I graduated from the University of Montana College of Technology in Missoula, Montana. My degree was in Networking, but I never found a job. Part of the reason was lack of jobs in Missoula, part was fear, and part was lack of qualifications or experience. The main issue was fear; I didn't think I could do any of the jobs available. Now I work at Taco Treat.
When I was first introduced to computers I wanted to make them work. I wanted to program. I spent ten years of my life just surviving before I went back to school. Now I am educating myself by learning to program. Unfortunately I may never have a bachelors and w/o that finding a job may be that much more difficult.
I no longer care about my future career posibilities as much as I care about learning to be a better programmer. For me entertainment is learning more than it is playing Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. I have a voracious hunger to know everything I can about programming. I want to build professional applications even if I am not a professional.
Well that is the lighter side of my story, but there is also a dark side that I will not burdon you with or embarrass myself with.
