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Hey guys, I have a day off today so I'm chilling at a local cafe and studying. This weekend, I had a little party and caught up with my old friend group from 2019. I've been taking it easy and trying to relax. Also, I finally did another raspberry pi project. Not too long ago, I came across a bunch of cool cameras and servo motors in a thrift shop. I think I spent maybe 11 dollars total for 150 dollars worth of equipment, so I am planning on putting it to good use. I made a CCTV surveillance camera for my apartment with one of them attached to my Pi 5, and I'm also considering getting more electronics equipment and making an FPV remote control car. More to follow soon.

Hey guys, it's been a while. I passed my precalculus class with a B, which is pretty disappointing but I'll try harder next time. I'm also trying to test out of psychology by taking the CLEP exam. Other than that, nothing too eventful, traveling around, going to museums, people watching. I finished the CLEP Psychology study guide, but I'm not going to add it to my book reviews. In summary it was riddled with spelling errors but I think it gave me the baseline knowledge to pass the exam.

I'm thinking about renaming the website, here are a few potential domains I had in mind:

kickitwithmax

keepingupwithmax

And my favorite so far, extremepartymax

I also want to get an obscure, rarely used top-level domain like .uk or .biz to keep the cost of renewal low.

If any of you loyal readers have ideas for me, please email me and let me know.

The fall semester started yesterday. Right now I'm taking a programming class and precalc. So far, so good. I did most of the trigonometry course on Khan Academy and it has helped a lot. I also want to eventually complete the algebra course in order to solidify my understanding of the basics. Going back to school as an adult has proven to be really difficult, but it's mostly just a game of time management and relearning stuff that I forgot. My goal is to do as much math as I can at community college, then transfer to a four-year university and earn a STEM degree. I'm torn between something related to cybersecurity/data analysis or a traditional engineering degree.

A fun little side note: Yesterday I bought an old school Cathode Ray (CRT) TV. The antique store jipped me irreparably (I paid $60 and then saw that you could get a new one for $30 on Ebay). But hey, you live and you learn. It's a 5 inch black and white "portable" TV, and I'm figuring out how to connect it to HDMI. I will keep you all updated.

This is my first blog entry. I will try to keep this page updated regularly, but I work full time and am about to take some college classes so that may be easier said than done. Another issue is that I don't really have much to write about. I read around 19 books this year, one third of them audiobooks, so I will start by reviewing those. I'm also thinking of dedicating the "Music" page solely to foreign music, as that is something I'm passionate about.