Echoes of the Mind's Eye

From: lordandrei Date: February 21st, 2008 01:23 pm

1. well, we have to start with the obvious1. What have you been up to in the last 20 years?
2. Do you have any fond memories from high school?
3. What is a 'day in the life' like now?
4. Do you find that you're actively joining the interwebs or being dragged along? Why?
5. I honestly have no idea what to ask so; what would you suggest as a question to ask you... and answer it.
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From: o1oo1ooo Date: February 21st, 2008 08:59 pm (local)

1. 1986-1988, lived in Chippewa area started penn state branch campus. 1988-1990, transferred to PSU main campus as archetecture major (wasn't accepted into the program because I couldn't spell Archetecture). Changed major to Film, Decided I was too weird to fit in with thhe other film majors. Flunked out of Penn State. 1990-1993 fell into the psych field after working at a home for Mentally Retarded adults during my summers and after failing at PSU. Completed Psychology major at clarion university in norht central PA. Worked a few years at a psych hospital. Started talking to this lady online who lived in Harrisburg, started dating after 3 months. Got engaged after 6 months. I moved to harrisburg and got married. Worked as therapuetic support staff with children with behavior problems while working on counseling master's degree. Bought a 150 year old house from my inlaws. Had a son, Aaron, in 2000. Graduated my master's program in 2001. Had a daughter, Emma in 2003. Began work with Philhaven Mental Health as mobile therapist in 2003. Continuing to study treatment of Autism and warp the minds of my children to my whim.
2 Not really, I was such an introvert, I had very few friends--I considered you one, even though we really didn't talk too much outside of drafting class. I remember going home after school and watching transformers and inspector gadget and other cartoons.
3. Wake up at 7:00, stumble to the shower, dress, walk my son down to the corner for the safety patrol to take him to school, sit with my daughter and watch noggin for half an hour (UpsideDown show is great), I drive to 3 or 4 clients a day in school or their homes to do therapy, some afternoons I work at my office away from home (library), get home around 6pm, get mauled by children and dog, eat dinner, play time (play doh, barbies, little ponies, star wars, or transformers--yes the reason i had children was for the toys), reading time with the kids about 7:30-8:00, put the kids to bed, sit with my laptop and do administrative work or schoolwork while watching TV, go to bed around 11-12pm.
4.(after researching the term interweb as "mocking" to newcomers per wikipedia source) I apologize for lack of netiquette. I have been following many of the trends on the web, watching from the sidelines as a hobby, since the days of pre-netscape. I wish I could participate more actively, but my own autistic tendencies and lack of social skills render this difficult. I have a voracious need for information on many interests so perusing the blogosphere has helped me gain some of the info i desire. I am looking forward to the next step that I have been reading about (web 3.0) combining user designed web with information gathering--from what I understand.
5. "Why are you bothering me after 20 years?" Because I continue to be an introvert and I am most comfortable communicating with the safety blanket of the digital world. I'm interested in picking up with people I was friends with years ago, and you were one of the few I have found that still has similar interests as me.