And its ironic, because I have the same exact problem you do! I have a lot of trouble deciding what I want to code that is within my abilities. I have a tendency to try to jump into stuff that’s way over my head, and end up getting frustrated =/ I’ve got some great resources though (as you well know :P) that I think will help me get going on a decent path. When I have time, I’ll go ahead and try to find a starting point!

Good news that you’re straight As this semester. That’s really excellent work. I’m impressed!

Really, don’t rush; certainly not on a busy schedule. Though I don’t remember much about my early days, I do recall that one of the more difficult ruts I encountered was from rushing headlong into the world of coding. The disappointment of knowing you can’t write what you want (or simply not knowing enough to know what you want to write) is a real killer. One thing that helped me was to write small applications that had little point; start small, work big. Write a random quote generator, a small adlib-like script, or even something that transcribes things from a class you’re taking into the world of programming (implementing math in code is always useful). Heck, even writing a question/answer quiz system can be a huge help. The biggest hurdle when you start is not knowing what to write. I think that holds true for writing, too.

But yeah, school has been a real beasty. So far I’ve got all classes at a 98 or better with the exception of one… that’s balancing on a close 91. I will, however, be getting some free time. When it comes around, I’ll be hitting up some code, and I have no intentions of rushing anything. I screw up that way… big time ;)

Your peers were probably thinking “OMG he even got mentioned on some random blog on the Interwebs!” when they saw your name pop up here. Now they’ll be envious. It’s great.

Anyway, I hope you get some time so you can get around to actually working on your own narrative. It’ll be interesting, particularly for me, since I haven’t much recollection of my early days with programming languages. I’m sure it’ll bring back fond memories. But be sure to take your time as there’s no point in rushing it!

Man… you should have seen me. I was giving a presentation in Advanced Web Page Design that involved your site (I hope you don’t mind– I was almost certain I asked you, and I had the little legality talk.) Then I saw the first post. I couldn’t help but rush through the presentation and read the article as soon as possible.

You’ve kicked me back in gear and motivated me to go through and get back on track with my coding. School has just been so overwhelming I had nearly forgotten.

Thanks man… and I hope you enjoy the experience.