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Back to school? Again?

That’s right. Starting today, I’ve taken the first few steps toward getting a web development certificate. With my previous “experience” in the computer science field, this should hopefully go over smoothly.

My first day of the “community college experience” is pretty much the same as my first day or two going to Penn State – it’s crowded, the books are expensive, and it’s quite easy to get lost unless you know where you’re going beforehand. Maybe after I spend a week there, I won’t spend half my time there walking around like a headless chicken. I probably won’t need to use two-thirds of the facilities here – all I’m required to know is how to access the computer network, how to print stuff, and how to get my assignments to the professors without going over a predetermined time limit.

Today, I met with my network communications professor for the first time, and tomorrow, I’m off to learn about web page development (which I expect to be the easier of the two courses).

NaNoWriMo 2011, Day 11 – Not in the “write” state of mind

Been a bit grumpy lately due to all the news surrounding the Penn State sex abuse scandal, and I think it’s adversely affecting my mood and writing output. I’ve been compulsively watching the news and reading the newspapers for the last few days to follow the story, and the more I read about it, the more it makes me sick.

On a brighter note, I think I’ve just discovered a brilliantly stupid idea for my story (which I’m certain I’m not going to get to 50K before November because of how much time I’ve spent cursing at my computer because of the above scandal). Since my NaNo story revolves around playing with RPG clichés and such, I figured I might as well make the battles turn-based, too! (There’ll be an in-story justification for this later, but I have no idea how well it’ll work out.) Right now, I stand at 11.5K, and I probably won’t write much tonight, since it’s a Friday and I’m just now coming home from work.