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What the heck is the next step, exactly? I could easily fill my days with studying, but if that was the next step, I would be enrolling in graduate school. The obvious answer is that the next step is acquiring a job as a software engineer, or some related position. However, that isn’t exactly the… Continue reading Blasting Off

What is it that makes one person so much more innately comfortable than the next? Is there a genetic makeup that results in some folks being simply comfortable in there skin? Maybe genes have nothing to do with it and the anxious trait is engineered by the stimuli one is subject to throughout their formative… Continue reading Finding Comfort in Being Uncomfortable

Not all hell quarters are created equal. In fact, some of them don’t even resemble what most consider to be hellish. Nope, I didn’t load CS325, CS344, and CS372 into a single quarter. In this case, I’m categorizing one of the most exciting, energizing, and fun quarters as a “Hell Quarter”. The hellish nature of… Continue reading The Hell Quarter

It will never cease to amaze me how quickly one can get attached to a living being they share a home with. I would personally wager that it is impossible to live with a dog for longer than 3-weeks without losing the ability to imagine living without them. Of course, the same goes for children… Continue reading Dogs and Attachment

One of the greatest joys in life is finding your groove and driving toward a goal. On the other hand, one of the most frustrating aspects of life can be attempting to accomplish a goal while working outside your wheel-house. It can feel aimless, reaching for tools you don’t know exist (or even how to… Continue reading Finding the Groove

There are a couple things you learn when you kick off your OSU Post-Baccalaureate CS journey: CS325 is difficult and the vast majority of reviews portray the program in a negative light. As expected, the aim of these reviews range from a specific course/instructor to peppering the entire program with bird-shot. The Good Immediately after… Continue reading The Lonely Positive Review

This Saturday will bookend the first three weeks of CS467 and all the new learning that comes along with it. I’ve always enjoyed exploring new technologies. Specifically, I find myself drawn to drawn to languages like C and MASM. On the other hand, I’ve always met styling languages (CSS, specifically) with a combative stance. I… Continue reading New Technology and Old Enemies

At age 30, it is not fair to expect the journey through career transition to be absent of barriers and pot-holes. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of misinterpreting the lack of early obstacles as a good indicator of future smooth sailing. Now, nearly two years after beginning my first quarter in the OSU Post-Bacc CS… Continue reading CS Career Transition