May 22, 2001

  • Do I really have the time for Xanga?


    Let me put this a different way: Do I really have the time to be creating the likes of Xangaman in Xangaland?


    Yes and no.  If it were merely a matter of utilizing my leisure time most abidingly and efficiently, then I'd do better, I believe, in just leisurely reading fiction or studying Chinese.  Yes, the days are getting longer (due to the progression of summer and the fact that everyday lengthens by .002 seconds, regardless), but my quest for reclaiming time is still relentless.  So what gives? 


    Well, the minor scripting jostling involved in preparing Xangaman did hone my html skills incrementally.  And considering that at least one of my several professional concerns involves website construction, I can justify the time spent also as developmental learning.


    Web development--am I kidding?  Not really.  Most of my professional skills (besides being the utmost in professional wallpapering--I believe I could wallpaper a basketball and make it look crisp!) are on an ever-renewing cusp, and so always developing.  My first attempt at web design (index only now functional for this demo) was for a summer piano concert called Pianofest in the Hamptons.  Paul Schenly, a pianist and the director, is a friend of mine and threw the challenge my way.  This evolved into the more technically mature  (as driven by the festival's interest) current site of www.pianofest.org -- yet I've always liked my graphical rendering of the first attempt better!


    I've also established a site for another friend's business, www.foradora.com .  This is still coming together stylistically as I've got to get the pics to load faster (various tricks) and I have yet to enhance the text fonts and text content somewhat.  But it's some ongoing side work (translate: beer money), nonetheless.


    I have also set up a site to enhance my teaching efforts.  Some of you may have already visited my Stats class site . Once again, if you care to visit, I'd suggest checking out the Practice Tests!!


    So the Xangaman series is, in part, a self-instructional programming experience of some marginal utility.  But a chance to get to know the diverse Xanga milieu better, too!

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