Foxy's Tale - The inane mutterings of Alexander Foxleigh

Hi. I'm Alex, I'm a senior full-stack developer with a passion for building performant, accessible and highly usable web applications.

You can find out more about me by reading my blog, taking a look at my website or having a look at my social links which are below in the footer.

Here is an assorted collection of my rants, ravings and general ramblings. I apologise in advance.

A photo taken at LeedsHack 2012 - it shows a group of people sat at tables with their laptops at a hackathon.

Leedshack begins!

Jul 28, 2012

This weekend I have decided (against my better judgement) to not sleep for 18 hours and instead to attend Dom Hodgeson's (@thehodge) excellent #Leedshack event.

Technically Minded

A painting of a hellhound - aka a 'black dog'

A beginners guide to depression

Apr 21, 2012

It has been said by many that depression is the black death of the 21st century, In 2001 I was diagnosed with clinical depression. Here is how I learned to cope with it.

Mind, Body and Soul

AFTER THE VOID

Mar 14, 2012

Here is a little snippet for a short story I am writing, as always, your feedback is appreciated :) :

Scribblings

Balloons, banners and streamers against a hot pink background

Ten Tips for throwing a great party

Feb 20, 2012

I'm not generally one to blow my own trumpet but it has been said that I throw excellent parties, after a few years of doing this I started to get asked for advice on how to help people throw their own parties. As I have no desire to become a party planner, I have put together this handy guide containing all of my top tips.

Meandering Insanity