Sometimes at work or at school we might experience a manager or a teacher addressing an issue to a group at large as to not single out an individual. That's what I am doing here.
I love meeting new people. I love interesting conversation. I think that it is VERY rude to simply ignore someone. A brief and generic response is at least an acknowledgment. However....
If someone emails me with something like, "Hey sexy," "What's up," "What's going on," "What's shakin," "What's the good word," or something of the like, I will not respond. I interpret such statements as, "I'm bored and I would like for you to entertain me". Well...that's just not gonna happen because I am waaay too busy to respond to a dozen of these types of messages a week.
If you would like to start a conversation with me, ask a question or make a comment, you will always receive a response; perhaps not right away and perhaps the response will be brief but I will not ignore actual conversations. The "please entertain me" requests however, will not incur a reply.
IN ADDITION: If you send friend requests to or chat with my friends then you yourself are "just a friend" to me. Nothing but online conversation will occurr between us. PLEASE do not try dating me or getting in my pants if you intend to swim in my friend pool. It's just not cool. Thank you.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
From Social Science to Computer Science
Because it is often asked...
Anyhow, Social Science to Computer Science. Well first, I probably should have gone with something technical to begin with. Of course, seeing how much I am sucking at this...maybe not! But I have always had a HUGE interest in technology, audio/video and computers. Most of what I know is self taught and its always been something I picked up easily.
I graduated with the Sociology degree to find out that most people had no idea what it even was. I worked for a year in human services busting my ass for little above minimum wage before deciding that it wasn't for me. Already I had begun to consider returning to school. And I was thinking about something to do with computers.
My dad works for an IT consulting firm and arranged a day for me to come in and speak with people in various roles. But I still hadn't quite figured it out. I was married at that time and my husband was a HUGE financial responsibility. I needed to work and I needed money. I took a job as a recruiter in the health care industry because I had a previous background in sales and that was all marketing.
That was good for 1.5yrs until the company changed hands and all went downhill. I took a position (also recruiting) for an IT search and placement firm. It was a small, family owned business...a dysfunctional family. It was a nightmare. But it put back in my head that idea of pursuing a technical career. Plus I was seeing the kind of money these people made.
One year at that job and I was downsized when the company restructured. I was out of work for a miserable five months. I had been niched. The only people that wanted me were other staffing/recruiting jobs and nobody wanted to pay even close to what I had been making. I took the first offer with an acceptable salary.
At that point I was divorced but my ex, who I was still friendly with, warned me against working for this establishment. I knew it was bad but I was out of work. Well...I could have never imagined how bad. That was the lowest point of my life and the saddest thing I have ever done for a paycheck. For more details see my blog, "A Step Back".
But anyhow, I knew I was getting let go and I knew I'd seriously rather kill myself than look for another marketing-type job. I also had run out of deferment options on my student loans but I couldn't afford to pay them. And finally, I had been a year without health insurance. Going back to school fixed all of that.
I knew what I wanted to do. I had just been scared of the Calculus. I had also been intimidated by the worse financial situation I would have to put myself in temporarily for the hope of a better job later. But at that point, I was ready to get crazy and do something drastic.
So that's the story of how I became a CS major at UB...how I went from social science to computer science. And what do I hope to do with that?...well, make good money. I'm not sure specifically what I want to do but I really wanted to learn programming because I always have these great ideas...so software development most likely.
Anyhow, Social Science to Computer Science. Well first, I probably should have gone with something technical to begin with. Of course, seeing how much I am sucking at this...maybe not! But I have always had a HUGE interest in technology, audio/video and computers. Most of what I know is self taught and its always been something I picked up easily.
I graduated with the Sociology degree to find out that most people had no idea what it even was. I worked for a year in human services busting my ass for little above minimum wage before deciding that it wasn't for me. Already I had begun to consider returning to school. And I was thinking about something to do with computers.
My dad works for an IT consulting firm and arranged a day for me to come in and speak with people in various roles. But I still hadn't quite figured it out. I was married at that time and my husband was a HUGE financial responsibility. I needed to work and I needed money. I took a job as a recruiter in the health care industry because I had a previous background in sales and that was all marketing.
That was good for 1.5yrs until the company changed hands and all went downhill. I took a position (also recruiting) for an IT search and placement firm. It was a small, family owned business...a dysfunctional family. It was a nightmare. But it put back in my head that idea of pursuing a technical career. Plus I was seeing the kind of money these people made.
One year at that job and I was downsized when the company restructured. I was out of work for a miserable five months. I had been niched. The only people that wanted me were other staffing/recruiting jobs and nobody wanted to pay even close to what I had been making. I took the first offer with an acceptable salary.
At that point I was divorced but my ex, who I was still friendly with, warned me against working for this establishment. I knew it was bad but I was out of work. Well...I could have never imagined how bad. That was the lowest point of my life and the saddest thing I have ever done for a paycheck. For more details see my blog, "A Step Back".
But anyhow, I knew I was getting let go and I knew I'd seriously rather kill myself than look for another marketing-type job. I also had run out of deferment options on my student loans but I couldn't afford to pay them. And finally, I had been a year without health insurance. Going back to school fixed all of that.
I knew what I wanted to do. I had just been scared of the Calculus. I had also been intimidated by the worse financial situation I would have to put myself in temporarily for the hope of a better job later. But at that point, I was ready to get crazy and do something drastic.
So that's the story of how I became a CS major at UB...how I went from social science to computer science. And what do I hope to do with that?...well, make good money. I'm not sure specifically what I want to do but I really wanted to learn programming because I always have these great ideas...so software development most likely.
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