I Promise I’m Not Dead – Just Looking Forward
So many of you may be wondering if my silence was due to me dyeing or something, but I assure you that aside from a violent bout of the flu last weekend and a busy busy week I am alive and well. It is for these reasons that I have not been as active on my blog as I would like but I decided I would do a post before an incredibly busy weekend. I’m still in love with code, in fact the more I figure out (and I have a lot to figure out) the more I enjoy it! I have been playing around with Content Management Systems a lot lately and have really enjoyed figuring them out and look forward to working with and creating them in the future. I am gearing up for, and so looking forward to, my work placement with Jester Creative a local multimedia company here in Ottawa (they are also in Toronto). Great company co-run by one of my teachers Sue Murphy who I have come to really respect and look forward to working for.
So that’s the update of what’s been happening over the week, now I would like to talk quickly about where I want to be in the next couple months since I’m effectively finished school in about 4 weeks! I decided today that I’m going to take the plunge, get a domain and finally consolidate my online presence in one place that is truly me. I’m looking into a hosting company right now but I’m thinking I will go with HostPappa.ca since they are a Canadian company, have great features, but are also powered by green energy which is something I care deeply about. So as I finish school I will start to think of how I want to design the site so that it reflects me, and which CMS I want to set it up on. For the CMS I’m thinking WordPress or Joomla, my main reason for considering Joomla is in case some day I want to add advanced features to the site. The design may take a bit because it is not my strong point, but an area I so desperately want to improve on and one that I do have a strong base in.
I’m very excited for the next couple of months and I’d say by the time the weather turns warm I want to have my branding fleshed out, my online presence up, and I’m really really hoping I can preform well in my placement and land employment with them. And just as a note Sarah and I are still trying to work on getting our side venture up and running so that’s also a goal I want achieved by the Spring or Summer.
A Shout Out to all my class mates for an awesome couple years of school, we’re almost there, let’s get through these last projects and then kick ass out in the industry!
You will be done school before you know it and crushing your industry!
Nice post, Tom. I’m glad you have a domain now. I’ll look into that hosting site. I currently use Dreamhost and Media Temple, but they can be expensive for something relatively small.
And congrats on the field work placement.