Hello all... I've decided to start blogging because I can't really keep track of everything I do. This might help me with that and perhaps along the way it will entertain, enlighten, touch, move, and hopefully not bore you! I hope for your benefit you get everything out of this blog you could have ever imagined when you clicked on it.
First, and foremost, I just turned 30 in December - bleh - the big THREE-O - it seems just like yesterday I was 10 years old swinging on the swing set with my little sister (who's 5 years younger than me) seeing who could jump off the highest. That didn't last long. Childhood rolled by like a cheap village Labor Day Parade.
I'm an Enterprise Software Architect, and well, I ended up doing what I love for work- yet somehow, I still dread the alarm clock every morning and push the snooze about 10 times before rolling out of bed. I bought a house right before the market crashed and 1 month before the government issued the $10,000 *new home buyers* tax credit-- just my luck. Although, my friends will arguably tell me that I have some of the best luck around.... I'm not so sure about that ;) You decide........
I have a pug Chloe (girl), and a cat Satch (boy)... They pretty much do everything with me around the house, because there isn't a moment they don't want to be near me- as a matter of fact the rhythmic sound of Chloe's snoring, and the warmth of her fur against my leg is marking me extremely tired as I type this.
I grew up in a poor neighborhood for several years before my parents decided to have us move to a rural area around age 8... It was quite the adaptation for me- rooting up everything I knew and leaving my friends behind, the familiar paved streets I could ride my bike on, and the street lights that came on when I knew it was time to go home for dinner (which we no longer had in the rural area.)
Not so much for my sister, she was only 3, but it was good for her because it gave her the stability of friends she needed. I can adapt easily and have no problems meeting new people, she's a little more shy than I am (at least she was ;)) and her having the same friends through grade school and high school made me feel good knowing she was going to turn out okay.
Growing up we weren't very close, after our parent's divorced. I was 16 when it happened and I ended up dropping out of High School, getting my GED, and moving in with my Mom. I lost the connection with my little sister at that point, but today, we are extremely close and feel that we could talk to each other about anything. I think the separation helped us grow a stronger relationship.
There is so much to talk about to get this started, thinking of a place to start is merely impossible! I feel like I'm just rambling....... I'll continue anyway :) Maybe something useful will come to me.......
Where was I? Ah yes, once I dropped out of High School (which is another story in itself as to why, and how) I aced the GED test with a 98, and started working as an Electrician's Apprentice.....I also took up aggressive inline skating on ramps and such every night along with my super expensive motocross habit...
I love my sports and toys... I played pretty much everything... Football, baseball, motor cross, a little hockey, some soccer, and in-line skating..... If I didn't mention a sport you like, I probably tried it once or twice and decided it wasn't for me....
All of that led to my nasty 3-ruptured disc back at age 30 (which started at age 18-19.) I guess I was too active!!! However, my back injury was also a demented sort of twist of fate.... I first injured it at 18 or 19 and it made me unable to work for the electrician.... I eventually stopped showing up for work because I couldn't take crawling in attics and going up and down ladders all day.
My Mom cleaned the teeth (she was a dental hygienist, if you haven't figured it out :)) of a salesman who co-owned a computer business in Groton called "High Bit Computers" where he got me a job as an A+ Certified Computer Technician. This was my first job in the computer industry.... I eventually made my way up to in-house web designer... Which began my trail of programming... I started to go to Johnson and Wales University, but after 3 semesters of a 4.0 grade average I received a job offer from CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) for 44k a year and decided to give up college since my foot was already in the door. There were other deciding factors too, like the commute. I would drive 130 miles a day to and from work and night class to make it happen. After a while it wore me out and the 30k a year pay raise really took over.
From there I worked my way through the system increasing my title and my salary. With every new job, came a new place to live. I moved further and further west with every move. Eventually I wound up here in the heart of Connecticut in my humble home nestled on the foot of Avon Mountain.
There's so many stories, and so many things to tell that have happened in between the events listed above... I wanted to share them with the world.... I am a successful High School drop out,who strives everyday to make it one more step closer to my goals of being a millionaire and taking up my dream of being a professional race car driver and being able to enjoy my hobbies of playing guitars, and tinkering with my "toy" summer-only car........
This is a blog about my life..... This is a blog about my day-to-day encounters as I think to blog them..... This is a blog about ME.
-cbb
