goodolal

21 | she/her | study blog | currently studying for comptia network+

[goodolal]

introduction

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howdy there! i'm goodolal, you can call me al or ally! ᵔᴗᵔ

to introduce myself, i'm a twenty-one year old student studying computer information systems. my curriculum combines business fundamentals with networking/technological concepts so you will see a lot content related to that here.

i'm not one hundred percent set on a direction for this blog yet, but im thinking i wanna use this a space for inspiration as well as a progress tracker for my own learning. i'll be posting daily agendas/progress reports, study resources, inspirational quotes and maybe a personal blurb here and there.

[goodolal]

tuesday recap 11/4/25

worked a shift from 7am-3pm (we had three call-outs, yayyyy i love my job so much guys!! /s)

wrote up a reflection for my systems analysis class that analyzed the effectiveness of various user interface features

attended a committee meeting for the information technology organization i am a part of. i was tasked with updating my organization's website, the updates are due friday night

attended a board meeting for the renewable energy organization i am a part of. i am trying to get my subcommittee fully set up in tableau public so we can create visualizations for all our production data, so that's a project i'm looking forward to!

took a pre-lecture quiz covering data design concepts

looked into tableau and its features, I set up an account for myself and now i'm just fuckin around with it

[goodolal]

monday recap 11/3/25

attended lectures for programming, business communications, systems analysis and accounting

practiced writing code for designing classes and objects

worked a shift from 5pm-9:30pm

presented in my systems analysis class about data footprint and data security concepts. the presentation was worth 15% of my grade. after reviewing professor feedback he said i did great with topic coverage and dynamic speaking, but my presentation ran on too long.

touched up a rough draft of a business report and submitted it

[goodolal]

update

hey guys! i haven't really been posting as much since my first post at the beginning of the semester. i've been so so busy since college started again. i took on a lot of responsibilities this semester which is great for the ol' resume but terrible for my posting schedule lmao. i'm trying to make an effort to track my academic progress by posting more often. i'm thinking i'll write up a few recap posts this week to put me back on schedule.

while i've been away, here are the major updates i have:

scheduled network+ certification for november 21st. i decided i needed more time to review concepts to ensure i actually pass the exam.

i have been invited to interview for a new job opportunity at my place of work. if i get the job, i would move from student manager to an office assistant for the student coordinator at my college. whether i take it honestly depends on compensation. idk if that makes me shallow but i gotta pay my rent somehow.

i am currently setting up proxmox on my optiplex 9020 pc, but im having some issues with it. i believe i have misconfigured the ip address attached to it but im unsure yet. more updates later.

class registration for next semester is coming up, and i'm considering adding a minor in cybersecurity or statistics to complement my major in computer information systems.

anyways, that's all from me for now.

[goodolal]

₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊ beginning of the semester post !! ₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊

hello all! since the fall semester has finally arrived, I hope to resume a consistent posting schedule so I can document my progress in both my academic and personal life! I went on an unexpected hiatus due to some personal and financial troubles over the summer, but I am now back on track!

for starters, while I am only taking 13 credit hours, I will be working 25-40 hours per week along with 2 extracurricular commitments (which roughly translates to 6 extra hours of time). whew!

I am taking:

principles of accounting II business communications programming software solutions systems analysis and design career readiness

i have also accepted a position as the chair of data management for a renewable energy organization on my college campus. i am so so grateful to have the opportunity to apply my skills to contribute to a good cause! I love my team so far and I am so grateful I get to work with such a talented group of people! I will also continue my role as a technology administrator for club on my college campus for students in my major. this role is relatively low commitment but I'm still looking forward to it!

lastly, I am working towards my comptia network+ certification, which I hope to have by the middle of next month!

while I am taking on a lot of work this semester, I feel confident that with the right amount of discipline I can manage it. if anything, I feel so blessed to have the opportunities that I have right now which allow me grow as a person and get outside of my comfort zone!

that's all I have right now, so bye bye! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

[goodolal]

~ 5/27/25

30m - Reviewed last week's notes on classful subnetting

2h - Practiced subnetting techniques

1h - Created a flashcard set on anki with conceptual questions/problem sets to help with retaining what I learned

[goodolal]

~ 5/22/25

Woke up at 8:30am feeling groggy. didn't leave the apartment until like 11:30am ;-;

3h - Studied subnetting techniques, classful ip addressing and identifying the types of IPv4 addresses

1h 30m - Viewed Professor Messer's N10-009 Network+ Training Series on Youtube. Moved over to Geeks4Geeks for more details on classful addressing

Links to resources:

https://www.youtube.com/@professormesser

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/introduction-of-classful-ip-addressing/