Once again, the lead singer of the Counting Crows proves that he knows my life better than I do. The proof? This recent post from his weblog:

Anyone out there who is self-employed will know exactly what I mean when I say this. Being self-employed is wonderful because you are free to do whatever you want. And it is horrible because if you want to succeed, the only thing you are allowed to want is to work.

It's true. That's why I'm doing my usual work on my birthday: networking, client emails, putting out feelers and other general things. Yeesh.