Stephen Bruington

"Cogito ergo sum. I think, therefore I am." 
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November 17, 2009

Web Design, meet Server-Side Programming

I've been interested in web development / design for over 10 years. I've dabbled, dawdled, played and did a little here and there, but nothing fancy...ever. I know a little HTML, I've gotten much better at CSS, but from there my knowledge terminates. What's missing? PHP, MySQL, ie: server-side programming.

I'm working on a major project that will require an extensive MySQL database with heavy PHP scripts running on all pages of the site. I once took a seminar on MS Access which taught me a little about relational databases, which turns out to be important because that's the 'heart and soul' of MySQL.

I found a book, "PHP in a Nutshell" which I plan to get my hands on soon. I'm hoping this book will help launch me into a whole new world of understanding and website development. My site idea requires a great deal more knowledge and experience than I have currently, so here goes nothing.

I'll post a vague summary of my project in the near future. For now, check out my other project here.

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November 15, 2009

1000 Ways Project

Okay, so my little brain has recently become inundated with ideas. The 1000 Ways Project is just one of many, but an important idea to note/describe.

It's no secret that life is hard, and relationships [can be] harder. Sarah and I talk regularly about needs, spending time together, appreciation, etc. I decided it would be a great idea to come up with 1,000 different ways to say, "I love you". Rather than just listing these ideas, I decided it would be fun to call my idea/plan the '1000 Ways Project'.

The 1000 Ways Project is basically a year-long project to come up with 1,000 different ways to say, "I love you". I felt that tumblr.com would be the best blog site to use for this project, so I setup 1000waysproject.tumblr.com. Every day I post 3 new ways to say, "I love you" which fall into 1 of 10 categories. Each post is tagged with '1000WaysProject', 'i love you', '(category)' and the date in the following format: mm.dd.yyyy.

I've not only created the tumblr site, but a Gmail address (1000waysproject@gmail.com) and a Twitter account, @1000WaysProject. The Twitter account is used to post a link to the daily (3 post) page, for example: 1,000 Ways to say, "I love you." Day 4 of 365 -http://bit.ly/24njdo #1000Ways #love #life #relationships.

I'm having fun with this, and that's all that matters. It's really helped me develop a better appreciation for Sarah, and relationships.

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