I am going to try and start a new chapter in my blogging life. I went back and read some of my old blogs and realized that I was blogging from a narcissistic place, looking for comments and interaction. Don't get me wrong, I still like attention. Now, I am going to just blog and if people read it, great. If not, so what. I haven't really decided what direction my blog will go yet, but that's okay too. Probably some life stuff. Maybe some reviews. Maybe some fiction. Who knows where this will end up. If you read it, I hope you like it. Thats all for now. Be good!
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
I Suck at Blogging
I'm not even going to apologize anymore for being lazy about blogging. I blog when I want and that's that.
A lot has happened since my last blog, but I am writing this to talk about life right now, and it is AWESOME!
Lauren and I have been together for just over 6 months now and she is amazing. She makes me incredibly happy. We have been able to manage long distance for the whole relationship so far, but we are looking forward to being closer to each other sooner rather than later. We have crammed a lot in to these past six months; she visited me in Tampa, I visited her in Hammond, we went to a wedding, we went to Epcot, we saw the symphony, we visited Charlotte together, with all kinds of other fun things in between. I am looking forward to doing all kinds of things together. We will be seeing Phantom of the Opera on Valentine's Day, and then traveling to New York at the end of the month. And who knows what after that?
Work has been interesting the past few months, but starting this Wednesday I will have a new role hear at Southwest Florida College. I have been offered the position of "Re-entry Specialist." I will basically be in charge of getting students that have withdrawn to return to school. It will be a challenging job, but I am excited because it's a whole new department I will be working for. This job falls under the Registrar's department rather than the Admissions, so I will have a new boss. They have even done something for me that I have never seen done for anyone that gets a new position here. They are giving me this position on a probationary basis, meaning if I don't succeed, rather than firing me I can get my Admissions Coordinator position back. But I will succeed, so that is not an issue.
Most of you already know that over the summer, Mama was diagnosed with breast cancer. It has been a battle, but she is done with chemo, and recently started her radiation treatments. I think she has about 5 or 6 more weeks of radiation, and then she should be done completely.
Hope this post finds everyone well.
Matt
A lot has happened since my last blog, but I am writing this to talk about life right now, and it is AWESOME!
Lauren and I have been together for just over 6 months now and she is amazing. She makes me incredibly happy. We have been able to manage long distance for the whole relationship so far, but we are looking forward to being closer to each other sooner rather than later. We have crammed a lot in to these past six months; she visited me in Tampa, I visited her in Hammond, we went to a wedding, we went to Epcot, we saw the symphony, we visited Charlotte together, with all kinds of other fun things in between. I am looking forward to doing all kinds of things together. We will be seeing Phantom of the Opera on Valentine's Day, and then traveling to New York at the end of the month. And who knows what after that?
Work has been interesting the past few months, but starting this Wednesday I will have a new role hear at Southwest Florida College. I have been offered the position of "Re-entry Specialist." I will basically be in charge of getting students that have withdrawn to return to school. It will be a challenging job, but I am excited because it's a whole new department I will be working for. This job falls under the Registrar's department rather than the Admissions, so I will have a new boss. They have even done something for me that I have never seen done for anyone that gets a new position here. They are giving me this position on a probationary basis, meaning if I don't succeed, rather than firing me I can get my Admissions Coordinator position back. But I will succeed, so that is not an issue.
Most of you already know that over the summer, Mama was diagnosed with breast cancer. It has been a battle, but she is done with chemo, and recently started her radiation treatments. I think she has about 5 or 6 more weeks of radiation, and then she should be done completely.
Hope this post finds everyone well.
Matt
Monday, June 15, 2009
Look Who's Blogging!
It is a bit silly at this point to apologize and try and show contrtion for not blogging for 5 months, so I will just say this: If you really want to know what's going on in my life, ask me. :)
Anyways, I will spare you all a list of things that have been happening, becauase that would make this the longest blog ever. I am only blogging to say one thing.
I miss CITD. I miss the feeling I would get when I would sit alone in the sanctuary and listen to Mike and Emily and the gang warming up. I miss Xbox Fridays. I miss lunch after second service. I miss feeling connected. Not only connected to God, but connected to a "family" of people that I could lean on when needed and would be able to lean on me if needed. It is partly my fault for not taking a more active role in searching out a new church, but honestly, I don't want a new church. I want what I already had. I know that even if I came back tomorrow things have changed at CITD, but I'm okay with that.
Sorry for the downer of a post. I just felt I needed to say this. Maybe my next post will be more chipper. (And sooner)
Anyways, I will spare you all a list of things that have been happening, becauase that would make this the longest blog ever. I am only blogging to say one thing.
I miss CITD. I miss the feeling I would get when I would sit alone in the sanctuary and listen to Mike and Emily and the gang warming up. I miss Xbox Fridays. I miss lunch after second service. I miss feeling connected. Not only connected to God, but connected to a "family" of people that I could lean on when needed and would be able to lean on me if needed. It is partly my fault for not taking a more active role in searching out a new church, but honestly, I don't want a new church. I want what I already had. I know that even if I came back tomorrow things have changed at CITD, but I'm okay with that.
