Day 30

Over at the Web site/newspaper where I am the managing editor, I’ve been trying to figure out ways to have fun and be creative on its admittedly very dated framework.

The best I could come up with was a personal challenge-turned-project where I take and post one photo every day for six months on my work blog:http://denver.yourhub.com/~eric Needless to say, besides the ridiculous amount of work I have to do to keep all 45 Web sites and 18 print editions running smoothly (I’m the only manager for the entire staff), taking and posting all of those photos is quite a timesink as well, albiet a welcome one. I don’t get much chance for creativity lately (as evidenced by the extreme lack of activity on this very blog), so forcing myself to fire at least one or two synapses in service of nothing but fun is fantastic.

Once I post the photo for Dec. 12, I will be exactly one month into my six-month project. I’ve got to say, I didn’t think I would make it and keep at it as much as I have. I must be just that starved for an outlet. YourHub is *fingers crossed* getting an entirely new Web site, built from scratch, next year, and I’m trying to broaden my horizons significantly online so I know what features we can shamelessly ape incorporate into the final product.

I’ve had an on-and-off relationship with Tumblr, but I decided to simul-post all of my YourHub daily photos to a new Tumblr blog (http://1photo.tumblr.com) to see just how easy it is and how we could incorporate that kind of simple blogging into YourHub.com.

It is just plain amazing how different the two experiences are. I feel like I’ve been pushing a hoop down a dirt road with a stick and then I got a Playstation 3 for Christmas. Anyway, check  them both out. I’ve been having a great time doing this. Here’s hoping I can make it five more months.