Introduction Post

Hello out there! My name is Felix and I'm taking COMM 131P. My last communications course of any kind was COMM 20 (Public Speaking) many semesters ago, so it'll be interesting to me how this web-centric course will run its...course. Here goes:

I'm studying Computer Engineering here at San Jose State University, entering the fifth year of studies as a senior-senior but on track to graduate in Spring of 2012. I've also been working part-time for a year while I investigate into internship and career opportunities (but mostly wonder about life and where it'll take me). My school workload has always been pretty intensive, so I hope that the time I put into this course will be rewarding.

I did have an amateur blog in the past through Xanga (but who didn't?), then I broke off into a self-made blog of my own in Yahoo! GeoCities (remember that?) before eventually giving up on letting my thoughts out with digital write-ups. I'll be curious to see how the blog writing for this course will be fleshed out...

...but for the sake of introduction, I suppose I'll be brief:

I think technology and the world surrounding it is pretty cool and something I hope to get involved in through my major--industry, gadgets, mobile, etc. Video games are something I enjoy as an example of technology, although I haven't played as much as I did in the past. Music and media are a part of it, too, although I wish I had the talent and creative chops for media creation rather than just consumption.

I'm pretty used to being in front of a computer, but I grew up with Hot Wheels, the Simpsons, Pokemon, basketball...and several other things that eclipse my mind at the moment.

I don't consider myself a stickler for proper English, but many around me consider my grammar to be top-notch, which I refuse to agree with.

I'm sure there's more for me to say, but the pretense of "staying brief" with my introduction will end things here. Look forward to a future blog posting titled Introduction Post, Part II...possibly.

I'm on Facebook which I occasionally check, Twitter which I rarely check, AIM/Gtalk which I occasionally respond through, and Yahoo! Messenger which I have not used in many years but will intend to use again for this course based on communication preferences with the professor. There you have it!

-MikeyGoLucky