If you think life seems too hard think about someone like Roz Savage who is attempting a three stage row across the Pacific Ocean. No matter how big your TODO list is it can’t be that big. I had to laugh when I read her entry entitled “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it“.

I don’t get much time lately to play with web toys, but I’ve been really intrigued by the possibilities offered by the new CSS grid frameworks. I think it’s a bit too soon to call these CSS files frameworks, but they offer some great possibilities.

I took apart a MovableType template and have applied on at my test blog. Check out the coolness that happens when you go to that page and click control, then use your scroll wheel. I didn’t make the whole template set yet — I haven’t had much spare time lately.

Grid templates:

• Typogridphy — I like this one since it does a really nice job of both the grid and typography.
• Blueprint — Pretty good documentation.
• Yui Grids – Really easy to use with some super cool automation.
• Blueprint Generator — fill in a form and the custom CSS gets emitted. Awesome if you know what you want.

I know I’m a little comic obsessed at the moment. This was made with Comic Life. I love the program, but it’s a little slow on Windows. I’ll bet the Mac port is better.

Just in case you aren’t in on the joke, bitstrips, which is the web site that allows you to create these little cartoons allows people who view the comics to either “laugh” or “groan”. I haven’t gotten many laughs yet.

I saw Iron Man recently at the theater. It was a fun summer movie. In fact I think it’s my favorite comic to big screen movie so far with the possible exception of Road to Perdition. I can’t wait to see the other more movies from Marvel if they are all this good. They can’t possibly be as bad as that Hulk movie from a few years ago.

When I was out sick I read a favorable review of the book, “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need”. I dropped it into an Amazon order. If you feel some angst about your career and you don’t have a good mentor or have only been in the workplace for a couple of years this is a great read. It might make a good gift for someone who is headed out to their first real job after college. I found the advice pretty basic. On the other hand it was still a fun read thanks to the format and the illustrations by Rob Ten Pas.

There wasn’t anything special I learned but I loved the reminder that “it’s not about you” and “leave an imprint”. You can check out some illustrations on the Johnny Bunko web site.