Ask HN: I've got Programmer's Block

I'm a programmer. Maybe not a professional one (yet), but it's safe to say I can write programs in codespeak. I started with Ruby, looking at Erlang and Haskell. Picked up a few C++ and Java books, but I can't stand them. It's like trying to read the lyrics to any 50 Cent song. I'm still working on them though.

My problem is that I can't seem to get my ideas to follow up. I think my problem is that I've picked far too big/complex projects and then hitting a brick wall.

What do you (HN) do to get past Programmer's Block? Also, what do you do to keep yourself from getting fed up with programming?