Happy Halloween!

It is that magical time of year, the weather is cool, the air is crisp (even in Atlanta) and the trees are beautiful. Plus I get to dress up tomorrow and maybe even sleep late as well. Kindly, Tim gave us a light weekend of homework, just build a backbone.js app and deploy it to githib (ooh did I mention I got a github sticker!!), and update my blog was part two of homework. That I do try do on a regular basis as I like seeing the steps I am taking.

Going back a few years I can see huge strides. I got my associates degree in Library Science, I have seriously gotten rid of tons of stuff in my house, I am eating better, I dropped the menu plan, as after a while the thought process was ingrained. I have gone back and forth on working out, but I discovered I enjoyed it. I cut down my internet time, from just surfing to using it as a tool for information, and not just mindless surfing, and I read a ton more, thanks to Kindle, Oyster and iBooks. It is not that I was not reading, it was just I had gotten into a rut and stopped trying new books and Authors.

Reflecting on the last six weeks of The Iron Yard and I am amazed at how far I have come, at times I feel like I know nothing, and then at other times things just click. I love CSS and I love designing a layout and then seeing it come to life on my page, and making it move and work just makes me outstandingly happy, but the thing I am really happy about seems to be working with APIs and backbone.js. The possibilities startle me and excite me, just two days of backbone.js and already I have an idea for a final project.

We had a talk on Thursday from a UX designer – Jared Caldwell(@jaredcaldwell on twitter) and I have thought about UX as I enjoy human computer interaction psychology, but I know I am not an amazing designer, and I have no art background, like so many UX people I have talked to. But he talked about research and looking through data, and studying different habits and cultures to see why things work and why they don’t across the board, and that really struck a note with me.

Though six weeks in I really can’t say which direction I want to go in, everything is exciting and scary and hard right now, but I feel like I am stretching my brain every day and expanding my knowledge base which is never a bad thing. Sometimes I feel like I was living in this other world and have stepped through a door and now see things differently. It is pretty amazing.

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Happy Halloween! was originally published on Dreaming and Doing

Happy Halloween!

It is that magical time of year, the weather is cool, the air is crisp (even in Atlanta) and the trees are beautiful. Plus I get to dress up tomorrow and maybe even sleep late as well. Kindly, Tim gave us a light weekend of homework, just build a backbone.js app and deploy it to githib (ooh did I mention I got a github sticker!!), and update my blog was part two of homework. That I do try do on a regular basis as I like seeing the steps I am taking.

Going back a few years I can see huge strides. I got my associates degree in Library Science, I have seriously gotten rid of tons of stuff in my house, I am eating better, I dropped the menu plan, as after a while the thought process was ingrained. I have gone back and forth on working out, but I discovered I enjoyed it. I cut down my internet time, from just surfing to using it as a tool for information, and not just mindless surfing, and I read a ton more, thanks to Kindle, Oyster and iBooks. It is not that I was not reading, it was just I had gotten into a rut and stopped trying new books and Authors.

Reflecting on the last six weeks of The Iron Yard and I am amazed at how far I have come, at times I feel like I know nothing, and then at other times things just click. I love CSS and I love designing a layout and then seeing it come to life on my page, and making it move and work just makes me outstandingly happy, but the thing I am really happy about seems to be working with APIs and backbone.js. The possibilities startle me and excite me, just two days of backbone.js and already I have an idea for a final project.

We had a talk on Thursday from a UX designer – Jared Caldwell(@jaredcaldwell on twitter) and I have thought about UX as I enjoy human computer interaction psychology, but I know I am not an amazing designer, and I have no art background, like so many UX people I have talked to. But he talked about research and looking through data, and studying different habits and cultures to see why things work and why they don’t across the board, and that really struck a note with me.

Though six weeks in I really can’t say which direction I want to go in, everything is exciting and scary and hard right now, but I feel like I am stretching my brain every day and expanding my knowledge base which is never a bad thing. Sometimes I feel like I was living in this other world and have stepped through a door and now see things differently. It is pretty amazing.

github

Hackathon at The Iron Yard

I am spending my weekend learning about how not to work in groups, and what to do. This weekend I was part of a Hackathon at the Iron Yard in Atlanta, and my group was assigned to build a file sharing app, with ease of use, and no limit on space, and the ability to set an expiration date/time, and a mobile app to go along with it! Tall order for two days of work.

What have I learnt? I learnt that deciding what environment you work in is a huge aspect, I also learnt that speaking the same language does not mean communication.

But, we did okay, our rails programmer, ‘Taylor’, worked his little heart out, and my front-end partner ‘Thomas’ also did a great job. I did mainly design, and concept work, which is odd. ‘Arthur’, our mobile, iOS dude seems to have made his end work as well.

Fun fun!

Hackathon at The Iron Yard was originally published on Dreaming and Doing

Hackathon at The Iron Yard

I am spending my weekend learning about how not to work in groups, and what to do. This weekend I was part of a Hackathon at the Iron Yard in Atlanta, and my group was assigned to build a file sharing app, with ease of use, and no limit on space, and the ability to set an expiration date/time, and a mobile app to go along with it! Tall order for two days of work.

What have I learnt? I learnt that deciding what environment you work in is a huge aspect, I also learnt that speaking the same language does not mean communication.

But, we did okay, our rails programmer, ‘Taylor’, worked his little heart out, and my front-end partner ‘Thomas’ also did a great job. I did mainly design, and concept work, which is odd. ‘Arthur’, our mobile, iOS dude seems to have made his end work as well.

Fun fun!

Hackathon at The Iron Yard

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I am spending my weekend learning about how not to work in groups, and what to do. This weekend I was part of a Hackathon at the Iron Yard in Atlanta, and my group was assigned to build a file sharing app, with ease of use, and no limit on space, and the ability to set an expiration date/time, and a mobile app to go along with it! Tall order for two days of work.

What have I learnt? I learnt that deciding what environment you work in is a huge aspect, I also learnt that speaking the same language does not mean communication.

But, we did okay, our rails programmer, ‘Taylor’, worked his little heart out, and my front-end partner ‘Thomas’ also did a great job. I did mainly design, and concept work, which is odd. ‘Arthur’, our mobile, iOS dude seems to have made his end work as well.

Fun fun!

Morning World

Up early, atThe Ironyard, turned in my homework, and I am slowly grasping CSS, html, I actually knew more than I thought. Plus I learnt git and github, and the power of taking a nap.

Not sure why people all leave home at the same time to drive in traffic. Wow! Traffic is not great, but a good playlist and Waze make things a lot easier.

Morning World was originally published on Dreaming and Doing