Craig Soup Web Design Blog

For a while I thought it was just me, but I’m starting to realize that with most creative personalities, it’s not always easy to find your passion when it comes to career choices. As a college student, I officially changed my major three times before my freshman year even started, and I lost count of the number of times I changed my mind by the time I finally settled for Management Information Systems.

I used to think that the problem was a result of chronic indecision, but lately I’ve realized that it’s not so simple. What brought me to this realization was the fact that everything I’ve shown interest in has involved some form of creative expression. I have wanted to be everything from a choir director to a writer to a web designer, and every time I find something I’m interested in, I discover ten new things that I want to try out.

And this is true on a more microscopic level as well. Even within the realm of web design, I have found all kinds of tools and techniques that I have wanted to experiment with. For me, it’s not enough to master one technology or one skill set. I need variety. I need freshness. I constantly need to be learning something new.

Lately, my focus has been on Ruby on Rails. Rails seems to be a phenomenal way of developing web applications, and I’ve spent every moment of available time lately trying to learn it. I’ve got at least three personal projects in mind that I want to try building with Rails, and I can’t wait to get started.

Wish me luck!