I was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I have two older brothers who both still live there. In 2002 I relocated to Paoli, Indiana and got married to Destany. In 2004, we moved into a house in Orleans, Indiana. And best of all, on July 31st, 2004 our son Lucas was born.

Destany and I met many years ago and we have been best friends for years. We started dating a couple years ago and we were married on November 16th, 2002. Of course I was an idiot for not realizing she was so great and marrying her sooner.

We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect child than Lucas. He’s exactly like both of us and yet completely different. In addition to being the cutest child in the world, he’s also one of the most personable kids we’ve ever seen. He’s always smiling, laughing, and waving. He’s makes new friends wherever he goes.

We occasionally go to movies, but that is rather difficult with a child. We absolutely refuse to take a baby to the movies (pause for applause.) We have several premium channels, so currently that is our primary movie source. My DVD collection includes films such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail and The Matrix, as well as Josie and the Pussycats (Trust me, it’s a good flick.) Fight Club, The Italian Job, and The Goonies.

My interest in TV Shows is varied, but there are less things on now that I watch than I used to. I like many TV shows: old, new, and off the air including Psych, Buffy, Smallville, Lost, Stargate SG-1, Dead Like Me, Strange Luck, Quantum Leap, Animaniacs, Friends, Alias, Futurama, Firefly, Early Edition, Newsradio, Simpsons, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Angel, Eli Stone, Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, and Bones to name a few.

Currently fueling my TV addiction is my TiVo. I wonder how I ever lived before TiVo. It’s especially nice for parents, because not only can you watch your shows whenever you want (Read: naptime) but you can pause live TV to take care of anything that might come up. (i.e. spit-up, diaper changes, feeding, etc, yeah, we’re great parents)

When it comes to music, I like Rock and alternative, and just about anything else from Classical to Pop, but I don’t care for most country, and I really dislike most rap (that includes Rap/Rock and the like.) I don’t have any clear favorite songs, though lately I’ve been listening to a lot of Hooverphonic, Garbage, Evanescence, The Cardigans, Shivaree, and They Might Be Giants. I’ve also been listening to some folk-type music, trip-hop, techno, as well as some slower stuff.

Also in 2002, I graduated college with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems from IPFW in Fort Wayne. IPFW stands for Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, though I’ve seen many colorful variations of that (”I Paid For WHAT?!” being my favorite.) Since I graduated, I’m no longer working at IPFW in the Information Technology Services Department at the Help Desk, though that was fun while it lasted.

I am currently employed at Hoosier PC Wholesale in Bedford, Indiana as a manager and technician. Basically that means I do everything. Lately I’ve been working on a lot of projects for clients, but I also fix computers in the shop (mainly spyware removal nowadays), and occasionally do some on-site work. I also work for Hoosier PC’s other arm, HPC Internet Services, an Internet Service Provider that is completely locally owned and operated in Bedford. We do dial-up, DSL, T1’s, domain hosting, you name it. I perform network and UNIX administration duities, build and maintain servers, add and remove users, and implement projects like the spam filter system, and fix things when they break. Thankfully that ends up being pretty rarely.

Computers started out as a hobby and turned into a career. I’ve been working on PCs for over 10 years, and working on them professionally in one capacity or another for about 8 years. I tend to be a jack-of-all-trades. I know a fair amount about a wide variety of subjects, but I have no clear specialty — I’d love to specialize, but I’ve never been in a position where I can!