Have you ever worked on something for a long time, hoping to achieve a certain goal only to realize that the higher powers (in my case Gore and his cronies) have deigned a different course for you? Well this happened to me recently, and it was a real break to my internet confidence. What exactly happened?

Well, I’ve been working on my computer hacking skills (I put aside my bo staff skills training and whatnot for now) and my first step was basic web programming. I studied HTML, XHTML and CSS, taking a quiz for each to make sure I knew what I was doing. I was ruled 95% in both HTML and XHTML and 92% in CSS. That’s pretty good, right?

The next step in my journey was to take the Exam offered by the W3CSchools. I spent a few days studying, and finally got the courage up to take the exam. However, I was not accepted. Why? With an average of 94% on the quizzes, and days of study, I could have aced the exam. I wasn’t accepted because I didn’t have $59. Yeah, you have to pay to take the exam. Instead of making you take the exam and pay for the certificate, they make you pay to even load up the page. So, I put the idea (and the link) on the back burner for now.

I should have known that a certificate recognized by most major universities wouldn’t be free, but that’s me, I don’t think about that. Will I take the exam? Yeah, I will, but only when I have a spare 60 dollars. I’ll get over my hate of the Internets soon, but I need a little grieving time first.