CSS revisited

So I took another stab at formatting CSS with the page we got for homework.
It went a lot better than last week. I rearranged tags and what not so that it would be easier for me to work with. I had a lot of trouble with header and the footer before, but after placing them in order, then it was easier.
everything was going hunky dory, up until I tried using floats. I have used them before, and the worked. But for some reason I couldn't get the two divs to sit right. I even encased them in another div, but it this didn't work either. So to make my life easier, I got rid of the floats, and got rid of the table that didn't have anything.

I had a TON of validation errors. It had to do with the the tags ul and li
When I corrected them it, was mainly having to do where ending tags were.
The validation site was a bit irritating, since it gives an "explanation" on what is wrong, but doesn't necessarily tell you how to fix it, grrrr.
So I was off to hunt the answer down.


On a fun side note, my fish tank is having a algae bloom. It seems like no matter how many water changes I do, the tank doesn't want to clear up. I really don't feel like using chemicals... too many chemicals cannot be good for my poor fishy.

Week 01 - Exercise in CSS

Truthfully, I think I under estimated this week's assignment.
I am so used to building CSS in my own quirky way that when it came down to build around an established page, I wen blank. Wait scratch that I am still Blank. Like any person, I know what I know, at that is the way I always do it. But when it come down to trying something new, I struggle, A LOT. My way of building a page/site is to start off with CSS, then build the page AROUND it.
Having always done that I find my self unable to do it the other way around...

Granted that is what classes are for... to bounce off ideas off of other classmates and the teacher... So I don't feel guilty that I am having trouble with this week's CSS exercise... even though I am graduating in in the Summer (epic fail in my eyes).

But I have to get back on the saddle try again. I am stubborn and hate to see myself not complete assignments or tasks given to me. I need to figure it out in order to get a better understanding. I might give up certain moments, but once I clear that out I am back at it again.

On a side note, I find blogging for classes an excellent idea! I am usually a reserved person in class, and have difficulty expressing myself at those moments. So doing this I can edit what I am thinking so that it makes sense to me and to others.
And why is it that when we as students get in the internet, we spend hours surfing around the web, but when it comes to homework we don't apply the same fervor?