Sorry for the downer of a post. I just felt I needed to say this. Maybe my next post will be more chipper. (And sooner)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Goings On.
Well, looks like I have been slacking again keeping this updated. There has been a lot going on, so I will try to let you know what has happened recently.
Work:
I have been incredibly busy at work these past few months. I really enjoy my job and not to toot my own horn, but I am pretty good at what I do. I also have a lot of opportunity for advancement. I have been approached in the past couple of weeks about two different positions. The first one is Coordinator for Student Affairs. I would be in charge of organizing all the events we have on and off campus for the students. I would handle all the planning for graduation, plus a whole lot more. I was really starting to get interested in that position until my direct supervisor, the Director of Admissions, did my yearly review and went over it with me. His plan for me is to become the Associate Director of Admissions within the next year! Some of you probably don't realize this, but this is huge! The next step from that is a Directorship of some sort whether it be in Admissions or some related area. Sorry to all my peeps in Phoenix, but it is pretty definite I'm not coming back to live out there anytime soon.
Life:
Not much new in my life outside of work. I've had a couple of fun nights hanging with James and company. We had a cool "Night of Fire" at his house a few weeks ago that was fun. I played Rockband for the first time with people and discovered that it is a lot of fun. James and Brian came over one Saturday and we went and hung out at Channelside and Ybor. That was a fun night. I'm going camping this weekend, and that will be super fun. I'll try to remember to blog about it next week.
Other than that, life is moving right along. I will try and be more diligent, but don't get your hopes up. Peace!
Work:
I have been incredibly busy at work these past few months. I really enjoy my job and not to toot my own horn, but I am pretty good at what I do. I also have a lot of opportunity for advancement. I have been approached in the past couple of weeks about two different positions. The first one is Coordinator for Student Affairs. I would be in charge of organizing all the events we have on and off campus for the students. I would handle all the planning for graduation, plus a whole lot more. I was really starting to get interested in that position until my direct supervisor, the Director of Admissions, did my yearly review and went over it with me. His plan for me is to become the Associate Director of Admissions within the next year! Some of you probably don't realize this, but this is huge! The next step from that is a Directorship of some sort whether it be in Admissions or some related area. Sorry to all my peeps in Phoenix, but it is pretty definite I'm not coming back to live out there anytime soon.
Life:
Not much new in my life outside of work. I've had a couple of fun nights hanging with James and company. We had a cool "Night of Fire" at his house a few weeks ago that was fun. I played Rockband for the first time with people and discovered that it is a lot of fun. James and Brian came over one Saturday and we went and hung out at Channelside and Ybor. That was a fun night. I'm going camping this weekend, and that will be super fun. I'll try to remember to blog about it next week.
Other than that, life is moving right along. I will try and be more diligent, but don't get your hopes up. Peace!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Well I had a pretty interesting weekend. I should say week really. It all started on "♫♪one of them zip-i-dee do da days...♫♪"
I went to renew my license tag online before my birthday a couple weeks ago and it wouldn't let me. I didn't really think anything of it, I just thought I was trying to do it too close to the date for them to mail the sticker. I went in on my lunch break one day last week and found out I couldn't renew my tag do to a "wrecker lien." Apparently, when the Probe was towed, almost three years ago now, they didn't include the fees when it went to court! So in order to renew my tag I have to pay this fee. So I call the number the lady gave me and the guy I talk to claims to remember the Probe. I ask if I can give him a credit card number and he says, "Nope, its gotta be cash." I explain that I live in Tampa and I work during the week. He offers to meet me on the weekend, so I end up having to go over there to take care of it. I met the guy in the parking lot of a gas station, and got it straightened out. I will be going to the tax place at lunch today to get my sticker. I may be the sole cause of a budget surplus for the state of Florida this year!
Last night, I met Tim, Tiffany, Chris, and Stevie at St. Luke's Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Orlando for the "Lessons and Carols" mass. It was beautiful. That place has an outstanding pipe organ. It was nice to be in a church with friends again. I really miss that feeling. Even if it was Episcopal! =D
That's the latest from my World, what's up with everyone else?
I went to renew my license tag online before my birthday a couple weeks ago and it wouldn't let me. I didn't really think anything of it, I just thought I was trying to do it too close to the date for them to mail the sticker. I went in on my lunch break one day last week and found out I couldn't renew my tag do to a "wrecker lien." Apparently, when the Probe was towed, almost three years ago now, they didn't include the fees when it went to court! So in order to renew my tag I have to pay this fee. So I call the number the lady gave me and the guy I talk to claims to remember the Probe. I ask if I can give him a credit card number and he says, "Nope, its gotta be cash." I explain that I live in Tampa and I work during the week. He offers to meet me on the weekend, so I end up having to go over there to take care of it. I met the guy in the parking lot of a gas station, and got it straightened out. I will be going to the tax place at lunch today to get my sticker. I may be the sole cause of a budget surplus for the state of Florida this year!
Last night, I met Tim, Tiffany, Chris, and Stevie at St. Luke's Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Orlando for the "Lessons and Carols" mass. It was beautiful. That place has an outstanding pipe organ. It was nice to be in a church with friends again. I really miss that feeling. Even if it was Episcopal! =D
That's the latest from my World, what's up with everyone else?
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