Hey everyone! I'm 25, a SoCal resident, a flight instructor by trade, and think PHP is totally awesome! I discovered 'web development' about a year ago and have been hooked ever since.
I've read a few books about 'web development' (now if I could only get it to stick in my brain!) -
Head First HTML / CSS
Head First JavaScript
Head First PHP
PHP and MySQL Web Development by Luke Wellington
PHP for Absolute Beginners (I'm currently reading this one)
I'm not much of an academic, but I have tremendous about of drive to become a competent coder and learn the LAMP stack. It's nice to meet you all! - Cheers!