Hi everyone! I'm Cynthia Ferguson, a sophomore in Computer Science at K-State University. I grew up in Lansing but decided for my freshman year that I wanted to get out of Kansas. I pursued a forensic science degree at Eastern Kentucky University but due to some complications and a desire to be closer to home, I decided to transfer and change my major. I have always had an interest in computers and crime investigation so I figured computer science would be a good fit for me. Out of all of the chapters we will be reading this semester, I am the most excited to read chapter 3: Programming from The Pattern On The Stone and chapter 6: Pattern Recognition from Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future. I believe these two chapters will have the most new-to-me information in regards to computers being that I have absolutely no programming experience. With any luck, when I graduate from K-State, I can get into the FBI, CIA, or Valve. My reason for wanting to work for Valve is entirely different from the FBI and CIA and simply revolves around the fact that I enjoy pc gaming. I have had an account on Steam for the last three years, through which I have become an addict and avid fan of Valve games such as Half Life, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. Prior to getting a Steam account, I generally just played on Nintendo consoles or played Minecraft. Gaming, though possibly the hobby I participate in the most is not my favorite or only hobby. I enjoy a multitude of things: fishing, camping, hiking, strategy games, singing, poetry, guitar, and baking. I have played the guitar and sang for over half of my life making it my oldest hobby. I enjoy writing my own songs and publishing them on Youtube and Spotify. Youtube.com is probably my favorite website due to the variety of videos that people can publish and watch. My channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1W3htrFm9XLG716Lw-7ZdA and contains covers and original works. I personally enjoy watching debates, podcasts, gamers, musicians, and karaoke videos. I am hoping that through my computer science courses, I can obtain a better grasp on sound recording and video editing software to improve the quality of my music videos. Aside from hobbies, I enjoy horror movies, have had many pets throughout my life, and am an overall very caring person. I can be the person that gets overly protective of those I care greatly about and I would always rather be in pain than to see someone I love get hurt. I have been told by many people that I care and trust too much about others but its just who I am and I wouldn't have it any other way. I enjoy getting to know new people by playing games with them, talking over tea or coffee, and sharing musical interests. I am a firm believer that someone's music tastes can tell a lot about the kind of person they are, what they have been through in life, and how open-minded they are. For instance, some people will only listen to one genre of music and that generally shows they are not open-minded and not musicians themselves as they don't appreciate other styles. On the other hand, those who listen to Rap, Rock, Country, Hip-Hop, etc. regardless of the time the songs were released often have a greater appreciation and understanding of music and the artists who perform the songs. The people I tend to relate to most however are those who analyze the lyrics to truly understand what they are singing along to. I hardly ever sing along to something without already knowing what the song is about, why the artist wrote it, and what it means to me. Many people say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the quote I prefer is it only takes one song to bring back a thousand memories. I love hearing new songs and bands so by all means, if anyone ever wants to talk about music, know that I am all ears.