May 18, 2000

     i've been bogged down in html heaven. (Some people think it's hell)  And i am truly a masochist, because i keep going back for more, no matter how frustrated i get.  Right now, it's the battle of the guest book.  i've done one before, but it's been awhile and i can't for the life of me get it to work again.   

     And it's raining outside and the house is a mess.

     Do i sound frustrated?  i am.  i hate when i can't get things to work.  i feel stupid.  i get full of self-doubts.  This is probably not a good time to be writing.

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     On a lighter note, i have a new journal to read that i really like!  It's called "Lessons Learned, Notes from 10 Years Out"  and is written by Lisa.  (thank you Lisa)  Hmmm.  i wanted to show more enthusiasm with that thank you, but i'm trying not to use emoticons (as suggested by a post of Jane's) and it's proving to be harder than i thought.  i didn't realize how much i use them, and i'm also discovering how hard it is to convey expressions without the benefit of body language.

     And i can't end every enthusiastic sentence with !.   That just seem to darn perky.  

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     On yet another note, doing the html work does bring me a lot of pleasure.  i mean, i do really like it; like the opportunity to be creative.  If it was too easy i'd be bored.  

     How wide is my butt going to get spending all these hours in front of the computer?

     Told you i shouldn't be writing today.   

                 shadoe