At one time I thought I would become an artist or an advertising creative person. I have always drawn or done watercolors. I'm lucky enough to have had this carry over into my professional life as well. If there's one thing I'm passionate about - it's web standards . I was part of the formation of the group called the Web Standards Project, which seeks to prod browser vendors to improve their products so that web authors need not rewrite their page for every browser.
Accessibility is a rare commodity on the web.
Authors too often worry more about a color scheme while ignoring things like the ALT tag, which allows alternative browsers, including screenreaders for the visually impaired access to the web. If the web is to be a universal medium, then more authors must make accessibility a priority. Solid web authoring will degrade gracefully to alternative user agents such as WebTV, handheld PalmOS or WinCE browsers, and even cellphone browsers. Authoring for accessibility enhances how well a site will work in future user agents, when the web becomes even more ubiquitous than it is already. Cross-browser issues interest me.