A New Year…

Well, it seems as if life keeps going forward faster than I can imagine. And with 2008 coming I have kinda lost track of whats going on….So here is my feeble attempt at a recap.

First off all I am still unemployed. The two companies that I applied for did not work out. So I am still in diligent pursuit of a paycheck. Other than that Meredith and I are still together, and I must say that I am in love with her. She makes me feel like no one else ever has. Plus, New York City was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

Christmas left my family with a very good spirit this year. My cousin Boomer has been given a miracle. Since he was 15 he has been in and out of the hospital with a brain tumor. He has since had it removed and grown into a mature young man. However, 2 weeks ago he went into the hospital with a serious problem. Then when no one thought he would make it, the doctor’s said that his brain was working on its own. He is the second person in history that this has happened to, so its pretty big.

Other than that. Just trying to get ready for the new year…

On the Back Burner…

Okay, so I broke my own rule. But instead of talking about why it has been two months since I have posted, I’ll just talk about whats on my mind.

Well, for starters, I no longer work with Westgate Resorts as of mid Sept. On a positive note, I am now working with www.AccessAthletics.com, which is a really cool MySpace like networking site, except for Athletes. And its a bonus to still be using ColdFusion.  In addition, classes out at UCF take up a majority of time in the day. But I have seen the Knights play football, and at 7-3, I’m lying if I say we aren’t good.

On a non-work related note, I have completed Dragon Ball Z: Budoki 3 for the second time, and have beaten Dawn of War in its entirety twice.

On a more personal note, I have begun dating a young woman (Meredith) who also goes to college (no pun intended), and its really nice to finally connect with another individual. And because this means so much to me, I am going to New York to meet her family, and friends.

Other than that, I am doing what I tell everyone else should do:

“Get Busy Livin’ Or Get Busy Dyin’”-Andy Dufresne

He’s ALIVE!!!

Well, two weeks go by and it seems like just yesterday I was writing a post, explaining that summer class were over… etc.

Anyway, I’m back in Florida, and ready to start this semester. Classes will be starting today and I’m actually looking forward to it. After two weeks of running around Illinois and West Virgina, I am ready to get back to working daily.

As for the vacation itself, it went good. I rode Greyhound Bus for about 26 hours before actually getting there. That experience can be described in one word = HORRIBLE. It wouldn’t have been that bad, except every time I finally fell asleep the bus happened to be stopping. The smell was absolutely disgusting, I rode for those 26 hours with no shower, nor suitable sanitary facility. Never again will I give Greyhound the $76 it costs to ride [to West Virgina]. In fact my inner child has suffered from this experience. Gross…

On to more fun! I didn’t get the chance to do anything productive on the computer these last 2 weeks. Unfortunately I was in Illinois, in the middle of the wilderness, and was unable to connect to the internet. Which was cool in a sense, but I didn’t get any progress done on the Coldfusion 8 PDF Editor. I did pick-up a copy of Dawn of War, and its expansions. Its a pretty cool game actually, taking form of an RTS and feels very similar to a StarCraft or WarCraft experience. (Hey what can I say, I was on vacation!)

Finally, I flew a plane back last Wednesday and enjoyed the last few days I had in Saint Cloud. Everyone was sad to see me go. I look at it as a learning experience. Friday was my move-in day at Pegasus Pointe. Everything went well, but I wasn’t staying there until (supposedly) Saturday night, because of the concert I was going to. The concert was awesome, and me and my cousin Boomer had a great time. Even though I locked my keys in the truck, and I wound up breaking the window in….

Saturday I went and took more stuff to my apartment, and hung out for the “last time” with Ross. All of a sudden, I learned that my timing belt, and timing belt tensioner needed replaced, and the part isn’t available until Tuesday.

So I was stuck in Saint Cloud until Sunday afternoon, when my family and I spent a few hours at my apartment. My dad let me borrow his truck, and my mom even bought a bunch of groceries. The UCF Wal-Mart is crazy at 9:00pm!

It was awesome! That first night was tough, but it worked out nicely. I even woke up this morning in my own home.

Life is back, vacation is over, school is starting, and I couldn’t be happier.