A First!

Today, I was truly honored to find out someone liked one of my photos enough to have it professionally printed. I am so moved by it. We all appreciate approval in different fashions.

How I First Learned To Program

I been asked many times, is computer programming hard?  My answer is always no, anyone can learn.  I taught myself my first programming language in early in the 9th grade after randomly finding this BASIC Games Book in the used bookstore in Downtown Wheaton, Maryland.  On the family old 286 PC, I would sit there an type out programs and run them on the MS-DOS BASIC Interpreter.  I never learn how to save the files so I would have to retype the programs every time I got on.  It wasn't just about playing the games, it was the correlation of what I typed and how it translated in to actions on the computer.  And with further understanding, I would be able to write programs that do what I want them to do, like those in the book.

At night, I would lay in the bed and study the programs...relating what one line might mean to another.  And that's how I learned BASIC.  I didn't have anyone to teach me or any idea of what it was I was looking at, but I liked it.  I was able to figure out what the keywords meant through mostly trial and error and relational analyst.  Now that I'm older, I don't think it was a process too different from someone learning another speaking language through immersion.  Learning is learning no matter what the subject is.  You can learn the laws of physics by using and observing them.

Today, I know several more programming language and have a Computer Science degree.  Also, I am doing what I learned to love years ago for a living.  It feels good.  But the bottom line, it wasn't hard to learn; it only took one book, and it wasn't even a how to book.

*Disclaimer* Learning a computer language is not difficult at all but being good at writing computer software is mainly the reason why you paid what you are paid.  Just like a writer, knowing how to put words together will only get you so far, the talent is how well you put the words together to achieve your goal.

William Washington Photography

Years ago, I was given an SLR camera as a birthday gift and since then I have taken thousands of pictures.  That camera has long been put to rest but the hobby has continued.  For a couple years now, I toyed around with the idea of creating an online website to showcase some of my pictures in a portfolio style.  But not really to generate business, only because photography is still a hobby for me.  I just want to simply to have a calling card for opening future doors.  Last week, I took a couples hours to collect some pictures and throw together a website.

I present William Washington Photography.  Feel free to check it out.

http://photography.willwash.com

Yes, Vegas Baby!!

This Spring there was a guy's trip to Vegas and it was EPIC!!!! Lol drug, sex, and drum and bass. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas but I can give a peek at the fun and test out this blogger app for the iPhone at the same time. 

The following is the pictures from my iPhone. 

On the plane I was seated next to a heavy set couple. However, the stewardess had compassion for me and gave me a row by myself. Winning. 

Over Big Bear, California. 

I had a layover in LAX. Followed the sun to the ocean.  

I love Los Angeles. I always promise to come back. 

After a long flight I got pizza at the airport. 

Wood fire grilled pizza. 

Goat Cheese Veggie Pizza.  

Las Vegas. 

My hotel, The Cosmopolitan

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Vegas days & nights!

It was a great amazing trip!

Quick Review of 2011

2011 was a great year in Will Wash history.  God truly favors me and my friends and family.

• The homey and my brother both gave birth to baby girls.  I love them both.
  
  
  
  
  
• Celebrated my birthday and my little cousins turning 21 in Las Vegas.
• Got to sit on the edge of the Grand Canyon.
  
• Cousin Lisa from Germany came to visit and I got to show her the east coast.
• Me and the boys put on great fireworks show on the 4th of July
• Niece Sydney, godson CJ, and Lil Nigel have grown exponentially.
• I got to travel to Ireland again, and Jamaica for the first time and have grand adventures.
  
• I bought another Mac.
• I started learning to play the bass guitar.
• Changed my tags.