Mason Simms

This week has been quite good, i have finally finished my blogger task and now have to do the same thing again but in a different class and instead of a weekly update its a blog about programming and coding. It's a good job this task has made me a lot more confident in my blogger abilities :D. I also finished looking at universities and narrowed some down that i would like to visit to make my final decision.

Another fun week, coding has been going well. We are doing some stuff with arduino which is quite fun to mess with noises and making LED's do cool things. Been learning a lot of new things about the more complicated stuff of the computer which is the kind of thing i actually am interested in as i want to be an IT technician. I finally am comfortable with my interviewing skills now, i had a couple and am feeling confident that i can answer most questions with certainty and well. This is a huge leap for me in my confidence and i am feeling a lot better because of it.

This week has been a really good week, i have been looking for apprenticeships. Granted i haven't had any luck be its been quite refreshing to have the courage to talk to new people. In other news, we have started doing some coding which has been very fun. I also started to practice making business letters and emails so when i do get a job i wont look unprofessional. I have some practice from my time in valley when it comes to formal emails and such but practice always helps and it has been a couple of months since i last practiced so it will do me good.

This week has been a very mediocre one at best, the only real thing happen is that we are starting to change units to the next one and i need to complete all of the work i have yet to hand in. Apart from that literally nothing else important has happened, it has been a very boring week of coming to college and going home and repeating that for the whole week. One positive is that i was finally able to get blogger up to date which is this week and that is a weight off my back to say the least. :D. I started making a check list on the things i need to achieve to have a good chance of getting an job in the IT field, it includes things like what grades i need, the experience i need, what skills and so on. This will be a good thing as having goals to achieve is a good motivator.

This week was an alright week, i was sick on Wednesday I believe due to an out of date pizza. Apart from that it was an awesome week. My aunties dog stayed with us for 3 days which was awesome as i am a huge dog lover. The only problem is that it is a puppy full of energy and was eating everything it could get its mouth on. Other than having to essentially clean the whole house it was an awesome experience. I started looking at what i need to get a job as an IT Technician today, i figured out you need at least college level qualifications and need experience within the computer industry.

I have finally regained the will to live after what i can only describe as the most stressful week of my life. First of all i have had to stay behind an extra hour at college each day to catch up on my work, now that isn't that awful mind you but then on Wednesday my power supply blew up and i had to fork out for a brand new one. I'm honestly surprised it didn't fry the rest of my components but luckily it was all fine. Then i had to move from my bed room to the spare as mine was being redecorated and a new carpet being put down. So no access to my computer for 3 days, moving rooms and having to catch up on work has made this a week i want to forget. On the other hand I continued looking at universities today as well, i was trying to find universities close to my home so i wouldn't have to board there or something. It feels nice to know what i have to work towards when it comes to my qualifications and know what i need to get into the university i want.