Well, my boss at the publishing company put my job as a web designer on hold until at least September, so I'm looking for work. Lately, I've been looking into getting into the mining business, working at a mining camp for the summer, and possibly longer if I like it. It's tough work, no doubt, but it's also very rewarding. Listening to my grandfather (who also did mining for a while in his youth), I'll spend the first 2 weeks wishing for sweet, sweet death to ease the pain. Then after that it suddenly won't hurt anymore. Don't ask me how it works. But I think $5000/month is worth some pain.