First, thanks to everyone who wished me well yesterday. My cold has taken a turn for the better just as quickly as it turned bad yesterday. That's a big relief, heading into the weekend. It's bad enough that this is slowing me down at work ( Read more... )

I've had creative ambitions for as long as I can remember. While I'm certainly no Mozart-like prodigy, I developed a wide range of artistic skills as a child, especially musical and visual arts. In fact, I approach software more as a (highly abstract) art form than an engineering discipline. That plus the nice salary is why I chose this career path ( Read more... )

Today, instead of writing in my journal, I made a custom layout for it. I really should write English rather than LJ code, but it's hard to let a tool like that just sit around unused. Hopefully y'all like the new look. Please let me know if you run across anything broken, as I'm still learning how to do this.