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First off, I started playing around with CakePHP. CakePHP is yet another framework that I have started to play with. It is written in PHP of course and has been pretty easy to use. It is very simple and feels very similar to my past attempts to create a framework. Where I failed, it seems that CakePHP has succeeded. With my hopeful move to a new host for the Ume site and the unknown Python availability, I wanted a backup plan for some fun programming. CakePHP has fit the bill so far.

In addition to my constant addiction web frameworks, I have started using Visual Studio for debugging XSL within ePublisher. This has been a blessing and a curse. When it works, it has made things extremely helpful because I can search through available node sets and see what my needed XPath will have to be. On the downside, it has frozen up my system over three times. At this point, I am pretty sure I just need to adjust how I work within the debugging environment but who knows at this point.

Lastly, I can officially say that I have "shows". What this means is that there are a selection of TV shows that I really just can't miss during the week. 24, for example, is one show that I cannot seem to miss, although I am ready for it to be over. American Idol is another that has caught me off guard. My actual favorite though is the Office. Everyone says that the BBC version is the best. It is very good but there is a soft spot in my heart for Steve Carrel (spelling?). The season finale was absolutely amazing.