Thursday, January 10, 2013

Initial Post - ISTA 401

So basically in this post I am suppose to describe how I feel about certain topics, i.e. programming, art etc. But there is so much about one person that this would be hard to sum up in a simple post. But I will try!
I have always a small child enjoyed computers, quite fascinated actually. And the weird thing is that I think I just understood them. I could always figure out what was wrong, as if it was a patient and I the doctor. This fascination continued through school and eventually turned me into a 'gamer' in high school. I then decided to move into a Criminal Justice career putting computing on the side while I pursued that. Criminal Justice is my passion and SISTA is my minor now. If I can hopefully go into some kind of computer security field, that would be ideal. So that's a quick overview of that.
Programming and I have a love-hate relationship. We both are not too fond of each other. I took the required python course for the minor and well I scraped by on the cusp. (The professor wasn't too great either, so I don't blame it all on myself). I find programming interesting but sometimes I can not make heads or tails of it. 
Last semester, I took Kelland's ISTA301 course and a tier II Art elective by requirement of the University. I was constantly thinking about art. Basically 24/7 and everything somehow related to art to me. Music, grass, driving, pizza, anything. So the history behind art would be interesting to dig into. 
In middle school I was assigned (by my father) to make him a website for his business. Strange that he wanted a 15 year old doing his website but okay. I was all about doing this for him. I had books piled upon my desk for days. Let me just say that his website was pretty amazing when I was done with it. Some of this information still sticks with me but is very hazy. But I had some knowledge of it.

Hope this helps you get a feel of who I am and my knowledge before entering 401.

<3 Marie