So while I was cleaning out some old folders in my study, I came across an old credit card that I had never activated. This card is now expired and I’ve tried calling the credit company it was through, only to find out they no longer exist. I wanted to make sure my account doesn’t exist anymore, but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t if the company has already merged with another company, I never activated this card, and it’s expired. However, I found it funny to see the “randomly generated” PIN number they assigned me.

Not so hard to guess, eh?

The honeymoon is over and we are back at our house, adjusting to married life. So far, so good. Ashley started her graduate studies this past Monday, so she is adjusting to a new school as well. I’m adjusting to unemployed life for the time being as I spend most of the day watching our dogs, doing yard work, and trying to finish unpacking (which will never be finished, by the way). I have a couple of possible jobs that I’m interested in, but I’m being picky as of now, trying to pick and choose the job that I want, instead of one I’d have to settle for. I’m also trying to work on a couple of personal sites and a couple of sites for friends, so I’m trying to stay busy and get practice, but ultimately these sites won’t produce much money. Which is okay, because my wife just got a graduate assistant ship, so she’ll be bringing home the bacon for awhile. Love you honey.

Other then that, I’ve been busy performing computer upgrades (Snow Leopard FTW!) and reinstalling all of my development software (the downfall of operating system upgrades). Now with more time on my hands, maybe I’ll be around my computer more often. haha

Ashley and I tied the knot on August 15th, 2009 after what amounts to about six years of dating and ten months of being engaged. The ceremony was incredible and I truly appreciate everyone who helped, attended, or wished us well. We now embark on our life together and our first stop is Honolulu, Hawaii for our honeymoon. Our flight leaves Monday at 8:15 AM (ouch that’s early) but we are super excited. As it stands right now, it’s nearly 12:30 AM (a little under eight hours before our flight) and we just now finished packing up. I’ll be back to talk during various parts of our honeymoon, mostly to share pictures. Thanks again for everything!

What a long and strange journey it’s been. I honestly can’t believe this website is still here and that if you are reading this, that you still come here. I appreciate the dedication. As it stands right now, I’m in my last semester at U of L. This summer I’m taking two classes and of course thesis hours. Oddly enough, I just recently found out that I have four to five weeks left to finish said thesis so that I can graduate this semester. No pressure.

Other than that mess, I haven’t been up to much. I’m getting ready to leave my current job (which I will be more at liberty to discuss later on in the week), getting married in August, honeymoon after that, and of course, the big news of the summer, moving to Murfreesboro, TN at the end of July. Ashley starts at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) at the end of August, so we are moving down there.

As it stands right now, I’m currently trying to find a job down in the Nashville area as well. I’m holding out for an instructor job at one of the local colleges, but seeing as how I’m not officially graduated, it could put things in a bit of a pickle. If that doesn’t work out, I may just get a contract job as a programmer for a few months so I could stay open for the spring in hopes of finding an instructor job then, but all of that is up in the air at the moment. I would really like to stay in the academia field since I still would like to go for my PhD someday, so if anyone has a suggestion, please feel free to leave it.

Anyway, I kind of have that thesis to work on, so I’m about to go feed Buckley and get to working on that some more. Just wanted to leave an update to keep everyone up to speed. Take care.

My current addiction: Arrested Development.

I had heard about this show awhile back, but had never watched it until fairly recently. Fortunately, all the episodes are on Hulu, which has prompted me to go through the entire series (as it stands right now, I have two more episodes to go before I finish). It makes me sad that I missed the show’s initial run, but at least I’m able to see it now and there are currently plans for a movie as well.

The show is about a family with quite a lot of legal trouble (a little “light treason”) that is trying to stick together. It’s definitely one of the funniest television shows I have ever seen, so if you have some time to kill, I recommend heading over to Hulu and checking out an episode or two.