Senioritis

In the 4th grade, we had a big bulletin board on the wall of my computer class that said "Ask Me About ASCII". Our homework involved memorizing the definition of geeky words like giga, mega and CPU. I was nine years old and I was on top of the world. That kind of stuff came naturally for me. Our school had this new phenomenon on the computers called "The Internet" and we got to make our own websites. I filled mine with Bart Simpson quotes and images of Star Wars characters.

I dabbled in web design over the next few years. It was during a high school multimedia class that I first started making career goals. I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up: someone who gets paid to play with Photoshop. We created Flash animations in that class and edited the morning announcements which were filmed during first period, among other fun digital media projects. One day, representatives from (then) UVSC came to recruit bright minds for their Multimedia Communications Technology department. I went on a tour soon after and felt like I was home as I met other geeks who actually had a sense of humor enough confidence to look me in the eye.

It's been a fun journey, being one of the few girls in the male-dominant field of Internet Technology (aka Web Design). I had my share of awkward dinners and dates where I was ten years younger than my escort. I like UVU. The digital media department has been involved in lots of awards and conferences and stuff. I'm proud to be a part of it.

I graduate in the Spring. And while I'll be so glad I don't have to attend any more 8AM classes to learn Javascript or PHP, I think I might just miss it.