My blog.
I don’t even know where to begin. I’m mainly starting this because I’m extremely bored at work and am totally sick of sitting here starring at the grey cubicle wall. There’s only so much you can look at/play/do online, I’m sick of the Internet and all the garbage that comes along with it. So here I am. 4:32pm and sitting in my cubicle with nothing to do. You’re probably right…I should be brushing up on my Photoshop skills, learning 3D Max Studio, or watching helpful tutorials, but I’m sick of that. I’ve been doing that all week. I’ve even started to take an interest on Harry Potter. I found all 7 books online and I’ve gotten thru the entire first book and I’m now on chapter 7 of the second book. But enough gibber-gabber of my days at work…onto the good stuff and why I’m actually writing this.
Living so far away, it’s hard to keep up with everyone back home. So I thought I would start writing a blog in case anyone back home is mildly interested in my life out here. I’ve been calling Albuquerque my new home now for 1 year and 4 months so I’ve written a shortened version of my life over the past year. I’ll spare you all the details and just give you an update.
The Beginning.
I moved out here on Valentines Day of 07 in the middle of what seemed to be the worst snowstorm EVER. Turns out dad and I drove thru record-breaking snow for Albuquerque. On our way into town we had to pull off the highway because we couldn’t see 1 foot in front of the truck. We got some sleep and continued our journey to Broadstone Apartments in Rio Rancho, NM. (A suburb right outside of Albuquerque). There, I lived with a great friend of mine, Jeff Maxwell (or to some people “Tall Jeff”). We met in college and have been really good friends to this day. He worked as the Equipment Manager for the CHL hockey team The New Mexico Scorpions. With that being said…I ended up becoming friends with the entire hockey team that season. Talk about a wild bunch of guys. Jeff was great to live with…considering he was only there half the time. The other half he was traveling with the team. Since the team paid for the apartments, I lived there for free for 4 months. It was a nice way to save a little cash.
I moved out here on Valentines Day of 07 in the middle of what seemed to be the worst snowstorm EVER. Turns out dad and I drove thru record-breaking snow for Albuquerque. On our way into town we had to pull off the highway because we couldn’t see 1 foot in front of the truck. We got some sleep and continued our journey to Broadstone Apartments in Rio Rancho, NM. (A suburb right outside of Albuquerque). There, I lived with a great friend of mine, Jeff Maxwell (or to some people “Tall Jeff”). We met in college and have been really good friends to this day. He worked as the Equipment Manager for the CHL hockey team The New Mexico Scorpions. With that being said…I ended up becoming friends with the entire hockey team that season. Talk about a wild bunch of guys. Jeff was great to live with…considering he was only there half the time. The other half he was traveling with the team. Since the team paid for the apartments, I lived there for free for 4 months. It was a nice way to save a little cash.
The Middle.
Hockey season soon came to an end, Jeff went home, I had to move into a place of my own. I met a girl (Stephanie) at some of the hockey games who was looking for an apartment and a roommate. Perfect, or so I thought. We moved in together (right next door to my old place), and became instant friends. We had a lot in common, did so much together, and had a great friendship. Well my mom always said “you don’t know someone until you live with them.” She was right on every account. Steph was great…until she started not paying the electric bill, being weeks late with rent, having her boyfriend (who has kids) stay the night every weekend, leaving candles burning when no one was home, and leaving the door unlocked. At first one or two of things didn’t bother me. She’s human, everyone makes mistakes. Then things started happening repeatedly which soon began to piss me off. The boyfriend and his kids would stay every weekend, we got a notice about going to court because she was 3 weeks late with rent, and the electric had been turned off for the second time. I’ve had enough. By the time my parents ALMOST got involved…along came my dear friend Adam.
Now.
