Ooochie: A Ruby Developer’s Journal

Oh hey there... it's been a while, eh? I've been just a teensy bit busy saying goodbye to New Zealand, traveling around Australia, flying back to the US, emptying my storage unit in AZ, packing my life into 2 small vehicles, driving across the country, catching up with fam & friends, and finding a place to live in Boston. But enough with the excuses, I'm back now!

For those that didn't know, I'm going back to school this fall at Northeastern University. I'm super psyched about getting a master's but a little nervous at the same time. It's weird to be doing the school thing again. Anyways, I'm moving to an apartment in Boston in a couple weeks, so I have a new community to infiltrate! If you're in town, let's hang. :)

P.S. I'm also looking for part-time rails work in the city (or I'm willing to work remotely) while I'm in school, so if you know anyone with an opening, I'm all ears!

So I have been tagged in "The 6th Meme" by this clown. I have been instructed to post the 6th photo on the 6th page of my flickr stream, so here it is:

This photo was taken on the last day of my Fiji trip, in the Garden of the Sleeping Giant, just outside Nadi. This pond with all the lily pads was my favorite part of the garden.

I hereby tag the following people to post their 6th photo and pass it on:

• Dan Ritzenthaler
• Stephanie Thomas
• Chris Chandler
• Jason Newlin
• Jo Eaton
• Paul Flewelling

Ready, set, go!

Last week I celebrated my twenty-fourth birthday, and my crossover into my 'mid-twenties.' Ahhhh I'm such an old fart! :) It got me to thinking about whether or not I'm happy with what I've done in the last 24 years, and I must say that overall, I'm pretty proud of myself.

I wanted to say thanks to everyone who celebrated my birthday with me and made it amazing. I must say I felt more appreciated than I have in a long time. The day was full of lovely birthday treats, just look at this stuff!!

Thanks to Heidmo&Aeree, Gist, Dan, Mom, Steph and Jenna for all the goodies, and everyone else for all the birthday wishes!!

Here's to the 25th year!

I mentioned before that I was still working on my six-word memoir. It's really hard to convey your life in only six words. After much thought, I came up with something that I think suits me pretty well. I can't explain it, because then it would be a 100-word memoir, so use your imagination. :)

"Well that was fun. What now?"

What's yours?

Yesterday was a very exciting day in my life - When I arrived home from SXSW (which I will get my stuff together and write about very soon), my very own Macbook Air was waiting for me! It is oh-so-pretty and I'm already in love with it. Check out the unwrapping here.

Yay!