Week Nine: Day Four
Eeps, so we have just one more day left in the course! K and I opted to skip the lecture this morning (who needs JavaScript animations, anyway?) in favour of working on the front-end design of our project, which we have to present to our classmates tomorrow afternoon. I fell asleep sometime around 2:30 last night, so I don't think I could have gotten to class (early) anyway, even if I tried my darndest. And it turned out to be "one of those" mornings, too, where I rushed out of the house without breakfast, spilled hot coffee on my hand, couldn't organize my notes, and ended up taking a nap on the couch — where J nudged my knee and woke me up sooner than I was hoping to. But we chatted about last night's baseball game — and how awesome of a game was that!! — so it turned out to be what I needed to segue into the rest of the day's work.
Out on a smoke break with K this afternoon, we shared thoughts about this course and how we feel. I'm of two minds: half of me can't believe it's already been nine weeks and that I might actually possibly be job-ready, while the other half of has hit a wall in the last couple of weeks and is struggling to keep burnout at bay. But there's no reversing time, so it's onwards and upwards, I suppose.
I talked to B today, who met with all of us to discuss our career goals. One thing we talked about was who we want to show up to Hiring Week, so I tossed out a couple of names. One of them, and this is a bit random, is this place on Pearl Street where I parked my motorcycle during TIFF when regular parking was cut off. I ended up following another Honda CBR into this parking lot and the girl who worked there assured me it'd be fine to leave my bike there during the day. I loved that there seemed to be such a chill vibe at the place, and with my lack of sleep, thought it'd be a good idea to ask B to ask them to show up at Hiring Week.
But with just one official day left in the course, hindsight and regret and all that fun stuff is starting to set in. I really want to do over the last four weeks because I felt like I wasn't as tuned in and engaged as I should have been, but then I think about the sheer physical and mental effort it's required, and I think I'm okay with going onto the next phase.
And here's what our app tentatively looks like!
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