After all this time of working with Daniel we finally got to meet. Let me tell you he’s just as cool as you would think. Also, he’s pretty good at having a conversation as well. (although he made fun of me for not being able to spell) –>> you just wait till the next blog revision there buddy boy… >_<

So if by some random chance you don’t read Daniel yet, go over and check him out. Oh, and by the way you should hear some of his music too. go here and download a song he’s had up for a while… you’ll like it.

I always find it amazing how you can leave a town for a couple of years and when you come back babies are now toddlers and toddlers are now kids and the kids are now in high school. I know it’s nothing new, but I’m finally getting to that age where I can see how old I am by the size of my friends kids. In fact I even said it a few time, “I remember when you were only this tall“. The kid just looks at me with that confused coy look as if to say, “I don’t remember you at all“.

Church was good, I haven’t been to a Church service in over 4 years, at least not that I can remember. Phil Sparling is the pastor. He used to be my youth pastor when I was 14 or so. He’s a really cool guy and not your average pastor in my opinion. I’m not sure why he’s not average but he’s not. I think it’s because he seems real.

After Church I headed out to lunch with some good friends and we all had Mexican food. Oh, how I love good Mexican food. Brody’s parents bought me a burrito and it was good. It was good to see them, thanks Barb and Mike I had a good time.

So if you are ever visiting the Auburn, Ca area and you’re looking for a Church to visit be sure to stop by Auburn Grace Brethren. You wont be disappointed.

Jenny and I are off to the Rhodedendron Garden so I’ll have to pick this up later. Ive got a lot of stuff to post cause I’ve actually been doing things. I found a bunch of video of our last trip to the zoo. so i’ll put some of that on youtube as well.

here are the pics… not too exciting

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I am definitely blessed to be working in the industry at this point in time, doing what i am doing. Projects like these in a community like ours has begun to open a lot of doors for me in the world of the web. It means a lot to me to know that Brody and I have a ton of people out there supporting what were doing.

Thanks!!! :-)

Randy

Family and Friends are a automatic √ - what about those people that you would consider a mentor or an absolute influence on your perspective of life or your work.

For me there are a number of these people, but one I’d like to tell you about right now. Michael Jenner was my professor at HSU. As the years of college rolled on she saw something in me that she felt was worth encouraging. I remember, I was always doing the projects the way i wanted to do them. I was always adding too much that had nothing to do with the class project. I think she got a kick out of it (in a hindsite 20/20 kinda way), but i also know I was that student. The one who seemed to be playing more than working.

Turns out I shaped up and after some time she even gave me a job as her Teachers Assistant. This was a huge step for me. She also gave me all the web jobs that were coming into her department, helping me get my feet wet and getting paid. Absolutly awesome, what more could you ask for. You go to school, get credits and get paid all at the same time. What a deal.

After Graduation i took off for 2yrs, but i came back thinking i wanted to teach elementary or HS. (that didnt last long) But!! Michael was glad to see me and said she had plenty for me to do. She gave me a job as an Intern helping with all the things that I was doing before

Michael helped me out in so many ways i couldnt begin to return the favor. She always seemed to be an unlimited supply of knowledge and understanding. Also she was cool. If you havnt seen ‘Where’s Popa’ than you should.

All in all she is one of the biggest influences of my professional career. We still email and talk about work and houses and all that. She’s awesome.

Here is a little something for you all. Brody and I put this together last week. Hope you like it.