The 411 on Me
My name is Brian Gardner and I created this site. Call it a playground, of sorts, for my mind to unravel itself into paragraph form. I love to write. In fact, I’ve always loved to write. When I was younger, it was an exit strategy — a way to let go of reality and enter a world that meant peace.
Just a Little About Me
Nomad Theorist. Starbucks Addict. Sarah McLachlan Fan. Future Ironman. Founder of StudioPress. Partner at Copyblogger Media.
Things I love… spending time with family, Starbucks lattes, running, blogging and WordPress, fantasy football, Grey’s Anatomy, traveling on Royal Caribbean cruises and a listening to a list of music that includes Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United, Sarah McLachlan, Brooke Fraser, Vanessa Carlton, Dave Matthews Band and Colbie Caillat.
Follow me on Twitter and Google+ and check out my Instagram photos. In my free time, I am developing a website which is focused on the fabulous resort town of Park City, Utah.
Living Deliberately
I’ve always thrived on the fact that I consider myself an intellectual and found myself at an early age enjoying the literary works of Henry David Thoreau.
He wrote a book called Walden, where he spoke some resonating words:
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
That is what this website is all about – me living deliberately. I believe that life is more colorful in black and white which is why some images are without color. It leaves more to the imagination, which is what I want this website to become.
Going Deeper
Since I am a firm believer in transparency, I confess very boldly that I am a Christian. And from time to time, I may write about things on my site that I won’t apologize for – which will include my spiritual life and walk with God.
It’s been more than 12 years since my world came crashing down and I hit rock bottom. I realized living my life the way I wanted, and not the way God wanted, put me in the lowest point of my life. I realized the deepest part of me wanted to live a genuinely happy life – that the things I was putting first, I could do without.
My life has changed in ways I can’t describe. And I owe it all to the fact that I am no longer living for myself, rather for God. I have been incredibly blessed with a beautiful wife named Shelly, and a wonderful son named Zach.
Life is good, and I’m thankful that I came to my senses. I speak proudly of the fact that I am a Jesus follower, and will share pieces of my spiritual journey.
Colophon
I’ve never really had one of these before, but I’m frequently asked which tools I use to develop websites. Here are the ones being used on mine.
1. WordPress
The world’s greatest content management system and blog publishing tool. And yes, I’m using custom post types to display the various content.
2. Genesis Framework
This is an underlying framework of immaculate code that is search engine optimized, extremely secure and allows you to paint a beautiful picture for your website design.
3. Starbucks
All vehicles require energy, and my personal blog is no different. It is proudly powered by a daily dose of grande one-pump hazelnut lattes with extra foam.
Color Palette
Here are the colors that are being used on this website:
Hexcodes: #77c4d5, #b4c536, #e7a200, #e4574a, #222