Mason Simms

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This week was an alright week, i was sick on Wednesday I believe due to an out of date pizza.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.

I've been helping my friends make a game this week, they needed help with the inventory system so i lent a hand. It was quite fun but a bit time consuming so i wasted about 10 hours bug fixing and so on but at the end of the day it i learned a bit and found it very enjoyable. I've become more experience with my coding skills and learnt a few things which is very beneficial to me. Other than that the week has been relatively tame, i have completely stopped looking for a job, not sending out any more applications as i believe it to be futile at this point. I some what blame my lack of enthusiasm in school for my bad grades which has led to me not being able to find a job, but i could just be in a stage of self pity. On the other hand i have been looking at some universities that i could possibly apply for once i get my grades in college, i looked at universities that had courses that specialize in IT, its nice to know what grades i should be going for to get into the courses.

This week has been a bit of a nightmare, lots of work has started piling up and i'm becoming very stressed very quickly. The type of stress that keeps you up at night. I've basically given up looking for a job only sending 1 or 2 applications this week so that has slowed down tremendously. I think every thing is going to be fine at the end of this week but i just have to put in the work and stop slacking, because all of this could be avoided if i wasn't so lazy :D. I've been able to practice my interviewing skills as of late by doing some mock interviews with a few of my friends, and i feel like i've improved a significant amount when it comes to those skills.

Again no luck with jobs, it seems like the more i try the less chance i have of getting a job. One plus is i've also achieved my second personal development objective by applying for multiple jobs which feels nice to be on track to complete it. I also feel a lot more confident when applying for jobs now as well. My parents are away this week so my sister is staying at our house which is going to be quite good. I have started to catch up with my work so that is really good, i was quite worried that i might not be able to catch up in time and be behind for the rest of the course. Although I've been worrying this week has been quite enjoyable.