I'm cheesin' now! Thanks for the "kudos"!
I am barely grasping the css end of things now and am constantly hitting my head against the wall (or more specifically, my desk) when I try to learn something new with it. Like z-index - not a clue what this does, how it changes anything, etc.
I try new concepts here and there and also fall back to what I know due to deadlines or frustration! Nothing I hate more than something I don't know! And before clients, I would've spent every waking moment trying to master what it was that was kicking my ---. Just don't have that luxury anymore.
Zen Garden: very neat concept. Perhaps I can review it one day when I need a challenge!
I admire anyone that can code style sheets effectively, that's for sure! As far as flash and XML, I've met a couple of people here but not anything I am very impressed with.
Have you tried rentacoder? They may have some people you could use for the flash and XML.
Dreamweaver is awesome as you can use the split view for design and code. This is awesome for me as I can save time placing tables and their attributes but tweak the code at will.
And yes, the CSS is cool with the ability to click on the style being used and change it very easily, or add new styles which is automatically placed in the sheet you specify.
Send me an example of your work!