Syntax Overdrive

I’m tired… because I have been working till 05.00 in the morning three days in a row. I’m coding a form that needs to send and retrieve data from a database from within a secure CMS and I’m this *showing about 2mm between thumb and index to you* close to getting it to work… *aargh* The problem is that somehow jQuery/Ajax is not triggered or the database is not triggered and I really really really don’t like debugging. I’m obsessed now with solving the problem because I’m so close and such a determined stubborn goat.

I don’t mind coding but when I get like this it just reminds me again why I am a designer: it’s safer for me because I don’t spend that many nights in obsessed-work-mode getting five hours of sleep or less. Nor does my brain go into overdrive not knowing where the breaks are, seeing endless lines of syntax in my thoughts and looking for solutions. Today I’ll focus on the design again, it’s instant result which is what I’m in desperate need of at the moment and a codeine for my triggered-by-a-lack-of-sleep headache.

Time to be good to me: a break and a Thai noodle soup…

Yes I heard some of you dearies out there but you know what I’m like… *hehe* thanks for your concern!

Accountancy Presentation

I had a presentation yesterday which went really well, I wrote earlier that I was asked to design an accountancy website but last week I was also unexpectedly asked to design a website offering accountancy courses which is a far more extensive one. So while I was ill I worked on a presentation website. The client wasn’t aware of this until yesterday because I didn’t want to make him promises that I might not be able to keep while being ill. I guess it paid off because in his words: he was chuffed…

We agreed on a fee that made me smile from ear to ear: I now have two websites to finish by the end of this month *hehe* All else is on hold for the moment and I’ll reply to emails over the weekend! Sorry… but I’m sure you’ll understand that this is a great opportunity. I’ve been checking out stock photography online, how time-consuming that is. I know it’s something I need to do but I’d rather spend time on the actual design and build the Flash animations and banners. I so love what I do when I get the appreciation that I deserve.

I sure am a zesty gal today *hehe*