Just wrapping up some site additions for Cow Licks Kids Salon.
Slideshow
The client wanted a slideshow of images that they would be able to update and add images to. So I created a pretty cool looking slideshow using Flash ActionScript 3.0. It’s pretty cool. It calls in the the images to be loaded through an xml file which the client can manipulate to alter the slideshow. To reduce load time, each image is loaded a few seconds before it’s to appear on the stage.
Parties Page
The client wanted to expand their offerings on their fast growing parties that they are offering. Geoff came up with a slick design for the client which I was able to turn into a tabbed interface. The tabs was built on YUI TabView. YUI is a great library, and probably my favorite Javascript library out there now. The site makes heavy use of YUI throughout.
Contact Form
Added a contact form to the site for users to contact the client. It’s a pretty basic contact form written in PHP with some basic form validation thrown in there too.
WordPress CMS
Converted the existing static site over to WordPress to serve their CMS needs. The client can now login to an admin app and make basic content changes on their own, without the need to FTP or pay someone else for basic site changes.
MooNews
Added a MooNews area on the homepage for the client to easily add latest news to their site via the newly installed CMS.
I had the day off on Thursday, and the college was having a rummage sale. So since I wasn’t around Sean thought it’d be funny if he bought the most hideous thing possible and placed it in my office while I was away. Apparently Brittney who was taking part in the great rummage sale let Sean know that they had just the perfect thing to place in my office.
As of this writing I still haven’t seen it, but apparently it was some hideous looking painting by some well known Scientologist or something. This fine work of art was purchased at the rummage sale for $5. Out of curiosity the painting was then researched online. Apparently this appalling gag gift fetches around $700!
Not a bad profit. Looks like somebody didn’t do their homework before selling off this exquisite piece of Scientology art. The painting has plans of being sold with the profits going to a noble cause.
Sadly my Uncle Richard passed away on May 16. He was always the favorite of my brothers and I. While not technically our uncle we always considered him one and I think that sums up just how much he meant to us. He was one the most generous individuals I had ever known and would literally give you the shirt off his back if he felt you needed it.
We’ll never forget the trips to 7-11 and driving his car into shopping carts at Jamesway. My brother Frank, my Mom and I took the ride up to Belleville to attend the visitation. It was nice to meet his family and I think it’d of meant a lot to him to knew we attended.
Yesterday was by birthday and I was the lucky recipient of some pretty cool stuff this year. Here’s a list of some of the stuff:
Very cool stuff.
Rocky, my fearless fourteen and a half year old Jack Russell Terrier passed away yesterday. He displayed more courage than anyone I’ve ever met. Never one to back down from any challenge, whether it be a swarm of bees, dogs four times his size, or cars going 40 mph.
He was a good dog, a very good dog and will be missed a great deal.
