Fate Intervened

If I hadn't been guided so far on this rocky and crazy adventure, I certainly believe to be now. Just after writing the last entry on Dec 30, well 2 days to be specific, about not being able to put on that face anymore and the dread of going into that place for even another day, fate pulled some strings; I couldn't just leave as I had made a verbal commitment of a year minimum to the owner to get my foot in the door. The intervention was to release me from my “indentured servitude” that I agreed to a few months back after hitting my first coding road block. Like the winds were in my favor and the sun was shining, birds chirping and all that, I could feel the weight of the last few months melt away leaving me with an intense feeling of satisfaction and energy. It was however not expected, of the people in line to be released I was not one of them in fact quite the opposite, but during the last few shifts and during the nights that followed the owner was having terrible thoughts of what would happen if I continued to be there. He never told me what he imagined or saw but it resulted in the exact thing that I needed. Freedom!

Off to the races for me. Same budget, same location, same goals, just 4 months later. I have even less time to get the necessary skills acquired to be one of the first to the party and shape the landscape of my dreams, The Game. Level 3 complete! Now basic html and css knowledge isn't much to squawk about, but neither is a baby who figures out how to stand up for a noticeable amount of time in the scheme of things. It was harder than I remembered it being and starting from the middle didn’t help. There was too much jumping around from source to source to find an answer to a common syntax question that would have been covered in the beginners area. 

So here I am, the standing, if a bit wobbly, coding infant who is getting closer to his first steps and beyond. Back to the basics for foundational strength. In the entire time that I have been in CA, over 4 months, I did less with coding and learning skills than I have the past few days. It’s been like the early diablo 2 grinds and even remarkably similar to the Diablo 3 grind that I took on while in vegas, a month and a half grind to beat game with all characters and fully gear out my Main while on vacation. Beating Diablo 3 v.1.0 would prove to be a reminder of how hard not knowing exactly what patches would occur, nerving items or builds, or the lag spikes with a hardcore character, causing imminent death, thereby losing everything. Helpful words of encouragement from the higher ups keep me motivated and on track. 

It is going to be a long road ahead, but who really goes the speed limit?

Next up 1.11.15

• How to's of grinding those levels!
• Allies and enemies.
• Code samples of current skills.
• Mini game for level 1 coders.