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Redoing it ALL

Jan 15

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Clearing it out to the bare walls…Yes sir, come down here make an offer it all has to go…

Sorta, going though my ‘persona’ and figuring out what needs to be remade.  That means for one thing, new resume.  Then maybe a new blog with a little more professional sound to it than this place.  And lastly…new clothes.

Resume is getting a massive makeover.  Going back down to a one page layout.  Looking around at various friends resume’s and found one I really like and sadly, taking a lot of cues from it.  My layout has been the same for nearly 8 years I think its time for a change.  I hate the ‘ms office’ layouts that I see out there, so I never used one.  This new layout is very fresh for sure, and a little…omg buzz word…web2.0.  I like it a lot.  And I thnk really will shine compared to a lot of other SysAdmins out there.

New blog?  I hear you say “but you dont keep this one up.”  And you’d be right.  But now I have time, and the ability to think of what to say, I think I should but more of a professional foot out there.  not that this place is very…unflattering.  I just think the aim is different.  This is for family and friends, going to say my other domain…mindless-innovation, could be more professional.  So really thinking about that.

New clothes.  Gota look the part.  Or not look the part.  The daily dress has been a polo and jeans for a long time.  I have put on too much weight to fit in my old interview clothes.  So time to go buy some.  Cause I dont think jeans and a polo would pass.  Maybe a black turtle neck…but only if I were interviewing at Apple.  Sadly khakis, long sleve shirt, and a tie is probably needed.  I hate that cause as as SysAdmin, I know our expected dress is at most, khakis and a polo.  But as they say, dress at least one level above what you are interviewing for.

So…time for a change

Lost

Apr 8

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Well I did it today.  I have had this little game for a long time.  I remember doing it back in Boy Scouts.  Go out and try to get yourself lost.  Its actualy pretty hard to do sometimes, cause the mind will find ways of not letting you do it.  But I went for a ride today cause I was bored.  Sky looked like it was straight out of the Simpsons, so blue with such white fluffy clouds.  I took off and took back roads up to Clarksville.  Then I wanted to get home by way of Dickson.  I have done this before, so I saw a road I always wanted to know where it went.  Plus I have been on highway 48 too many times anyway.  So off I went…50 miles later I ended up back on 48, about 3-4 miles north of where I was.  So one HUGE ass loop.  I was so lost at one point I found a place with a cross road sign and good cell signal to find a way home.  One good thing about the Treo is Google Maps app on it.  So I was two turns away from 48, but never would have known it.  Problem was the river.  You cant cross it but at like 3 spots from there to Nashville.  So that kept screwing me up.  I couldnt believe I actualy felt lost enough to get directions.  I was amazed.

Max It Out

Jan 28

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Not often do you find out there are some major names living around you. Well major names to the tech community, in which I belong. While Im a small pea in this pod, I like to think all us geek’s tend to stick together. Thats why when reading Nick Bradbury and Rex Hammock respective blogs I felt compelled to post this…

Max It Out is a charity based here in Nashville. It supports the research of meningitis and a cure towards the problem. Max Royka contracted bacterial meningitis when he was just 6 weeks old and that led his parents into forming a charity to support the research of this disease. They put on an event every year, but this year they are unable to spread the word because of rushing Max to the hospital last week. So the blogging community here in TN has been tapped with trying to spread the word. So if you are looking for a good cause to support….please donate. If you are looking for a good time, join them downtown on February 3rd and listen to some good music and talk to some good people.

So please spread the word if you can to anyone and everyone you know.