A break from the knitting

I'm taking a bit of a break from my knitting, not so much by choice as by necessity. My dear, sweet M. is concerned that I should be able to support myself if he has to go to prison. I am concerned for the same thing. So I am teaching myself (with his assistance) how to program in Java. Within a couple of months I hope to be able to take the J2EE certification exam and get a job.
It's not coming very easy to me, honestly. I am unaccustomed to having problems learning things, so it is very frustrating for me. But I intend to stick with it. I know I am an intelligent woman, so if other people can learn this, so can I.

Here are some more pictures I took of the snow yesterday...

This is crazy. I shot this outside my apartment this afternoon. I love it, don't get me wrong, but I don't recall ever having snow so late in the season, or ever seeing snowflakes this large.