August 21, 2022

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Incoming! The start of Fall season, and the end of Summer, which was three months long! Did it feel like three months to you? Though the three months were well spent with visits to the beach, a week’s worth vacation, and many sips of mint lemonade with a tablespoon or two of sugar. Though it’s not all about the rest, but also about progress. I feel that I’ve made a lot of it over the summer, not only mentally but also physically, such as visiting the gym and getting the exercise. Mentally, hanging out with friends, talking more, laughing more, keeping a schedule of visiting the gym, reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and journaling. I’ve also kept learning new things in programming, I translated a mini Magic 8 Ball code from Python to Java which helped me refresh my memory. Physically, I’ve been visiting the gym, being mindful of hydration, and sleeping for 7+ hours a day. I feel ready to go back to school and meet new people maybe that are interested in the same field as I am, or share the same interests.

I have a pretty good bag that I usually keep my belongings in. My laptop, notebooks, books, a water bottle, though it gets pretty heavy with just the laptop and a couple of notebooks. My solution, wear thicker layers, maybe tighten the straps so the backpack is nice and tight to your back. That way, it isn’t hanging. It feels way lighter then.

Thanks for reading!

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July 7, 2022

I think this may be the correct way of blogging opposed to the blog I posted on June 15, 2022. Today’s self-chosen topic, scammers/scams. You find a scam e-mail in your inbox saying “Congratulations! You’ve won a fre trip to Mississpi! Click here.” You carefully look at it, and see that something is off. First, the title of the e-mail happens to be “Congratulations customer!” Interesting they’re calling you a customer, also “congratulations” what? Secondly, “Mississppi” is missing an “i.” You look around some more, and find “fre” is missing an “e” so now it’s pronounced “fray.” You check the sender’s email and see complete Gibberish. “That’s weird.” You think to yourself, so you go to hit the delete button, and accidentally press the scam link! What will happen now? Well, I believe I can explain here, well with my experience and an Info Security class. When you click, the scammer/scammers may be using what’s called a click logger which can register your IP(Internet Protocol) address with which they can find out things such as who you are and even your location. If you continue registering, inputting your credit card information, address, date of birth, they can then even use that information to steal your credit card. The best way to go about this is to just delete the e-mail. Carefully. Thank you for reading today’s blog!