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ChristopherJMartin.com is an ever-evolving collection of personal and professional projects, information, tips, tricks, travel, adventures, experiences, lessons learned, lessons unlearned and other things I am interested in. This website is a work in progress as it desperately tries to find its identity. You can do anything but you can't do everything. My friends say it could be a lot better...And I agree. I'm working on it.



The Quick Facts

  • Senior I.T. Support Specialist & Multimedia Manager at the University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pennsylvania Grad (Masters Degree: Leadership & Entrepreneurial Studies)
  • Temple University Grad (Undergrad Degree: Radio & Television Broadcast)
  • Part-time Entrepreneur, Beach Day Gifts & More
  • Part-time Photographer (Landscape + Travel)
  • Wildwood Pizza Tour - Founder
  • 2x Triathlons + 3x Half Marathons
  • Life-long Philadelphian
  • Oldest of 6 kids
  • If I'm not here, I'm probably at the beach.





A few things I am interested in...

  • Live Streaming - We do a ton of streaming, including YouTube and Facebook Live, at the University of Pennsylvania. My undergraduate degree is in audio and video production. I love keeping up with the trends.
  • Website Development - I enjoy the process of creating websites, particularly using Drupal/Wordpress, HTML and CSS.
  • Travel / Road Trips / Exploration - I've been to 30+ U.S. states, Bermuda, Ireland and England. My life goal is to add many more to this list!
  • Photography - I love capturing photographs of everyday life and travel in unique ways. Let's connect on Instagram!
  • Songwriting - I've written and recorded more than 500 songs and love acoustic guitar.
  • Pizza - Long time fan. Founder of the Wildwood Pizza Tour; An annual night of sampling and rating every slice on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk.
  • Live Music - It's not uncommon for me to catch live music 2 - 3 times per week.
  • ...and more!




Latest Notes

I had a couple vacation days to use in the middle of chilly Philadelphia February with limited budget. As I perused Google Maps searching for ideas how to spend two winter days, a north-eastern food and drink tour began to emerge.
 
Here’s what happened.


This low-key park flies under the radar but is a gem of a place! Upper Tampa Bay Park offers easy, short hikes among a diverse range of Florida trees and plants.


I've been waiting to try White Manna in Hackensack NJ for more than 15 years. It is one of the teeniest hamburger spots you’ll find anywhere! Very appropriately, they specialize in small burger sliders. I finally visited.


In the midst of troubleshooting some issues with a 2015-purchased networked HP LaserJet P3015, upgrading the firmware became a necessary step. Here we go.


Rock Island State Park, located in central Tennessee, came recommended to me by locals, and features two notable waterfalls: Great Falls (20 feet tall but impressively wide) and Twin Falls (80 feet tall and also considerably wide). 


Of the 3 Tennessee state parks I visited in 2023, Fall Creek Falls State Park was my overall favorite! The multiple waterfalls were great, of course, culminating in the 256 feet main waterfall, but the hiking trails, landscape views and swinging bridge along the way were the perfect compliment to the experience.