Monthly Archives: August 2013

Consequences

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Peggy Griffin

An unfortunate consequence of laser focus is that I will neglect to sleep. “Just a little bit more, and then I’ll go to sleep” the story goes. Two hours pass… then another hour. “Just ONE last thing, and then I’ll … Continue reading →

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Learning to Learn

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Peggy Griffin

This has been an amazing week for studying. Despite a very busy seven days, I was able to stay centered and move through the fray without getting bogged down in stress. The Command Line Crash Course is 3/4 of the way … Continue reading →

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Focus

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Peggy Griffin

A large reason for my years-long ‘hesitation’ to study programming harks back to high school memories of messing with an early version of MS-DOS. Memories of mindlessly typing messages at the computer on the teacher’s command, being bored silly, watching … Continue reading →

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Online Portfolio!

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Peggy Griffin

Inspired by @JenniferDewalt who’s building 180 websites in 180 days, I determined this weekend to complete an online portfolio of my Adobe Flash and Photoshop work. Once the domain name was purchased and I’d dealt with setting up the ftp (a real pain … Continue reading →

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Prove Me Wrong

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Peggy Griffin

I saw a Twitter post tonight from a woman who got accepted into coding school. To make this happen for myself, I need to just keep coding and expanding my knowledge, regardless of the ‘slow pace’. Reading: 3D Game Programming … Continue reading →

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