School Again

So far this year has been going excellently! After moving into a new apartment that is amazingly awesome compared to the one i was in i was was already feeling much better. Something about the last apartment made me get incredibly depressed.

I had resigned my self to having to go off and work this semester after I had gotten a letter from the school saying i was on academic suspension. I applied a few places but with little luck was on the fringe of leaving to try to find work somewhere else. Luckily after reviewing my grades with the summer semester factored in the school was able to qualify me for attendance and financial aid.

I am now attending classes for my desired major of computer science, and i have never felt better. I am trying to stay optimistic though there are still issues to deal with. The biggest difficulty continues to be staying focused, as it is incredibly easy for me to spend hours upon hours at the computer (reddit). ADD medication helps considerably, but its not a silver bullet by any means. I have fancy organizing systems set up with my phone, but i'm starting to find that writing things down on paper is just easier, and because you see it more often. It makes me wonder though, how do other people go about doing things?

Resolutions

Its 2010! I recall when i was younger thinking that by now everybody would be living in a technological utopia. Here we are, and the only futuristic sort of thing is the fancy cell phones everybody has.

As i look back on 2009 it was okay, I am not especially happy with it but i learned some things. This year has potential to be awesome, and so i'm starting it with some resolutions.

My resolutions for the new year:

Learn to program

Write an android app and get it on the android marketplace.

Take at least 30 credits of classes.

Write in blog regularly.

Complete an epic project.

Get out of debt.

Get in shape.

Get a girlfriend.

Im trying to be realistic and set attainable goals, and hopefully these will be.