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.

Lately, I’ve been trying to completely end my MSN Messenger account. I don’t really use it too much anyway (really just to talk to three people now, two of which I don’t talk to very often), but when I have it up, I’m constantly getting barraged by spam from contacts I don’t talk to anymore (and who aren’t on my list). I know there are ways to block these people, but I don’t feel like going through every one I get (from about five different people as it stands right now). So instead, I’m slowly trying to get my friends to join another messenger, such as Google Talk so that I can put an end to messages like this:


So if you are one of those few that use MSN to talk to me, consider switching because I may not be online anymore in a few days.

Alright, maybe one moment to spare…

As you know, it’s the end of the semester (only two more weeks to go after this week) and it’s been quite hectic. I have an exam per week (including today for a total of three) and plenty of projects and labs to make me sleep deprived. Anyway, I just wanted to update and wish all the other students out there who are winding down, good luck on your final few weeks.

While Ashley was up here, I was able to catch the cutest picture. It seems as though Ashley was napping and Buckley decided to use her as a pillow.

Adorable, right?

Unfortunately Spring Break has came and is now gone. I had a great time, but I just wish it was longer. Ashley came up and we went to the park with Buckley and let him chase ducks, went to the Louisville Zoo, and also browsed for apartments for when we move in together later this year. All in all it was a pretty fun time. Not only that, but I have just been extremely upbeat the entire week. I don’t know if it was the company, the nice weather, or a combination of both, but I just had a lot of fun. Anyway, it’s back to the grindstone so to speak. Only four more full weeks of class for this semester. Kind of a “yay!” moment until you realize how much work you have before it ends. Yikes!