Starting This Blog
September 5, 2025
I finished my first week of classes!
It was hard adjusting to the morning schedule but I think I can get into the habit so long as I sleep early. I've had a lot of trouble waking up early the past two years. I always thought it was depression or lack of motivation. As I've recently found out, I have ADHD so I'm definately blaming that as the route cause. Taking new meds during the first week of school was difficult but they help me wake up early so the trade off is massive. The side effects have become more bareable as well, allowing me to focus on school.
My first class was Math 8AM on Wednesday and it seems like a overwelming course since he went over basic arithmetic pretty fast. I know I should know my stuffs but I haven't been in highschool for many years so it was hard to catch up! I'm considering printing out my notes, highlighting them, and making quecards so that I don't fall behind.
My next class was Programing in C! We didn't learn much other than C needs to combile its code and how the printf function works. Five mintues into the Harvard CS50 course taught me that already. Although, I never finished CS50 so hopefully I get a lot further in this course. It seems to be spelled out a lot simplier than CS50, so I have hope!
Thursday, I had my second Math class and two supporting classes for C. I still have one more class coming this Monday. It's cool to learn the theory and the behind the scenes of computers like using the cmd prompt and connecting to remote computers. I wonder how often this stuff comes up in the workplace.
Why I'm Starting This Blog
Might seem like senseless dribble but years down the line, I want to know what it was like on my journey of learning to code. I'm not the smartest but I want to be proficient enough to write code and hold a software developer job! I hope that's not too much to ask... I know it's a tough field. But worst case scenario I can get away with web development or front end, right?? I'm not saying it's easy. I just want my foot in the door somehow. I don't really know what I'll end up doing. I might even try to make a UX/UI portfolio, which is a whole other field all together. Where ever I end up, I just hope I make something along the way. A game, and app, a few websites. Anything. I want to document that journey.
Surely in 3-5 years I can make something cool. Something supporting mental health, encouraging marginalized folks and intersectional for all to enjoy :)