Wikipedia’s list of famous events, births, and deaths that have occured on May 18. (I haven’t made the list yet, but there’s still time).

Saw Real Women Have Curves last night. Really great film, in every respect (especially America Ferrera’s performance). RadioAmber isn’t a pretty website, but it is a great internet radio site that focusses on the 78rpm erra and earlier stuff as well. Great music and spoken word tracks.

I was amused to see philosopher Cornel West playing a bit part in The Matrix: Reloaded, which I caught last night. I don’t know much about West, but I found an interview between West and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. that should help.

There are still a few kinks to be worked out, but my new portfolio is almost ready for prime time.

PhpObject from GhostWire claims to let you use PHP to connect your data-driven sites to Flash front-ends. They take the idea from Macromedia’s own Flash Remoting app (which is $999). I’ve gotta check that out as soon as possible. A silly flash piano I built today to use in a training session this summer. No [...]