Pat Dryburgh is a designer, developer, and musician based in London, Ontario, Canada.
The best aspect of releasing an open-source website theme is seeing what others build with it. I released Hitchens for Jekyll all the way back in August of 2018. At the time, my hopes were that people would enjoy using it with Jekyll and that perhaps, one day, it might get ported for use on the excellent blogging platform, Micro.blog . In just a few months, several people began using it for their…
My band, the Pop Rockets , will be performing on St. Patrick’s Day at Winks again this year. Hope to see you there!
View Instagram Reel I turned forty today ☺️ On Sunday, I celebrated with forty friends and family members, playing music and sharing stories. Thank you to everyone who came and everyone who has (and will 😉) wished me a Happy Birthday ❤️ Special thanks to Amanda and everyone who helped organize and prepare the party, Forked River Brewing Company for your hospitality, Kyle’s Fried Chicken & BBQ for…
In less than a week, I’ll be turning 40. To celebrate, I’m hosting an open jam and Pop Rockets performance at Forked River Brewing Company this Sunday, February 23 at 6pm. 🍺 Forked River Brewing Company 📍 45 Pacific Crt, London, Ontario 📅 Sunday, February 23 ⏰ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM If you’re in the area, join me this Sunday for some food, drinks, and wonderful music
A Year in Review 2024 was quite the year! Lots happening around the world, in Canada, and right here in London, Ontario. Looking back over the year and even though we’re a few weeks into the new year, I have so many fond memories of 2024 that I feel compelled to share. January The year began with music. On New Year’s Day, I joined my dear friends John Young and Edward Platero for the first Pop…
I’ve been playing a lot of music lately. It started a couple weeks after my father died when a friend from high school invited me to an open mic. Following six years of not performing music in public, what started as a monthly night out quietly grew into a side hustle performing at local bars and restaurants several times a month. When I started booking paid gigs, I decided to promote my music…
It’s been 21 years since I started skipping my last semester of the twelfth grade and began teaching myself how to code by installing phpbb and customizing the design. Sadly, those old designs are long lost, but they led to what has been an interesting and satisfying career.
For the first time since I bought my house, it is raining outside and not inside. So grateful to everyone who has helped me 😊❤️
Raise your hand if you felt immense relief reading the story about the 23-year-old who recently fixed a 22-year-old bug in Firefox related to handling the hover state of an element that then renders a tooltip because you have a strangely similar issue sitting in a Jira project that you haven’t touched in months ✋
Billy seems to like the new flooring.
I am super excited to announce the first official gig of my new acoustic cover band , the Pop Rockets , is happening on Saturday, October 14 at 10pm at Winks Eatery in London, Ontario . If you’re in the area, it would mean the world for you to join us 😊
Allen Pike explains why you should make the thing the link . No, you can’t click here. Click the thing.
Today, for the first time ever, my barber buzzed out my ear hair. The war has begun.
My favourite podcast network, Relay FM , turned nine today ! Congratulations to Myke & Stephen and everyone at Relay who consistently produce excellent entertainment. Here’s to the next nine 🍻
Check out this beautiful rain drop wallpaper collection from my baby bro!