i don't think there's anyone who actually remembers the fact that i started college as an electrical engineer. in middle school and high school i was a math genius. no, i'm not kidding. i took calculus as a sophomore in high school and, well . . . i was technologically advanced. as a college freshman, i was elected SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CHICANO ENGINEERING SOCIETY. (that is also not a joke--in fact, it touches on deep identity confusion on many fronts!)
my stint as an ee major came to an abrupt because: 1. i was taking the slow series calculus (i ran out of high school calculus knowledge on day 3 in college) and 2. i dropped out of my cs (that's computer science for the non-geeks) class right before the final. i became an english major the next quarter.
still, there is a geek lurking within me. i have spent the past few weeks happily struggling to teach myself html, xtml, and css as i re-design my website. it's amazingly fun. and it's a better distraction from stalled writing than shopping for dresses on ebay, or for books on abebooks, or googling myself and my friends all day. i hope to re-launch my website in the next week or so. i'm excited.
even this blog has been a great exercise in geekdom. i am experimenting with adding the typepad widgets. any recommendations? and can anyone help me figure out how to tag things on blog posts?
my friend at tismoi hips me to new tek stuff--(thanks for introducing me to blogher). but if there is anyone else out there who has recommendations for tek blogs, (simplified) tek books on web design, mind-mapping software and other geeky computer stuff. please let me know.
