Call it silly but
I'm a believer in fulfilling childhood dreams. Unjaded by constraints of
the real world, they often offer up a true look at the person we're
meant to be and contain a grand narrative which helps inform the person
we become as adults. Looking back at my own dreams, a few main themes
emerge including technology, communications, storytelling, and helping
others. This post explores my love for the web.
My
fascination with the internet started in the 90s when my mom got our
first computer. The amount of information available and ability to
connect with others to exchange ideas resonated with me instantly.
Shortly after discovering the web I began collecting Dragon Ball Z (DBZ)
photos from sites and dreamed of creating a website to share my
collection with friends and fellow DBZ enthusiasts around the world.
Like many things of the 90s, my full-time devotion to DBZ fizzled out in the 00s. After I entered
Orting High School, my passions changed. I became interested in new activities like track, cross country,
driving fast cars
(see part 2 about my Maxima), and choir. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a
HUGE DBZ fan; I could talk to you for days about the deep history
and mythology of the series but given the year, I decided to reconfigure
my dream to fit contemporary interests.
Thinking about my
dream of creating a website through the lens of 2013, I decided it
would be good to focus on my love for social media, networking, and
photography. The site will serve as a central hub for me on the web and
be an additional platform to share my thoughts about digital life and
the vast world of communication. To accomplish this goal, I enrolled at
the
School of Visual Concepts (SVC)
where I learned about copy writing in 2012. What drew me back to the
school was its commitment to practical education and gritty real world
vibe which made it feel accessible.
Despite not having touched HTML since I was an 8th grader at
Sagahlie Middle School
– formally Sagahlie Jr. High School, the language felt
oddly familiar and was easy to pick up. After a month of developing the
site, I'm excited to hit publish later this week! I'm also looking
forward to continuing to learn more about HTML and other
coding languages.
I never imagined myself wanting to learn
more about computer languages but I'm slowly finding I actually enjoy
the challenge of connecting the various pieces of code and appreciate
the way it connects people with information. It's not the path I'd
envisioned taking but like most things in life, it's sometimes better to
take the long way around and enjoy the sights.
[Photo courtesy of Flickr user johnkay ] 