Figured out most of the guestbook coding, which was a good learning exercise. Now I need to get working on some actual website stuff. Even though I don't plan to use it right now, I had to work through the guestbook stuff to get it out of my head. Think I'll look into using JavaScript to automate the log menus so that I don't have to worry about updating it every month. Then I need to get on Jake's Jule and the Rock Garden. And I need to work on some tribute. I know what I want to do for Pacifica and Poe, just need to do them. Brad I still need to figure out.

I will need to balance working on the site and getting stuff done around the house. I have so much stuff to get done, but I just don't have the motivation to do it. Although I do have a project that I'm hoping to do today. Guess we'll see how it goes. Just wish I could move to something that took less work to maintain, but that's not an option right now.

Just had the notion that my guest book work could be used to make "site log" and/or "to do list" maintenance forms. Which would be cool but also seems a bit humorous that I’m thinking about adding dynamic properties to a static site. Then again, such things should make some of the more mundane parts easier to maintain, giving me more time to spend on the interesting stuff.

Although, of the two, I think the “to do list” is the more practical application as it is changing all the time, whereas the site logs are just adding more text. The biggest pain for the logs is having to change things up each month with the addition of a new first page. Maybe I should look at using some JavaScript to automate it so that the menus and first page get set dynamically. Then I only need to create the new months page and everyhting will just work (theoretically).

Work has been so busy lately that I just haven't had much time to even think about the site. Then I happened on an idea that I think will make the Rock Garden and Jake's Juke better, but I'm having to figure out JavaScript stuff just to see if it will. And figuring out the JavaScript has been a pain, thb. It takes bigger blocks of time for me to work on, I need to be able to focus, learn, and test stuff. I also do not have the patience to sit down and learn it proper, so I'm trying to figure out just enough from examples to get my task done. And a lot of real JS code looks like some of the most nonsensical shit ever. Because I'm focused on intangible shit there is no visible indication of change, and it feels like I'm not making progress.