I've been coding day and night on several projects -- all are .NET applications, mostly C# with ASP.NET. They're all a ton of fun because I get to architect and design the entire application and solution, and am the only programmer on the project, but at times it can be incredibly overwhelming because I have nobody to rely on but myself to make deliverables. It's quite liberating though, being your own boss and setting your own schedules and timelines and delivering them on time. I do miss the nights when I could curl up and draw with my Wacom tablet though *pout*.

I see my article in PocketPC Magazine has hit newsstands now, so I'm pretty happy -- (page 34 if you happen by a Barnes & Noble or Borders bookstore) :D I wish I had time to work on my novel or at least more articles, but until my project load lightens up a bit it will have to be a back-burner kind of thing.

So far lately the only game I've been playing is MTG Online (Magic the Gathering). What a FUN game! This is my first foray into the collectible trading card arena and I've been having a blast. It's great for someone that's as busy as me because I can pop in, get a game started against another person immediately, have some fun for a few minutes, and then log off to go work on code again. I still wish some of the games listed below would finally get released.

We're playing Gray Snail Friday night, I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow I think I'm going to go get the top of my left ear pierced. I'm a little nervous, but I think it'll look cool, especially when I wear my ponytails onstage like I do. I just hope it doesn't hurt like hell :P