I'm ready to take a break for a few weeks. I've finally updated my portfolio, adding some Lucent work from the past 4 years, and removing some old work. You can see the new stuff by going to the services section and using the Featured Work links in the right sidebar. Was anxious to get that out of the way. I've also gotten some responses out for new project work and can now focus on actual work for a friend and a few personal projects.

The year has had good and tough times. Some things I can do without like constantly getting colds by taking my son out play with his friends every week. I discovered Airborne, but that damned sinusitis keeps finding me. Such is the life of a parent. The stupid car I use only once a week gave me all kinds of headaches. But otherwise, it's been cool. Time really flew by this year.

Some of the things I've been thankful for: finally feeling like I'm learning to paint, rediscovering cycling, rediscovering that I love to make stuff with my hands, getting better at doing site development, accepting that I can do a little freelance and enjoy it, being lucky enough to do work that I enjoy, finally starting to take my finances seriously, being lucky enough to see my friends occassionally, telecommuting, spending every day with my wife and son and living in a city full of wonders.

Upcoming for me hopefully (sort of a to do list for January on):

• hopefully a blog entry about cutting up comps and creating CSS for grids
• more skinning of this site and experimenting with making Drupal skins (some for you to use for free, some possibly for sale)
• getting physically ready for the spring bike season (seriously)
• selling my car so I can bike commute to NJ (who needs the MTA?)
• back to mixing with Traktor DJ Studio
• sewing classes at Make Workshop
• watching more movies
• learning to trackstand
• getting brown in Jamaica!!!

I need more hours in the day.