Week In Review: May 14th, 2010

This past week has been quite different from the normal drab of my routine, so here it is in a nutshell:

• Two weeks ago I began working on a website project with one primary goal: to teach myself PHP. While this has been a great learning experience, the project has spawned an idea, which grew into a concept, which is now something much greater. Codenamed "Yola," the website is a miniature version of Facebook: a private network where one can join and post status updates, pictures, create a small profile, and connect with friends. I plan to use Yola as a semi-replacement for my current Facebook profile since I am not very happy with the direction that Facebook privacy is heading. I plan on an early-beta version of the site to be available by the end of summer.

• This week I began writing features for an upcoming feature on Critically Correct: Bobby Gaylor Appreciation Week. Seriously. If you are not familiar with Bobby Gaylor's amazing album Fuzzatonic Scream, you soon will be.

• Work in the past week has been unusually stressful for me. Despite facing numerous challenges and causing a small problem or two with some of my previous work, I am doing my best to hang tight. I have definitely been using this stressful time to double-check the quality of my current work and re-code some of my past work with my improved skills. I hope to keep learning and improving at work as much as I possibly can.

B3 out.