I’m taking classes again this semester. Flash, which I’ve been wanting to take for a while, is really fun – and I totally dig the instructor. He’s moving at a great pace, and won’t let slower students take the class hostage, which is really refreshing. I feel like I’m really learning something, and I’m really enjoying this type of work so far. One of my friends has recently changed careers paths from online producer, to web developer to Flash/Actionscript programming and he’s really liking it. That totally has me thinking, especially considering how fucking miserable it is at the office lately. I swear, sometimes in my weekly meeting it’s all I can do to keep from jumping across the desk to shake my boss and yell, “Do you realize you’re destroying your own department?” Anyhoo, the class I’m taking for fun, I’m really enjoying.
The other class I signed up for, MS Project is actually a good class, with a great instructor, but thorougly boring subject matter. I decided to take Project for two reasons. In my current profession, a lot of people manage their projects with Project, so to better prepare for another gig – thought I’d beef up. Also, I read about project management certification, which can get you extra money and better jobs. Well, what’s become abundantly clear with this class is that I have no real desire to dive into project management as a career – it’s not for me. So in that regard, this class was priceless. I still don’t know exactly what I want to do with my life, but I can definitely add PM to the “no” column.
SONG OF THE MOMENT: The Twilight Singers – “King Only”