PostDifferent

I’ve seen a pattern in my posting times. It usually only amounts to once or twice a month. And I’d like to change that habit. Now that I’m out of school, I should actually have time to write at least twice or three times a week. I also realized that if I’m going to pay money to have this domain up, I should take it much more seriously than I have been. I’ve been brain storming for what I want to write about. More than likely, the topics will be a little less personal.

Recently, I have also realized that I need to learn to live to work. This whole past school year I have lost my internal motivation to just do hard work - whether that be homework, simple chores or working out. I’m upset by the lack of work and the bad results from that. So, I am making a somewhat summer resolution to get me back on track.

In this world, we live to work. It’s as simple as that. Without work, there wouldn’t be much of a purpose towards life. Work could be a daily job, academic studies or personal projects. Everyone on earth has a purpose to do something. And usually everyone my age only has a small idea what it is. It may even take someone a life time to find it.

Learning to live to work is a good thing. Right now, I’m in the process of time managing. I have horrible time management skills even so much that I use my time managing to avoid doing other things. How’s that for irony? I want to get out of this loop and do something productive. I’ve made schedules for myself before, but it’s hard to stick to them. I’m starting to make to-do lists that never get done. But that stops today.

I need help with my brain storming and ideas. If you have anything you think that would be a good topic to write about. Comment on here or just email me at will@postdifferent.com. I’ll post more frequently and don’t be afraid to tell your friends this blog is out there. I hope for it to be come interesting very soon.

I now have school work to do. To put my work into perspective, heres what I have to accomplish before the end of this school year. By May 16th I have to have an English Portfolio. It has to have eleven pieces of writing. The pieces vary from poems, extended journals, essays and even a 7 page research paper. Most of the portfolio is not finished, and it will be my primary goal to make it the best it can be by the due date. I also have to read To Kill a Mocking Bird (again) and answer questions on it by next Tuesday. I have a huge presentation-like project for my AP US history final. I recently took that AP exam, and I’m expecting a decent score. It’s mainly the AP classes that are time consuming.

I was supposed to take the SAT on May 3rd. Unfortunately, I had a memory lapse and thought it was the following weekend. This caused me to waste about $45. But I plan to take it ASAP in the fall. I’ll be updating about my college search and visits. I have recently visited Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Butler University. I’ll be posting about these later.

It has been sometime since I’ve updated, so I think I’ll do that now. Last night I went to Prom. I went with a sophomore girl. The theme was Italy. Being part of the prom committee, I had to find Italian dinner music - no easy task. While there I had a blast. One of the most fun experiences I’ve had so far. I can’t wait until next year.

After the prom, there was an after prom party. That was fun as well. We all hung out until about 6AM in the morning and then headed home. Of course there were some intoxicating substances, but I didn’t partake in them. It was fun to see others wasted though.

My whole junior year I have been bogged down with homework and testing, which puts a cramp on my social life. Throughout all of that, I find myself having ambitions in a variety of subjects. One of my most prominent ambitions is to create the next great website. I’m not the most idealistic person, but I have the skills to make something as such. I’m just having trouble thinking about what will be the next Web 2.0 revolution.

In the computer science field, the one thing I have the most passion in is web development. I won’t be surprised if in 10 years I have a job as a web developer for a big company or my own company. But I won’t know until then. I can only hope that my perseverance and education serves me well in the future.

I’ve recently wanted to start a YouTube channel and get more involved with that community. Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to do so. Or the money for that matter. I’ve been looking for ways to earn money. It seems my best option is self employment. I’m planning on creating an online portfolio, putting myself out there for the world to see. It would allow them to see my computer and web development talents. Whether I use this site or create a new one is still unknown. It will happen nonetheless. (And if you know me, you’d know I don’t usually reach out for opportunities.)

One thing that was recently exciting to participate in was the The Google Highly Open Participation Contest. The contest allowed high school students to get better involved with Open Source projects such as Drupal or GNOME. For every 3 tasks that were completed by the student they received $100. I participated and completed a total of 3 tasks within the time period and I received the money within a month. It not only allowed me to have some pocket change, but I was able to experience Open Source program development. I thank Google for that opportunity.

Other underlying ambitions exist, such as Photography, Journalism and Broadcasting, and Psychology. I hope in the future, I can tap into all of these and maybe tie them all together.