This year: * Joined a leadership program to get out of a dead end position * Co-coordinated the local DEFCON group * Completed the first semester of my Maste

This year: * Joined a leadership program to get out of a dead end position * Co-coordinated the local DEFCON group * Completed the first semester of my Master's degree program * Broke into the infosec field through my first "rotation" for my new job What I learned: * Learned that I can communicate ideas through writing quite a bit better than I thought, and my presentation skills aren't half bad either * Everyone could achieve so much more if they stopped reading job descriptions and got to work. This year I did so many things I was unqualified for, and it rocked. * People's academic demeanor is often directly linked to their work performance. Cheaters cheat, liars lie, and procrastinators procrastinate. You never know when you're being watched, and I strongly believe school is one place you can't afford to screw up. Next year: * Stay in infosec, but learn a lot more * Build something. Anything. * Complete a few more semesters, and do my time while learning more. * Patch, patch, and patch. I forget to patch too often. For this I am ashamed. * Have a child. Scary, but awesome and probable.