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A recap of 2005...

So...as alluded to before, I've been all over the place this year (which is not the norm for M@ here...).  Here's a brief recap of where I've been so far:



  • March:
    • 3/23-3/29: Albany, NY :: Easter!...the whole family migrated home for Easter this year...it was kind of nice considering only some of us were in Atlanta last year to see me and celebrate together.  Always good to see the family!  Remember that world!  And also, there's never anyplace like home for the holidays (no matter which ones they are)...as I step down from my wee soap box O:-)


  • April:
    • 4/4 - 4/11: Schenectady, NY :: Global Server Operations Team Meeting


    • 4/11 - 4/15: Cincinnati, OH :: E2k Team W/O!


    • 4/15 - 4/25: Ft. Johnson, NY :: Babysit my dad's puppies while they go on a cruise...did I get the short end of that deal? :)


  • May:
    • 5/6 - 5/8: New York, NY :: 3rd Annual Tarot Readers' Studio...where I became a Certified Tarot Master (level 5 of 6!)


    • 5/13 - 5/17: Schenectady, NY :: E2k Pilot Weekend / Wave 0 Roll Out


    • 5/27 - 5/31: Supposed to be back in Schenectady but got it deferred so I could have some time at home


  • June:
    • 6/4 - 6/7: Atlanta, GA :: Had guests over that weekend...just about the same as traveling :-P


    • 6/14 - 6/23: Florence, Italy :: E2k Europe Roll Out...where the highlights were going to Pisa on 6/15, Rome on 6/21, and working 31 hours straight over the weekend 6/17-18 and passing out at my keyboard :)  Oh, we went to Chianti on 6/18 too...I'll have to write more in depth about those separately


    • 050625pridepiratematt_16/24 - 6/26: Atlanta, GA :: Had more guests over for Pride weekend...what a blast!  Brian and Matty-O from college (Go Spades!) came for the weekend.  Boy was I glad to see them


  • July:
    • 7/1 - 7/3: Atlanta, GA :: More guests...at this point I put M@'s Boarding House - Vacancy up over my front door :-P The best part, though, was I got to meet a co-worker from Cincinnati, Clifton, who I'm proud to call my friend now


    • 7/19 - 7/21: Cincinnati, OH :: Global Server Operations - Americas Team Meeting...I got to visit with Clifton while there, too.  Yay for work trips where I get to see my friends!


    • 7/29...


  • August:
    • ... 8/18: Albany/Broadalbin/Ft. Johnson/Fultonville/Schenectady/Troy, NY :: Energy Server Ops Trip and VACATION!...yeah well, while back up in my home area I have been all over the board visiting friends, family, the Lake House, trying out my dad's new boat (FUN!), going back to The WaterWorks, reminiscing at UAlbany, and working at the good ole Schenectady Plant.  No time to lose!


    • 8/5 & 8/12: Danbury, CT :: Went down to Danbury on two of the three Fridays that I was home in order to review IMLP Boot Camp and Senior Boot Camp presentations.  It was fun being on that side of the table (as opposed to the presenter side where I was not too long ago when I was an IMLP student :)


Well that brings us till now!  My next big adventure won't be until October when I'm going to Las Vegas for the first time (woohoo!).  Of course that's subject to change at any minute...I could be going God knows where at the drop of a hat!  Haha until that happens, though, so long for now...or until I get it together and write some more about Florence :)



Cheers!



M@

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