Sam Davis | Blasted Thing

Hello and thank you for visiting my web log.

My name is Sam Davis and I hail from Bournemouth, on the south coast of the United Kingdom. I was born in Boscombe General Hospital in Dorset, and grew up in the Moordown area of the town. I attended Hill View Primary School and then went on to Bournemouth Grammar School.

After finishing my A-Levels I took a year out, as I worked for Chrysalis, and did a lot of freelance web design stuff - and then in 2001 I went to university to study BSc (Hons) Multimedia Communications. This course involved a year-long industrial placement, where I was an IT Technician. I graduated in June 2005 and freelanced my way through the next year, building systems and designing sites for various organisations.

However I decided a change was due in 2006, so I took up a position at Bright Light Media, which is a small E-Commerce web company with big ambitions. I’m still there now, and I’m responsible for the development of several web-stores and designing of internal systems. It’s a steep learning curve at times, but it’s great to be in a position whereby the things I am creating are helping us all move forward.

Aside from the obvious interest in IT, I am a huge fan of music. I frequent small gig venues across the south every month in the hope of catching a band that I really like. I’ve been to some really special nights where I listen to a band that is awesome, and then of course, it’s doubly nice when they make it big. Apart from an smidgen of smugness, it’s nice to realise how much money you can save if you catch a band early! The music section on this site will detail much of the stuff I am into at the moment.

I also, like most men, like football. I play for Ferndown Locomotive FC and support AFC Bournemouth, neither of which is ever easy - however it is a passion of mine that will never disappear. Simialrly, going out and socialising is a big part of my life. Having a few beers regularly with friends is important to me… and through it I’ve gained even more friends, random stories, and crazy nights out - some of which are documented on my photo section!

But, as well as the photos that fill this blog, there are also the blog posts themselves. Some of them simply provide a catch up on recent events in my life, whereas others are just annoynances and observations that really grate on me… therefore I write about them!

I hope you enjoy this site , and please leave your comments, as it’d be great to hear from you!