I randomly quit my job one day to learn Flash because I wanted to make a game like the ones I was playing on armorgames.com etc...
Flash developers are a rare commodity and if you can learn Flash you are guaranteed a good job.
It took me about 3 weeks to learn from scratch and I had already built a quick game and made 3000 for it. I also got a job working for a freelance company to make money in the meantime while making games.
I recommend flash because it is in very high demand, is super fun to play with, and very easy to learn.
some books that have helped me (you'll have to google them)
Oreilly Essential Actionscript 3.0
Oreilly actionscript 3.0 Cookbook
Oreilly Actionscript 3.0 Design Patterns
Advanced Actionscript 3 with Design Patterns
Head First - Design Patterns (this is in Java, but is the BEST book ive read of them all)
Those there can last you about a month or two if you just read here and there. I recommend just creating demo applications for each new thing that you learn. It is super easy to learn if you do it that way and just keep track of everything you do so you can reference it later.
Good luck!
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