Insomnia, ennui, frustration, and general dissatisfaction with the world at large and my situation in particular are the order of the day. Let's take a look at what's been going on:

• Web Design - I've been going through a bit of a web design crisis recently, which is a BadThing[tm] given that I make a living as a web designer. I've recently gotten it in my head to update all my web sites to XHTML 1.0 Strict with CSS2 in order to be in line with modern standards. This has produced a great deal of frustration for me as I attempt to use CSS to do all the things I used to do with HTML, and particularly with tables. Bleah.
• Insomnia - I got 7 hours of sleep last night. That's the most I've gotten in a day in nearly a week. I've been terribly tired all week long, bailed on work twice, and left two hours early once. I've put in a grand total of 6 hours of work this week, and most of that has been unfocused because I'm just too bloody tired to concentrate, and unproductive due to my web design crisis.
• Weather - It's hot. It sucks. 'Nuff said.
• Unfinished Projects - I have quite a few of these, which I'll explore in-depth below. They're all vying for my attention, and I haven't enough to spare to give them ALL a fair shot.
• Money Concerns - I'm just scraping by right now financially. I'm not in any particular financial danger, I'm just accustomed to living more comfortably than I am right now. When I think about things that I want or need that cost more than about $10, it's a case of long-term planning. I need a new bed or mattress, I want some books on XHTML and CSS, I want a couple of new D&D books, I want a new computer table or desk, etc.
• Tech Industry - I miss my old job. This is partly related to the above, and partly due to my web design crisis. The tech industry is in a bad place right now, and I'm not sure if it's a localized phenomenon. No one is hiring like they were in '99, and I despair of ever getting back into the tech industry proper. Web design is getting me by, but it's not my calling.
• More...?

Okay, now for that Unfinished Projects thing.

• Learning Latin
• Learning CGI
• Learning CSS2
• Overhauling all my web sites
• Reading Cryptonomicon
• Tidying my room

-DeThroneD