Monday, May 19, 2008

Two in a Day, can I keep this up

In the internet and web development community there are a lot of talented people that are sitting on their skills. I know quite a few people with the technical know-how but are not using it to get anywhere.
I remember back when I was in high school and Tiger Woods was winning all his tournaments, he was not teaching us how to become a champion golfer but he was schooling us on how to become a success. "Gave myself chances", that's what Tiger said every Sunday when he pulled the win out of the bag. What Tiger Woods meant is he never gave up, he never gave ground. He found opportunities when it seemed like there were not any and he consistently moved forward while the competition folded. Tiger put his head to the grindstone and by the time he looked up, the trophy was in his hand.
The same thing applies to the internet web, development, and the technical of the most technicalist. Giving yourself chances has a twofold meaning, it is a two way street not a one way street. In the area of web development currently I don't know jack squat. I dont know how to get a domain name, how to find a host, I dont know html, or none of this stuff. I dont even have my own computer.
Like Tiger Woods I am going to ignore the competition that is ahead of me and that have more than what I have. I am going to focus on what I do have going for me, that is giving myself a chance.
My mom brought home some kind of computer that hooked up to the tv back when Bill Gates was unknown. She had someone programming our computer in MSDOS and I knew how to pull some programs like an illustrator or wordperfect. I have been following the start-up scene to the best of my ability. I like to think that I know how to read. These are all the chances that I am supposed to be giving myself. You got to ignore what you don't have and focus on what you do have. 60 minutes ran a segment yesterday about Job Bon Jovi or what his name is. They say he has inner workings that are very impressive, he's got an unusual deal with his band, a foothold in the declining music industry, and he calls himself a philanthropist. He closed the segment out with some interesting words that I am still thinking about. He said, "Most people are shoulda, woulda, coulda, but me, I say let's go!"
Interesting indeed, I have dwelt long enough on "I shoulda majored in this." I shoulda did that, I coulda did that. Take a look back, a few years has passed, its time for me to say let's go.
I might not know all the computer stuff and the programming languages, but I do know that I can envision and map this site out on paper. Im going to start with the HTML and then add stuff in that order. First things first.

Can I do it again?

"It's complicated" don't we say that alot? Well that goes for everything I've had to explain. Not everything but pretty much everything. My goal was to delete the embarrassing stuff on this blog but keep the name. That is what I think I have succeeded to do. The purpose of my blog is to get my own website, get a job, get the chick, and basically not lose my mind this summer.
The style of how Im going to make my website happen is kind of like Kevin Mitnick did it. He was on 60 minutes talking about how he was hacking using the computer at Radio Shack. That is very impressive and I need to read the story again. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/20/60II/main650428.shtml
I don't know about you but the computers at Radio Shack were always stuck in demo mode. Another style of how I want to start my website is like Mission Impossible Part 1. Remember when he needed to use that computer at the high security place and he succeeded by having the guy have to go to the bathroom many times. That scene made an impression on me. Now getting to the point... Welcome to Washington D.C., my home of the last eight years. On Thursday I made it inside of another branch of the public library. Say what you want about D.C., the inequality, the crime, the poverty, and what it is. One thing is for sure D.C.'s libraries, in the good parts of town, have a lot of resources. Man, I would have liked to see what they have in Georgetown before it burnt down. Anyway, I visited the library and they have a shitload of computer books. This blog is going to document me using these resources, without checking them out. I have internet access at a university. I did a lot of work on the guest computer, more than most students do here and no one bothered me. So a combination of this access, the library hours, three books that I have at home, no debit card, no job. Let's see what I can accomplish.
Get started now right? Not so fast, I have a meeting I have to do at, I might come back. More details, you ask, it's complicated.

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