sgclark.com

This is the personal web site of Stephen Clark. Its nothing more than a collection of things from my experiences both on the web and in the real world.

The site is built with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX using plain HTML and XHTML with some tactical JavaScripts here and there within the site. I am trying (and failing) to teach myself XML which I hope employ on the site sometime soon. In contrast, I have been moderately successful in teaching myself PHP and have been using it actively across the site. Its layout, design, and page structure is built entirely using Cascading Style Sheets, specifically the Blueprint CSS grid system. Last I checked, my CSS is valid.

The design and layout is influenced by various places across the Internet including Simplebits, Squidfingers, Airbag and others. The vast majority of the site uses the Trebuchet MS font, with some Georgia and Verdana mixed in for good measure. The icons are from the FamFamFam Silk and Mini Collections. The blog area of the site is powered by Blogger. The site is hosted by Dreamhost.

Here's The Story...

Stephen Clark was born at a very young age in a town far, far away. Actually, I was born outside of Boston in Norwood, MA. After that seminal event, I spent my formative years living in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston (with a brief jaunt to Marlow, England) before all things changed and my family moved to....New Jersey!

I finished up high school in New Jersey and, figuring that California was just too damn sunny for me to get any studying done, decided to go to college in Upstate NY. I attended Syracuse University (2003 NCAA Basketball National Champions), in beautiful Syracuse, NY, where it snows in July and the sun never shines. After finishing an uneventful undergraduate academic career, I stuck around the NYC area after college and "did the Manhattan thing", living on the Upper West Side. And somehow, the years have past by and I woke up today.

I have been told I look like Eric Stoltz (As in, "You look like that guy from the movie Some Kind of Wonderful"). I'm not sure I agree. I think people are blinded by the red hair. And besides, I am a better actor. :) I am of Irish and English heritage, which itself is an interesting combination that prompts constant inner conflict and turmoil indicative of "my people's" age old disagreement. One day I am an Irishman, and another I am an Englishman. And in between, I'm an American. I am 6'3" tall and did I mention that I have red hair? This combination makes me stand out in a crowd, which has its benefits and detriments. I am happy to report that my daughter Rebecca has joined the redhead club.

Cameo on A Candyland Bingo Boxtop

When I was younger, I appeard on the box top of the Milton Bradley game Candyland Bingo. The photo to the right shows the box top. I'm the kid on the top left of the image. I also have a bigger version of the photo for your viewing pleasure. Every once in a while, I check out eBay for any auctions selling the verison of the game that features my photo. I have already picked up two or three copies that are in surprisingly good condition. One of these days, I'll pick up a frame to mount the boxtop in.