Arcane Gel

About Us:

Ian: The proprietor of this humble establishment that I now call Arcane Gel. It's basically a big, glorified bookmark list for me plus some family pictures and other fun stuff. I went to UCSD for undergrad and graduate studies.
Maureen: My wife and co-president of the household. We met at UCSD for undergrad and haven't left except for a couple of years at a little college called Yale University for her Master's.
Timothy: Our son Timmy was born, let's say during grad school, and he's just as movie- and video game-geeky as I am.
Evelyn: Our daughter Evelyn was born four years (to the day) after Timmy was born and loves to sing and dance.
Spencer: Our son Spencer was born almost nine years after Timmy, yes on purpose. Mischief scale: Timmy < Evelyn < Spencer.

Theoretically Asked Questions (TAQ):

Why make a home page? I just want to make my home on the web so people who know me or my family or want to know us can visit. Lost contact? Not anymore! Plus, I've got help for all of you web surfers out there, resources for classic and modern gamers, and more cool links.
Can I make my own page? Sure, I've got some tips. Visit my web help page.
What does "Arcane Gel" mean? Well, literally it just means jellylike substance understood by a few. I just thought it was interesting that it's a homophone of 'archangel'.
Why "Theoretically..."? It can't be "Frequently" since I hardly (actually never) get asked these questions. And with the above answers the questions will probably still never get asked. They're preemptive explanations of things.

Announcements:

17 Apr 2015: I updated the graphics on the site to higher-quality (HD, if you will). These are the logo and icons. The color scheme is flattened now to shades of blue, but you'll only notice the sharpness of the graphics if you're viewing the site on an HD or Retina device like an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook with Retina or a Nexus 7 2013 or Nexus 9 tablet or Nexus 5 or 6 phone or later. I checked on non-HD devices, and the graphics scale pretty much the same as I did manually to get the smaller size versions I used before. Hopefully it's worth it for the extra file size. If for some reason you get extra-large images, try refreshing the page, since likely the CSS file is a cached version. I updated the CSS to scale down the graphics to the size of the previous buttons. It's been a good learning (and re-learning) experience for me, and I hope to make it more desktop-friendly (while staying mobile-friendly). Then maybe I can focus on content, like finally updating the concerts and tech pages.
11 Apr 2015: Welcome to the new site, Arcane Gel. New domain, same content, more or less. I had to go through and update graphics and other references to the old domain, but if you've seen the old place, not much else has changed.
25 Feb 2015: I did some more streamlining, cleanup, etc. Hopefully this site looks much better on mobile devices too.
10 Feb 2015: Well...lots of time and no updates. I've been pretty busy with social media and life in general. Big announcement, though: the res-alian domain is going away. I will make an bigger announcement soon, accompanied with a website redesign, at which point both the old and new domains will work until the old domain expires in May.
05 Jan 2012: Happy New Year! I made the site more mobile-browser-friendly. It didn't take too much work since I'd already coded the pages with PHP, XHTML, CSS, and strict compliance. I pretty much just had to add the meta viewport tag to my html headers and do a bit of layout rearrangement. I've also been updating the tech page every so often.
Announcements Archive

Some personal items:

	Journal My personal journal. Thoughts on music, technology, politics, faith, and life in general. Open to the public. It's been really sporadic since work got busy, even through changing jobs. Also social media.
	Photo Gallery Tons of pictures from 1994 to 2009. Spans college, grad school, and family life.
	Maureen and Ian's Wedding We got married 04 Jan 2003, and here's our website with some wedding pictures, digital memorabilia, and credits.
	Concerts page All the concerts I've attended so far. I recently added Radiohead (26 Jun 2006 and 27 Aug 2008), Gin Blossoms [Gin and Tonic] (20 Feb 2009), and Muse (22 Sep 2010). More to come, once I finish writing the reviews.
	My resume There's no reason not to put this here. Maureen's is here too. The kids' resumes may be added shortly.

Some inspiring readings:

This passage demonstrates the history, strength, and persistence of the Filipino female, the Filipina:
"The Filipina" by Sylvia Mayuga from Insight Guide: Philippines

This passage demonstrates my philosophy on life, music, and math:
"Music and Fractal Landscapes" by Richard MacDuff from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

These essays echo my philosophy on politics, true compassion, and faith:
Moby Essay Archive from various albums by Moby

Vocabulary Word of the Irregular Interval: schadenfreude (UrbanDictionary.com) (note that many UD entries cite lyrics for the song "Schadenfreude" from the show Avenue Q)

Yes, you too can speak hip urban, hacker, or European slang just like your favorite actor, musician, professor, roommate, or distant relative! Use words like fo' shizzle, shiznit, w00t, or pikey! Visit UrbanDictionary.com! (Parental discretion advised.) For a standard dictionary, I use Dictionary.com.

Some other cool links:

	Maureen's Lab Space Maureen's mini-site with her resume and hobbies.
	timmy's zone Timmy's mini-site with assorted pictures through his first year.
	evelyn's crib Evelyn's mini-site with assorted pictures through her first two months.
	spencer's space Spencer's mini-site with assorted pictures through his first month.
	Band and music-related Official sites and fansites for a small fraction of the all the bands I like.
	Technology Resources Hardware, software, humor. Play classic games!.
	Web Help Surf like a pro. Save time and find what you want. Publish your material.
	Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-related sites 42.
	Original Software I wrote some bits of open-source software for my own utility, and they're stored here locally as well as on their own SourceForge sites.
	Organizations at UCSD and elsewhere Student orgs and resources. Needs some updating. For more UCSD organizations, try searching here.
	CD database The list of CDs we own, by artist. Soundtracks are organized by film/play, and compilations by series name.
	DVD database The list of DVDs we own, by category (or alphabetically if you like). Seems like a lot, but we keep it from getting too bloated.
	Fun stuff, movies, and multimedia Very miscellaneous fun stuff.

Temporal info:

First created 08 Oct 1995.
Last modified 17 Apr 2015.
Journal updated 11 Apr 2015.

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