Can I do more have javascript do two things at once?
<p>I have a strange need. I would like to do the following in javascript:</p>

<ol>
<li>when a function is called I want
to change the color of a DIV and
then 1/2 second later I would like
to change it back</li>
<li>at the same time as (1) I would
like to make an Ajax call. The call
typically takes one second</li>
</ol>

<p>In other words I would like step 1 and step 2 to start at the same time. </p>

<p>My knowledge of javascript is pretty basic. Is this kind of thing possible? How about if I use jQuery, would that make it easier?</p>
