function loadMenus() {
  if (window.menu1) return;

  var opts = new Array();
  opts['menuWidth']              = 90;
  opts['menuItemHeight']         = 15;
  opts['menuXOffset']            = 5;
  opts['menuYOffset']            = 15;

  opts['bgColor']                = "#778368";
  opts['menuItemBgColor']        = '#778368';
  opts['menuContainerBgColor']   = "#778368";
  opts['menuItemHiliteBgColor']  = '#8c997f';
  opts['menuLiteBgColor']        = "#8c997f";
  opts['menuBorderBgColor']      = "#000000";
  opts['menuBorder']             = 1;
  opts['menuItemBorder']         = 1;

  opts['menuItemHAlign']         = 'left';
  opts['menuItemVAlign']         = 'middle';
  opts['menuItemPadding']        = 3;
  opts['menuItemSpacing']        = 0;
  opts['menuItemIndent']         = 0;

  opts['fontFamily']             = 'verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif';
  opts['fontSize']               = 9;
  opts['fontWeight']             = 'normal';
  opts['fontColor']              = '#ffffff';
  opts['fontColorHilite']        = '#ffffcc';

  opts['menuBgOpaque']           = true;
  opts['vertical']               = true;
  opts['hideOnMouseOut']         = true;
  opts['hideTimeout']            = 250;

  opts['submenuXOffset']         = -opts['menuXOffset'];
  opts['submenuYOffset']         = parseInt(opts['menuItemHeight']/2);
  opts['submenuIcon']            = "/dawn/images/bullet-arrow.gif";
  opts['submenuRelativeToItem']  = true;

  window.menu1 = new Menu(opts, "About Dawn");
  menu1.addMenuItem("Resume","location='/dawn/about/resume.html'");
  menu1.addMenuItem("Portfolio","location='/dawn/portfolio/'");
  menu1.addMenuItem("Biography","location='/dawn/about/biography.html'");
  menu1.addMenuItem("College Work","location='/dawn/about/college/'");

  window.menu2 = new Menu(opts, "Pets");
  menu2.addMenuItem("Kirby","location='/dawn/pets/kirby.html'");
  menu2.addMenuItem("Cammy","location='/dawn/pets/cammy.html'");
  menu2.addMenuItem("Pablo","location='/dawn/pets/pablo.html'");
  menu2.addMenuItem("Penny","location='/dawn/pets/penny.html'");

  window.menu3_1 = new Menu(opts, "Digital Art");
  menu3_1.addMenuItem("Recent Artwork","location='/dawn/gallery/digitalart/recent/'");
  menu3_1.addMenuItem("Historic Artwork","location='/dawn/gallery/digitalart/historic/'");

  window.menu3_2 = new Menu(opts, "Physical Art");
  menu3_2.addMenuItem("Drawings","location='/dawn/gallery/physicalart/drawings/'");
  menu3_2.addMenuItem("Paintings","location='/dawn/gallery/physicalart/paintings/'");
  menu3_2.addMenuItem("Figurines","location='/dawn/gallery/physicalart/figurines/'");
  menu3_2.addMenuItem("Other Art","location='/dawn/gallery/physicalart/otherart/'");
  menu3_2.addMenuItem("Childhood Art","location='/dawn/gallery/physicalart/childhood/'");

  window.menu3_3 = new Menu(opts, "Photos");
  menu3_3.addMenuItem("Pets","location='/dawn/gallery/photos/pets/'");
  menu3_3.addMenuItem("People","location='/dawn/gallery/photos/people/'");
  menu3_3.addMenuItem("Landscapes","location='/dawn/gallery/photos/landscapes/'");

  window.menu3 = new Menu(opts, "Gallery");
  menu3.addMenuItem("Animations","location='/dawn/gallery/animations'");
  menu3.addMenuItem(menu3_1,"location='/dawn/gallery/digitalart/'");
  menu3.addMenuItem(menu3_2,"location='/dawn/gallery/physicalart/'");
  menu3.addMenuItem(menu3_3,"location='/dawn/gallery/photos/'");
  menu3.addMenuItem("Videos","location='/dawn/videos/'");

  menu3.writeMenus();
}