RSS Feed

‘Life’ Category

  1. Educated and Unemployed…

    May 19, 2008 by matt.ezell

    Well.  I have not posted anything here for a while… lack of inspiration? eh.  Lack of time? eh.  Perhaps, a bit of the two in tandem most explains the lack of activity, though I am inclined to believe it to be more of the latter of th two – from the mere fact that I am now posting, and I now, not so coincidentally, have time.

    So, I am done with school (Pause for ovation) – that is right, I am a college edgumakated graduate of the Troy University Computer Science program… Woot!  So, what exactly does my new found status amongst the elite graduate demographic (ok, not so elite) actually net me? So far, dittly squat.  About fourty (yea, fourty with a ’4′ & a ’0′) sent resumes resulting in about 3 call backs, two of which are from recruiting services (aka salespeople)… Fun…

    So in recap, ~30K on education and no income after more than a month on the hunt…. fan-freakin-tastic… Before much longer (as unemployed) I will enter back into the “bluecollar workforce” and use my computer science degree as a candle mat – a really expensive candle mat.

    On a related note, know anyone who needs an unemployed Computer Science graduate with a bit of programming experience and butt-load of technical expertise, toss me a bone and send my number their way!

    -Matt


  2. Year Three.

    February 22, 2008 by matt.ezell

    It has been three years now without my little bother. I do not think about ‘it’ as much as I used to; though, that is not to say I don’t think of him daily. Although 3 years have passed to the day today, it seems like it was just last week I was chatting with him online while he was in Japan – him telling me highly inappropriate, and often embarrassing, stories of his escapades while abroad… that was Mark.
    It is odd how when we loose someone, we don’t really loose them – just the ability to go see them and form new memories with them – by far the greatest loss. I think of Mark likely more now than I did before loosing him – death does that to people. Even though he is not here anymore, I still feel that he is. I don’t know how to put it; I am not crazy and I know he is gone, but I still remember him clearly, I still feel as if I have recently talked to him (though I know I have not), and I still think about seeing him again. I know I won’t, but it still helps to think that I will see his face again.

    So, there you have it. If you are out there in the æther Mark, we love you and we miss you.


  3. Snowing In Birmingham

    January 19, 2008 by matt.ezell

    So it is snowing in birmingham. It is nice to see a bit of the white fluff (although this is a bit more icy than fluffy). It has been quite awhile since we last got to enjoy a bit of snow and luckily this comes on a Saturday. I’m loaded up on firewood and have no real plans for the day… looks like I might get into the wine a bit early! :)

    The Set


  4. Vulcan Park Birmingham, Al

    January 13, 2008 by matt.ezell

    Been a minute, so I figured I would stop and drop a blurb. We are in Birmingham now (as many of you know) and there are many sights to see. The other day while Kristy was at work I headed up to Vulan Park here in Birmingham, Al to check out the worlds largest cast iron statue… Here is documentation of said trip…






    The Set