I made it!
After a year of continuous work I managed to secure a job in IT doing what I wanted to do: development. The road isn't over yet as much as I wish it was. I just need to convince this company that they really want to keep me as a programmer and in order to do that I am taking a lot of work home.
Oracle Certified Java Programmer
So it doesn't sound exciting but it is more exciting than it sounds. Basically I've been coming home from work every night and working hard until 11 o'clock at night to pass this professional exam. Studying... groans... but the truth is, this course is harder and more intricate and more complicated than anything on a bachelor's IT degree and I am conquering it. My result of the first half were 93% when 60% was a pass. I am clearly meant for this type of work!
Drag Queen in the making
So we have been watching too much Ru Paul's drag race and my ex partner decided to come up with a birthday idea that we dress up as drag queens and do lip syncing. Well if you know me, you would know I don't lip sync; I sing!
Learning to Drive!
Finally I have passed my text. 10 years ago I failed and now I have conquered.
E-commerce venture
A new small shop in Glastonbury is looking to get online with E-commerce capability and I'm helping them. I'm very happy to use WordPress to give them access to their own Website to write what they like on the pages of their website and I'm going to use OSCommerce to provide the framework for the online shop.
Yale Old Testament course
I am currently working through an incredible course published online by Yale University. It appears to be mostly the efforts of Christine Hayes who demonstrates a vast understanding of the culture within which our western religions grew up and matured. She balances many different views concerning the origins of biblical texts and presents views that many religious zealots avoid. These views often seem potentially heretic or deviating from standardized Judaism and Christianity but they are views based more on archaeological discovery than most other forms of religious doctrine.
iNCD website
iNCD and NCD form a unique company in which my mum is on the board, so I am honoured to have the opportunity to work with them and humbled by their acceptance of my advice. I would not have had the opportunity to work in such a leading role on the marketing strategy of this company, if it wasn't for my mum noticing my extensive knowledge of digital products and their use in the marketing process.