author.
Emersian.com
Where I talk about design, coding and other geeky things. The place that houses all these fine projects.
Chawlk.com
A heavily customized bbPress installation that branches out across 10 different sites. I was able to extend the basic forums with better profiles, Clips and a large number of other features. Currently plans are in the works to build a new Chawlk from the ground up that helps get the site back to basics.
Sites I started, but no longer own
Wisdump.com
Originally called Whitespace and hosted on 9rules, it was one of the leading design/coding blogs in the early days of blogging.
CSSVault.com
The very first CSS gallery on the web. Glad I started it, sad that everyone else copied it with no innovation.
ForeverGeek.com
Was a fun place to wax poetic on all things geek.