School Stuff
I’ve been working on closing off this quarter, and I finally have a date: Thursday at 1. That’s when my evaluation appointment is and when my creative writing contract is officially complete.

I’m going to be working closely with the Writing Center this summer to do some web site revisions. One part of that is implementing a new database for the Center’s handout library, which is currently managed by hand and is a pain in the ass to keep accurate with updates. I’ll be doing the database work in PostgreSQL using ADOdb as a frontend to the DB work so that if we switch databases, the change will go seamlessly.

I’ve learned quite a bit from David Metzler, head of Network Services for the College, about how this should be properly implemented. I already knew quite a bit, but he’s helping me think about the system with slightly newer approaches and ideas that I haven’t considered before. I’m also doing the official documentation for the whole thing. The project is a test bed to see if Network Services can maintain an application successfully after the original maintainer leaves, so that should be cool to see.

Web Design Stuff
I’ve been working with a client in Florida to revamp an existing link management system. This has also been a learning experience, and I’m pretty sure the client will be satisfied with the final result. I’m going to make a big push this week to get that done. Hopefully, I’ll succeed.

Random Mentions
Congratulations to Jerry Chiang on his graduation from the University of Washington. Props to ya, Jer. Congrats to all members of the class of 2005!