Wow… 9 years already

I knew that I started blogging in December… just didn’t realize it was over 9 years ago!!!!

What’s amazing is how much has changed in those nine years…

• Homeowner
• No more Corvettes, until I have enough money to actually keep one serviced correctly 🙂
• Have stayed at my current job for almost 7 years
• Have switched from Dev to DevOps
• Have switched from PCs to Macs
• Have actually been playing music, recording, mixing, and running sound for people rather than being academic
• Cat changes (please do not ask me about it)
• No longer a PRS only guitarist 🙂
• Switched from flip phones to iPhone
• Mainly use iPad around the house instead of a computer
• Went from 1.5 meg DSL to 50+ meg cable
• Went from a single CRT TV to two LED TVs
• Gained weight, lost it, and then found it (and it brought friends)
• Have performed more than 200 times for people during the time frame

To say the least, it’s been an amazing ride.  Looking forward to year 10, as this is a year with lots changing, and lots for me to write about.

A decent Christmas for once

Good day today.  Since Christmas is probably one of only 3 days in the year that I can almost guarentee no support calls, I decided to do a quick one day trip to Walt Disney World.  Living in South Florida, playing tourist is a LOT easier here than it is for most people.  Unfortunately, I almost never do.  I’ve been thinking about a Disney Christmas for many years, but this year was the one that I finally got off my rear and did it.

And ya know what?

I had a blast!  Heck, I didn’t even ride any major rides.  I just got out, and spent a lot of time walking and just enjoying the day.  So, no rant about prices, lines, times, food, general rudeness, etc… All definitely could rile me up, but today was about relaxing and enjoying life.  I was lucky that I was able to even make it into the park, they hit capacity by 11 a.m. (I got into the park around 10:00).  Plus, having to focus on ‘dealing’ with it helped me be a lot more cheerful than I usually am during the holidays.

Now, if one is going there to ‘do Disney’, all I can say is Christmas is NOT the time.  Check the internet for best times to go, and follow that!  If you just want to enjoy some serious people watching, and can take the nuttiness, Christmas can be a LOT of fun.