So I was at work today and something happened and I thought to myself, "this would be something good to blog about." Here's the problem, I forgot what that was. I guess I need to start making notes about things to blog about. Oh well. They can't all be deep and insightful. Be good.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Go Live
So, today was the day that a lot of us at work have been waiting for for a long time.
A little history for those that don't know: For several months I have been part of a data validation team at work. What's that mean? Since I have worked at SWFC we have used several different database systems to track our students. Admissions used two different ones, registrar, bursar, and financial aid used one, and financial aid also used a couple other systems. Someone realized that this is a pretty inefficient way to do things and started looking into other solutions. We finally settled on a program called "CampusVue." So back in October or November, I was asked (along with quite a few others) to be part of a data validation team to ensure that the new system matches the old systems. For many different reasons, the validating was not going well, so the higher ups re-evaluated the situation and decided to trim the team down to have only one person for each department. Everyone that got chosen was some sort of Director of something, or at least an Assistant Director of something. Except me. Because of my prior experience with Admissions, and my knowledge of the college (hehe, that rhymes) I was chosen as the "Subject Matter Expert" for Admissions.
That brings us to today. After many weeks and months of work, we went live with our new system. As with any large data migration, there are still a few kinks to work out, but I am really enjoying the way the new system works. I won't bore you with a lot of details, but let's just say once it is running smoothly our jobs will be a lot easier.
Hope everyone is well. I am doing my best to blog everyday. I just wish my life was more interesting. :)
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A little history for those that don't know: For several months I have been part of a data validation team at work. What's that mean? Since I have worked at SWFC we have used several different database systems to track our students. Admissions used two different ones, registrar, bursar, and financial aid used one, and financial aid also used a couple other systems. Someone realized that this is a pretty inefficient way to do things and started looking into other solutions. We finally settled on a program called "CampusVue." So back in October or November, I was asked (along with quite a few others) to be part of a data validation team to ensure that the new system matches the old systems. For many different reasons, the validating was not going well, so the higher ups re-evaluated the situation and decided to trim the team down to have only one person for each department. Everyone that got chosen was some sort of Director of something, or at least an Assistant Director of something. Except me. Because of my prior experience with Admissions, and my knowledge of the college (hehe, that rhymes) I was chosen as the "Subject Matter Expert" for Admissions.
That brings us to today. After many weeks and months of work, we went live with our new system. As with any large data migration, there are still a few kinks to work out, but I am really enjoying the way the new system works. I won't bore you with a lot of details, but let's just say once it is running smoothly our jobs will be a lot easier.
Hope everyone is well. I am doing my best to blog everyday. I just wish my life was more interesting. :)
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Spring Forward
I think today is the day of the year that I miss Phoenix the most. Why do we still do this? I never thought it was strange until I moved to Phoenix, and I realized how weird the rest (almost) of the country is. If your blanket is not as long as you want it, would you cut one end off and sew it on to the other side? Maybe this is so frustraing to me because I have a hard time waking up in the morning.
On another note, I went to Disney today with some of Lauren's family on her Mom's side. I know her Dad's side of the family pretty well, so this was a good chance to get to know the other side. I had a lot of fun. It has been years since I have been to the Magic Kingdom. It is definitely a lot of fun to watch a three year old experience Disney for the first time, but it is definitely not a park geared to adults. I did have fun though, don't get me wrong. I just don't see myself going there over the others any time soon. We got some video that I will edit and post at some point, so stay tuned. (Like anyone is actually reading this)
Well, off to bed. Excited for the "Go-Live" tomorrow. I imagine I will have a blog explaining that tomorrow night. Be good!
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On another note, I went to Disney today with some of Lauren's family on her Mom's side. I know her Dad's side of the family pretty well, so this was a good chance to get to know the other side. I had a lot of fun. It has been years since I have been to the Magic Kingdom. It is definitely a lot of fun to watch a three year old experience Disney for the first time, but it is definitely not a park geared to adults. I did have fun though, don't get me wrong. I just don't see myself going there over the others any time soon. We got some video that I will edit and post at some point, so stay tuned. (Like anyone is actually reading this)
Well, off to bed. Excited for the "Go-Live" tomorrow. I imagine I will have a blog explaining that tomorrow night. Be good!
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
What Does Plain Mean?
I met Patty and Brian for lunch at Panera today and had a weird thing happen. I eat there fairly often with them and I usually get the Italian Combo, plain add mustard. The last time I ordered that they put banana peppers on the sandwich. I said, "I'm sorry, but I wanted this plain." The girl making the sandwich said, "That is plain." I looked again and asked why there were peppers on it. "That's how they come, even when they are plain." I asked politely to have it made without peppers and went on with my life. Today when I ordered I told the cashier that same story and asked if they could please make it plain, no peppers. She said , no problem, plain is plain. I thanked her and waited for my sandwich. Which of course, had peppers on it. Am I going crazy? Does plain mean something different than it did a few weeks ago? How can anyone think that it's okay to put peppers on something that was ordered plain? Now I feel challenged to continue ordering that sandwich plain until I actually get a plain one.
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New Chapter
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
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