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A Warm Rain Is Welcome

I feel fantastic (as I usually do).

I would thoroughly enjoy a Scratch 2 project to kill time w/ tonight, but the best I can do is think of the concept of the game I am going to build. In fact, fuck that. All of it will be built tomorrow. Concept brainstorming and all. I am too relaxed this eve to bother w/ it. Besides, I have been at it for three days w/ CS50x and I want at least 24 hrs off from the Week 0 coursework. #deserved.

I think the languages we are covering in the course are: C, Java, Ruby, and something else. I don't even remember at this point. It is all in the syllabi but I am not going to look that up right now. One step at a time and if I am diligent, I will learn all of it.

I was super-inspired by the Medium article about the dude who took that exact course (CS50x) and decided to quit his job doing...whatever, and did a bunch of smallish projects during/after CS50x, did #100DaysOfCode, contributed to open-source stuff, used his real name on GitHub, did a bunch of other cool shit and then went into job openings with what he had built-up as far as digital assets. I am basically doing the same thing, (or wish to), but if/when STLCC comes into the mix, the CS course gets wrapped up w/ what I have left of it, then the #coding, #programming, yada yada stays on as a side-project and I focus all my time/energy/resources towards traditional community college.I can/will do both, but an AA or AAS, whichever one I go into are much higher on the list of priorities than any other side-project. Hence why they are side projects! Haha!

I like the shit I am learning along the way though. CS is a fucking amazing subject and I think that everyone should at least learn the basics if they have the opportunity to. Even #RPi machines have an offline version of Scratch 2 (soon Scratch 3!) built into Raspbian #OS. And that is a $35 PC! I say: Go for it!

Anyway, tomorrow is gonna be great.

New things, new things

I ordered a Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8 inch) just now. Brand new. Not refurbished. 32 GB. Android 7.1.1. USB-C. etc. #goodtimes

Fucker didn't cost a lot, either. Very affordable (under 2 bills)

Next-day delivery on it, too (which cost $19)

I remember the first time i ever saw a tablet IRL and held one in my hands (a tablet PC we called them back then, lmao). It was a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (8 inch, also, i believe) and man, did i fall in love with that thing!

This is a WiFi-only model so i will be tethering it to the Kyocera phone (obvs), and i will basically never touch my phone unless i am woolking oot the door. lol.

The #RPi has been put to rest in the closet. I just...don't want to mess w/ that thing anymore.

I look forward to the bullshit i will get myself into on the Tab 8 (i will refer to it as). I won't have to nestle and baby it like i do the Kyocera because i won't have to worry (as much) about battery life, processing power, yada yada yada.

By the way, i was seriously indecisive as FUCK today about what thing or things i was going to get. I have been jamming ard on those #minimalism videos on YT and all that shit does is make me feel bad about owning anything. LMAO! Ironically, none of those schmucks are even gd minimalists! They just make videos about the subject! Nevertheless, i am not making this decision based on “minimalism” (idegaf about the subject v much these days, tbh). This is a decision of “luxury”. A “treat”, if you will. It will bring me hella joy :)

I still got $$$ for all the necessary things i have to use $$$ for in life (such as bills, and....yeah. Bills). In fact all those things are about done being paid for now. I just need to use the ATM tomorrow (or, today, after the sun rises) and get some $$$ out that i owe the 'rents, and then the rest o' the $$$ i can just “get by” with. Haha.

I live paycheck to paycheck and, yea, it gets tiresome. We'll see if there comes a time where i am not in this situation. I hope someday.

But life is good

be back in a bit!