InfoSec

So it's been almost a full year since my last update. For this I apologize. I've been having difficulties with school, and even changed my plan from being a game designer to my absolute original desire: being an information security specialist.

My history:
When I was a little girl, I originally became interested in hacking when I discovered that I could change the data [read as: hack] into Pokemon and obtain Suicune without having to chase it around in Silver. Kid me spent so many hours chasing that adorable little blue dog down, that a new path opened in my life upon realising that games—like computers, which I'd understood by then—were all composed of manipulatable data. Since learning that, I bought every version of a gameshark, action replay, or other hardware / software I could use to manipulate data to my advantage.
Disclaimer: I've always been a nice person to other people, just not to software, so I'd never use any of that manipulated data against another person.  I didn't try to battle pokemon online, or race hacked cars, anything like that. I mean, I didn't like playing games with other people anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal for me, but I was strongly against friends who would cheat against a real life individual.
I firmly believe that software should be shaped to the whims of the user, even if that entails making it do something for which it was not originally intended. My opinion, especially for gaming, is that purchases of independent equipment gives you the right to do whatever you wish with that equipment. If someone wants to give their characters maximum levels, and steam-roll all their opponents because their idea of fun is to dominate, that's their business. I personally like to hack backups, so that if there is a cheap, easily replicable item like a potion, I will have an infinite number of them. There are also sometimes one-off items that I believe simply shouldn't be singular. As long as it doesn't infringe on anyone else's enjoyment of their purchased product, I believe it's alright. Adding to the enjoyment of the product can aid in the reputation of that product, even for otherwise less-appreciated products.

As I grew, my love of technology increased. I began to get an interest in learning programming. It reminded me of the complexities of learning a language [like English] so I studied as much as I could by myself. However, my high school did not have programming classes and I turned to English instead, planning to become an English teacher. As you can and will see, a lack of access to classes has shaped my life more than it should have. After realising I did not want to teach any students who did not want to learn, I double majored in English and Computer Science at a private Liberal Arts college, then left that college after finally realising I wanted more from my Computer Science degree.
When I got here, I asked about two things: English and Hacking. I wondered if I could still pursue those avenues here, but received very little information. I realise now that I probably asked the wrong people, but I wish the information had been easier to find.

On a chance encounter, I ran into some hackers and realised I could actually do it as a job; however, I was already into my senior [though with one more year left] year of college. I struggled quite a bit in college, not due to my major necessarily, but due to some mandatory classes related to Math [we have to take 6 Math classes here, under Computer Science.]
Luckily, only a little while ago [literally a few days] I got an internship, so I'll be able to learn even more than I have currently. I'm very excited for this, and now that I feel slightly more secure, I plan to update more on the technology side of this blog. Hope being the key word.