In the spring, a developer from HN talked to me and recommended a free course and I also applied to an online coding school offering free tuition for the summer. In the process of applying, I learned my computer doesn't really have enough RAM.
I haven't been able to spare the $40 or so it would take to upgrade it. I've been working more and moved to a larger apartment to improve my working conditions. (I'm still in an SRO, but now I have a private bath and a George Foreman grill.) I hope to eventually get a laptop to further improve my productivity.
Between my medical condition and extreme poverty, getting anything done takes forever. But I'm actually cautiously optimistic and excited to be working towards goals instead of spending all my time putting out the endless fires of my shitastic life.
I also set up a blog to help me gather learning resources in one place so I can find them again when I can get all my ducks in a row and have the physical arrangements and ability to set time aside to actually learn to program.