Highlights for the week
A great quote from Andy Stumph, former Navy Seal and author of "Drown Proof", "WHAT YOU ALLOW IN YOUR PRESENCE IS YOUR STANDARD"
MONDAY
Affirmation: PATIENCE, PERSISTENCE, AND POSITIVITY
Avoiding discomfort doesn't protect you; it hollows you out. As I keep hearing from so many motivational speakers, you need to go outside of your comfort zone. The land of familiarity belongs to the dead.
The 4th is here and gave myself a little chance to nerd out with "Maul: Shadow Lord" and holy jeebus was it a great episode.
Spent the better part of the day on continued learning for reverse engineering android apps. It's really about knowing how to read the code and where to look for the treasure. Brilliant program!!
TUESDAY
Affirmation: YOU HAVE COME BACK POWER
Another great quote I hear often, "a setback is a setup for a comeback." Lord knows I need this. The family needs me to prosper.
Nothing got done today on account of personal priorities. We had Cinco De Mayo to attend to, so pen test and HexTree are 1 day behind.
WEDNESDAY
Affirmation: COMMIT TO THE HOPE OF TOMORROW, NOT THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST
Don't wallow in yesterday's bad .. live hopeful and joyous for tomorrow. That's where the promise of your best self lives. So don't carry old baggage into new beginnings. Learn, don't repeat, and keep moving. Love this!
Spent the better part of the day with the Android modules. Some are pretty challenging. The videos move fast, but the learning is enjoyable.
THURSDAY
Affirmation: IN LIFE, YOU DONT GET WHAT YOU WANT, YOU GET WHAT YOU ARE
Ooof .. this one hits hard. Something I've been meaning to correct for the past 25 years is the idea of who I should be. But as I learned the previous day, dwelling on the mistakes is what's kept me down all these years; repeating the same patterns and never learning. So the larger question is, who will I become, and what will be the outcome?
FRIDAY
Affirmation: VIEW YOURSELF AS THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR LIFE
A perfect plan executed poorly is going to deliver garbage .. words to live by as I close out the week. Hit a lot of my goals ... yay!!
What We’re Grateful For
- Grateful that I have another week of good health and good vibes.
- Grateful to have the medical insurance that covered my blood work. The results came back favorable.
- Grateful to be closer to my weight loss goal. Turns out the muscles gained might be adding weight, which is why I've not come close to my goal.
- Grateful to be with a wonderful family.
What We Loved
- Hitting my goals, especially with learning more about android reverse engineering.
- Learning AI + QA. The skill to automate using AI reduced overall setup time from weeks down to hours.
What We Learned
- Google Project Management [Status: TO DO!!] Thinking about this a lot.
- INNER WORK [Status: TO DO!!] Adding this entry to the list for future use.
- Finish reading "Zorro" [Status: TO DO!!] Maybe this weekend we'll finish the section I'm on ... maybe
- AI Pen Testing [Status: TO DO!!] Referred to an interesting framework to playwith ... courtesy of a connection on Linked In.
- Android Pen Test - MFP [Status: TO DO!!] Need to find a AVD compatible with the app that can be rooted.
- Android PT (Hextree) App Module: Reverse Engineering 2 [Status: Done!] Learned how to read through the code with jadx and add a custom class.
- "Husb" - Chapter "Time for Monsters, Pt. 1" - [Status: IN PROGRESS!] Working through a small section about Husb's wife and son in the natural. Six and Jessica need to find Diamondback.
- Web Pen Test - MFP [Status: DONE!] Report is late. Acceptable due to delay in installing app in emulator.
- QA DAY: [Status: DONE!] Learned how to use Playwright CLI to set up a fully fleshed out test harness. After the refactor, total was 4 hours.
- Android PT (Hextree) App Module: Advanced Reverse Engineering [Status: DONE!] Was able to complete some labs (get flags), but others were not working to spec.
TO DO
IN PROGRESS
DONE
What We Longed For
- A great job, working on cool things, with amazing people, for good pay and benefits. In other words, something like Google Mandiant Security Consultant.
What We Loathed. The layoffs are not stopping anytime soon.
- 2026 Job Market
- Late rejections for jobs I don't remember applying to.
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