So… I Wandered Off for a Bit At some point, I drifted. Not in a dramatic, “I quit everything and moved to a mountain” kind of way. More like… I opened one academic door, then another, then suddenly I’m deep into GIS, writing papers, and thinking about spatial relationships like I’m plotting a crime documentary. It was good for me.
Category: Training
Learning should not be cruel. But it should never be padded. I withdrew. Not with anger. Not with a manifesto. Just with the quiet certainty that staying would be dishonest. I enrolled in the local tech courses because I needed structure. Real structure. The kind that forces discipline when motivation runs dry. I am paying out of pocket. I am
Progress is not loud. It is documented. This week, I submitted my graduation petition for the Project Management Certificate Program at Folsom Lake College, a program I started in Spring 2024. No ceremony. No applause track. Just a confirmation screen and an email that quietly says, you finished what you said you would finish. That is enough. Why Project Management
This Network and Cybersecurity Engineering Thing Is Hard (I Just Wanted to Be Cool) When I first got into network and cybersecurity engineering, I had dreams. Big dreams. I thought I’d be some kind of cyber-James Bond—sipping coffee in a dark room filled with blinking LEDs, typing furiously as firewalls fell and bad guys cried. What I didn’t picture was
(One Terminal Window to Rule Them All) Okay, real talk—I’m on this long, chaotic, caffeine-fueled journey to become a network and cybersecurity engineer. You know, the type of person who dreams in IP ranges and sets up firewalls for fun. But somewhere along the way, I hit this major fork in the command-line road:Do I focus on being a Windows
Because textbooks speak fluent Martian and I prefer human. Here’s the deal: every time I take on a new topic—networking, cybersecurity, Python, how to survive a data analysis without summoning demons—I do something that feels almost rebellious. I buy a For Dummies book.Yes, on purpose. Not because I think I’m dumb. Not because I collect yellow covers like Pokémon cards.
Look, I’m not gonna lie—when people start throwing around terms like “subnetting,” “containerization,” or “multi-threaded asynchronous event loops,” I nod like I get it… then Google it in the bathroom five minutes later. Because let’s be real:I’m not the smartest dude in the room.But I do show up like I’m trying to win an Olympic gold medal in “Effort.” My
Let’s face it: it’s easy to get stuck. You want to study. You even sit down with good intentions. But five minutes later, you’re doomscrolling through headlines, memes, or drama you didn’t ask for. And now you’re tired, distracted, and feeling like you failed. The good news? You’re not lazy. You’re just human—and the internet is designed to hijack your
Let’s clear the air: AI isn’t here to take your job as a network or cybersecurity engineer. It’s here to sit in the corner, automate some of your boring tasks, and silently judge your lack of Python skills. Sure, AI can do some cool tricks — like sift through thousands of logs in seconds or spot weird traffic patterns at
Let’s get this out of the way: yes, your favorite tech YouTuber with LED lights, and maybe a beard, and 12 monitors just told you that CompTIA certs are a waste of time. “Bro, just learn hacking on Kali and skip the A+.” Cool story, keyboard warrior—but here in the real world, CompTIA certs are still a solid move. Here’s