Blog: Pablo Morales

I'm excited for May!

2024-05-01 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

I'm really looking forward for the month of May! It will be a busy month but productive.

Here's what's happening.

I'm entering my final year of my 20's. I'm going to make this a memorable year ahead. There are steps I would like to take before I hit the big 3-0. I'm not scared to enter 30. I want to learn to embrace it.

I'm traveling to Germany this month for a green tech conference. I'm building a few arcade units to demo.

I'm hoping to start classes as I recently got accepted into a master's program. I really want to teach at the university level.

Work on personal and work projects that have been on the back burner. I hope to reach these goals.

Continue working on the startup I'm working on with Chris Wan. I'm hoping we can address few issues happening in education and to make learning more adaptable to all.

What are you excited for the month of May?

My Site Redesign is Good Enough - IndieWeb Carnival April 2024

2024-04-30 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

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I recently redesigned my website and let me tell you, It was long overdue. The redesign was on my to do list from a long time a go. Things were a mess in the code. It's still a work in progress. I was using multiple style sheets (I'm still reducing this). I was using a theme I had modified and I was using Tachyons, a CSS framework. Having to add more CSS classes for specific purposes was getting overbearing. Sure my blog posts were getting pretty with various designs and looked a little nicer. I hate to say it, I was often more worried about what my website looked like instead of focusing more of the quality of my posts. An RSS reader simply pulls the content and none of the styling that comes with CSS classes.

I was starting to lose it. I simply needed to strip my website of any unnecessary CSS and classes. I was also limited on time so I couldn't commit to something from scratch. I found a simple CSS framework that provided me the bare minimum that made my website look very simple but more put together.

The name of the CSS framework is...wait for it... called, simple.css. It's a CSS framework that has no classes built in. Simply load this and boom! Your website is mostly organized without the "extra" stuff. It's super simple to override the CSS code to add something specific.

Using simple.css was good enough for me. Simply, it was a no brainer. It allowed me to address the issues, and it was good enough to implement. simple.css is simple and fast. At this time, I don't feel the need to commit to designing from scratch the CSS to make my site pretty. Going minimal is good enough for me.

This is why 'Good Enough' is enough to get things done.

This blog post is in response to Aaron's, known as RisingThumb, IndieWeb Carnival April 2024 post on good enough. Thank you for hosting this month's carnival. Everyone and anyone is welcome to host an IndieWeb Writing Carnival.

I got accepted to a master's program

2024-04-29 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

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I'm really excited to share that I applied to the graduate program at the alma mater I graduated from at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. I applied for the Masters of Science in Education in Learning, Design & Technology with an Information Technology Concentration. I chose the IT concentration because, I work in IT where I would like to implement my knowledge at the school level. I'm not in the classroom as often anymore. It seemed more appropriate to go this route.

I'm really excited to go back to school! I've been itching for this for a while. Since, I still work in education, it seems appropriate to also continue my education and better improve my knowledge and skills in addition to what I do already with other forms of learning.

I also value education as well. I want to also have degrees beyond a bachelor's degree. My goal in the near but possibly distance future is to get a doctorate degree. Even with a master's degree, it's been a dream to teach a course or two at the university level. I would teach technology courses specifically for teachers to help eliminate barriers and increase technology literacy for teachers. I would also teach methods for teachers of all ages through scaffolding to embrace technology.

As a Latino, I find it important to help represent that we can succeed in higher education.

Time to register for classes!

Nebraska Tornadoes

2024-04-26 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

My home state got hit pretty hard with tornadoes today. Many people's homes were destroyed. My friends and family were giving me updates. They are all okay. Things will get back to normal but will take time. im also worried with climate change, we will see these intense storms happen more often.

thinking of my people in Nebraska

El tren y los estudiantes universitarios.

2024-04-26 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in es

Hoy es el ultimo viernes de abril. Quiero relajar después de un dia bien ocupado y productivo. Estoy bien feliz que ya empezó el fin de semana. En este momento estoy escribiendo en el tren y voy para la ciudad de San Francisco. Es mi manera preferida e mas conveniente. Siempre uso mi computadora para que me entretengo. De vez en cuando levante la cabeza y miro a mi alrededor al interior del tren.

Cuando me subí al tren en Sacramento, estaba medio vació. En la próxima parada de Davis, se suben varios estudiantes universitarios. Traen mucha buena energía positiva. Ellos están con sus amigos. Se van de parranda a San Francisco. Muchos toman el tren para regresar a casa.

Viendo los estudiantes universitarios me da mucha alegría. Me recuerdan mucho cuando estuve en la universidad. Siempre de aventura con mis amigos. Pero en lugar de usar tren, usamos el carro. Estoy contento que ahorra vivo en un lugar que el tren es mas común.

Me gusta ver que están disfrutando estos momentos preciosos.