Suddenly I've immersed myself in a number of programming and website related tasks.  It's been a long time since I've wanted to stay hunched over my keyboard while I'm at home, but now it's like my inner-geek wants out and I'm letting it have its way because its been locked up for so long. 

So as you've probably guessed by now, I've redesigned my website.  It's like clockwork.  About once every two months I get my mind set on updating the site and creating a new skin.  I've done it so many times now that it probably only takes me about 4 - 5 hours to do.  Basically, I got the urge late, late, late last night and threw it together.  I put a little more effort into this one with some subtle graphics to help smooth things out.  Originally I had a vision for an army green color with orange highlights, but it really looked stupid.  So, I'm sticking with blue.  Blue rocks.

I've also been looking into Avalon.  It's research for work, but I've become pretty consumed in wanting to learn more about it.  So far I've gone over the basics of creating Windows applications with Avalon, but now I really want to dive under the hood and get a deep understanding of what it really is and how it really works. 

I think it's somewhat ironic that while I'm looking at Avalon, and I'm also getting into GDI+ for the first time.  I've done next to no work with graphics in Windows apps in .Net 1.x.  Anyway, I'll just say that I have an idea that involves GDI+ in .Net, 2000 US census data, and United States geography.  I don't know where this idea is going to go yet, but I plan on blogging about it as I find time. 

When am I actually going to have time to do any of this stuff?  I have no idea.  I've already been cancelling other personal activities and have been insanely busy with other rehearsals, concerts, working on the basement, LAN parties, childbirth classes, and maintaining the evil entity that is known as my lawn.  We'll see what happens.