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Name: Zach
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, United States
Gender: Male
Interests: Often (walking with/tripping on the walk with/being carried by) Jesus Christ - but continually being transformed, computers, raging against change to my own peril. And... ellipsises... yea... :)
Expertise: Anything computer related
Occupation: Computer related (Internet)
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  zpulkin
Member Since:
10/18/2003
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| I'm looking at the class schedule search, and (finally!) this semester, BOTH classes that I need for the Web Design certificate I've had my eye on are available. The timing could not be worse as I no longer get the tuition reimbursement I was receiving as a benefit from my last job!! I really need to stop by the financial aid office at USF!! Handle it! Now! :)
P.S. - What's up with all the permits? Am I in the program now or not?
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| Midnight strikes and awww
see them rushing through the stained doors?
like kids in a sugarcane store
is this what they stood in rain for?
suddenly, isle 3
stood a sight so angelically
inhale voice to the sky
hear the bells ring it goes:
Hark how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say
Throw cares away
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
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| As of December 6th I've joined the growing ranks of developers at Mad Mobile Inc. in Tampa. I barely survived an initiation ritual today by eating most of three "category 5" wings (50 cent wing Wednesdays) at the Hurricane Grill & Wings on N. Westshore down the street and across from work.
I can't remember the last time I had something that hot. My eyes watered and turned red and I felt as though I was breathing fire for a few minutes. The waiter brought me a shot of whole milk (free!) to help me survive the accosting of my tastebuds. I think they must use a few drops of pure capsaicin in the sauce. The "category 4" wings are nowhere near as hot, or as Randy said to me, "If the category 5 is a 10, then the category 4 is like a 2." The honey chipotle sauce wings (category 4) are quite delicious (once I recovered enough from the fire breathing to taste them.)
So far I'm loving the atmosphere - there are six other developers to learn from and collaborate with, three front end and three back end. I'm spending my time here at the beginning self-training for doing front end work. The back end guys program in C#, so for collaborative consistency I have Visual Studio configured to do the developing. That makes me happy since I've not had a chance to use it before as it provides an additional skill to add to my developer's toolbox.
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| I have now completed about two and a half weeks of earnest job searching. What I have found disturbs me. oDesk is packed to the gills with people bidding on freelance jobs. I found a job that had been posted for two hours with sixty (60) applicants. I don't understand then why I keep getting recruiter calls for the same three jobs?! There are that many programmers out of work and yet they can't fill three positions? I am almost ready to answer the church bulletin offering seasonal job placement so I have something going that I don't have to underbid someone for. I've also thought about driving up to USF to see their financial aid counselors now that I'm actually accepted into a graduate program (instructional technology -for which I am repeatedly asked "what exactly is that?") Perhaps I can still get grants and live as a student again. Maybe that would take me through the next election.
I've recently been asked to sell some gold jewelry on eBay for charity reasons. I'm becoming so paranoid now about the economy (with so much time on my hands to just think) that there was part of me that couldn't do it because it's gold - probably safe to have and hold onto in case our fractional reserve system shatters. Sounds crazy right? Yea... need to get back to work. :/
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| This week begins a new adventure - namely being a fully admitted graduate student via the Instructional Technology program at USF. The first class on my slate (by requirement) is Current Trends.
In keeping with the theme, I decided to purchase the required textbook as an e-book using the new Kindle app for my iPad (it was one of the titles available at the Kindle store.)
No extra credit for me however - the topic is Educational Technology - not the mobile market. :) | | |
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