Adam. I don’t even know where to start with this kid. We met back in September of 07 and didn’t really know too much about each other…besides a few random messages on Facebook. It made for some awkward moments but he was still fun to hang out with. We eventually stopped hanging out for a while then re-connected in January of 08. He found me on MySpace and wanted to start hanging out again. I was a little unsure at first, but I’m really glad we have actually taken the time to get to know each other now. As soon as we started hanging out again, it was almost as if I was living at his house already. We instantly bonded. We would hang out almost every single day…whether it was skiing, dinner, shopping, hanging out, or relaxing on the couch…we would always be together. If I didn’t come over after work he would call wondering what I was up to or where I was. It’s actually pretty funny to tell people that we aren’t dating. No one ever believes me. We’ve been like this for the past 5 months, and still to this day some people think we are dating. But we aren’t and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I guess we just enjoy each other’s company a lot!! Over the winter we would pack up and go somewhere random to ski and snowboard. We usually wouldn’t decide where to go or what time to leave until about an hour before we left. We had some awesome weekends up in the mountains from staying in hostiles, to drinking Sunny D and vodka for breakfast, to seeing people ski in dresses, and even meeting some of the nicest people. I can’t wait to get back into it again. Now, I am currently living with Adam at his house in Rio Rancho. It’s a brand new house 4 bedrooms, and 2.5 baths. It’s just the two of us, and we have an absolute blast. I don’t think I would have it any other way. We have so much in common, it’s almost scary sometimes. I always tell Adam that if it weren’t for him, I’d probably already be back in Cincinnati. After a few beers we always tend to get into very intellectual conversations about life and the future. He always gives me the best advice and I can go to him for anything. He’s such an awesome guy and I really admire him. He’s taught me so much about life, sports, the future, jobs, etc. He’s the type of person who knows the most random facts about the dumbest stuff. Even though he sits on top of me and farts, he’s still a great guy and I love him like an older brother.
The Future.
Who knows what the future brings. I try not to plan that far ahead. I thought I would be here for a while, but I just don’t know anymore. My job isn’t really what I want to be doing in the long run and with Adam moving to Boston to get his MBA, I’m thinking about coming back home in a year or so. I totally miss my friends and family like you wouldn’t believe. I generally just miss the social life that I don’t have here. It’s been so hard to meet people out here. It’s almost as if no one wants to accept an outsider. I’ve been here a year and a half and I’m still not quite sure how to make friends. I’ve almost given up. But I’m just glad I’m not the only one. Adam has had the same problem too. I at least want to stick it out thru the upcoming ski season. I can’t pass up that experience again. I just hope my bank account lets me enjoy it. So come March of 09, maybe I’ll know when and where I want to go next. In the meantime…I’m going to stick it out and see if things get any better, and wait for the snow to fall.
Who knows what the future brings. I try not to plan that far ahead. I thought I would be here for a while, but I just don’t know anymore. My job isn’t really what I want to be doing in the long run and with Adam moving to Boston to get his MBA, I’m thinking about coming back home in a year or so. I totally miss my friends and family like you wouldn’t believe. I generally just miss the social life that I don’t have here. It’s been so hard to meet people out here. It’s almost as if no one wants to accept an outsider. I’ve been here a year and a half and I’m still not quite sure how to make friends. I’ve almost given up. But I’m just glad I’m not the only one. Adam has had the same problem too. I at least want to stick it out thru the upcoming ski season. I can’t pass up that experience again. I just hope my bank account lets me enjoy it. So come March of 09, maybe I’ll know when and where I want to go next. In the meantime…I’m going to stick it out and see if things get any better, and wait for the snow to fall.
ADAM.
Male. 29 years old.
Grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Went into the Army after high school. Stationed in Hawaii as a Morse code interceptor.
Went to Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL.
Then went to college at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Got his degree in Computer engineering and was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.
Moved to Albuquerque in November of 2006 to take a job at Honeywell in the Aerospace division as a Software Engineer.
He now works as a Project engineer…still at Honeywell.
Adam is in the process of looking at top ten colleges (specifically Harvard) to get his MBA and hopefully become a CEO one day.
He has been spending almost every night cooped up in his office studying for the GMAT and trying to get letters of recommendation.
I’m really excited about how serious he is taking this and how much he wants it. You can definitely tell he has dedicated himself and taken a lot of time to figure out what he really wants in life.
Male. 29 years old.
Grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Went into the Army after high school. Stationed in Hawaii as a Morse code interceptor.
Went to Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL.
Then went to college at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Got his degree in Computer engineering and was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.
Moved to Albuquerque in November of 2006 to take a job at Honeywell in the Aerospace division as a Software Engineer.
He now works as a Project engineer…still at Honeywell.
Adam is in the process of looking at top ten colleges (specifically Harvard) to get his MBA and hopefully become a CEO one day.
He has been spending almost every night cooped up in his office studying for the GMAT and trying to get letters of recommendation.
I’m really excited about how serious he is taking this and how much he wants it. You can definitely tell he has dedicated himself and taken a lot of time to figure out what he really wants in life.
