Nokia

Was looking at Engadget tonight and realized that they posted an article about the Nokia Lumia 900 phone. A more of a thought about it, more like an opinion of the device. As I am sitting hear reading the various comments that were posted, I thought about my experience with the phone. I do have to say that I am a fan of Microsoft. I don't know if I am considered a fanboy or not...but I can say that I have a lot of their products and use them everyday. There is something that Microsoft does about their products that makes me like them more and more. I can link everything that I have together (from Zune, to Xbox, to Windows laptops, etc.). It is really something that is amazing...but enough about getting off course. So the Nokia Lumia 900... It is amazing. It is the best device that I have ever had. I love Windows Mobile. The transitions are incredible and smooth. I know that the device isn't a super high end device (processor speed, screen display, etc). But I can say that it really doesn't matter. It does what it is suppose to and does it well. Speaking of which, I think these days most people are forgetting that a phone is a device that you can communicate with people on. I see people that have all these phones and don't use them anymore for calling. Which is odd if you ask me. But I guess we are moving away from communication as a society. Sad...but possibly true. I guess Pink Floyd was right on Keep talking. Back to the phone, can't really say anything else negative about it. The apps that are out by Nokia and Microsoft are pretty incredible and make the phone function even better than before. Though it was incredible before. Thought of the day... I think that we are moving away from open communication that we've had in the past. I think it is holding us back as a society and not a means of a road that we should be heading down.

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Let's see I feel bad for all the new iphone users. I mean I think all of us were expecting something rather big and large, something totally different for the new iphone. I have to say I am not impressed. It is one of those things that I think expectations were set way to high. It's not that I don't like Apple and what they are doing, but I think for me this was more of a iphone 4s round two device. You may not agree with that, but the whole new charger is horrible. Oh well, maybe they will learn there lesson...well after the maps gets fixed in the iOS 6 update... Seems like these days, Nokia is getting back into the spotlight. It is something that I have been hoping for. I am a huge fan of Nokia devices. Always have been, and always will be. As I write this, I'm looking to my right and see my Lumia 900 next to me. The new 920 looks like it might be a good investment once it is released, but we will see what it costs. Hopefully they will do it for around $150.

Out with the old and please in with the new…

It has been a long while since I have posted anything on here. The end of 2009 came like a ton of bricks crashing down on me. From working killer hours (about 80 hour weeks) to a lot of stress caused by work, it was catching up with me quickly. Before I begin, lets concentrate on December as that was the exciting month…

The beginning of December my Grandfather ended up in the hospital. We still don’t know the real reason that this happened, but he did end up there for a while. He was admitted for a week, then transferred to a rehab center, so they could monitor him and try to get him back on his feet. Now the real interested part about all of this is that he is one of those really angry people and doesn’t want anyone to visit him. So we had that going for us...He is expected to come home tomorrow.

Then on December 15th, I was laid off. It was a total shock to me, but I guess I had it coming. I was in the same exact place almost 4 years to the day. So I guess I can’t hold a job longer than 4 years. It hurt to know that I was working so very hard and got nothing for all that hard work, but that’s another story…

So things were looking up, right? Well not really…

On Christmas Eve, I got a call from my Grandmother saying that she fell and was really dizzy. My mom and I ran over to her house (not really ran, but you get the idea). We looked at her and tried to figure out what the best course of action was. We decided that it would be best to get her to the ER as we weren’t exactly sure what happened and didn’t know what was going to happen. So you know when you were little and saw the signs that said Christmas is canceled this year? Well it was kind of like that. We spent the entire Christmas Eve in the hospital making sure she was okay and that she was going to be okay.

My grandmother spent a few days in the hospital and she thought it was a vacation, which was really nice, she had some really outstanding people watching her and making sure that she was taken care of. She came home a few days later, which was really nice. I spent most of a day cleaning her house for her, sweeping up leaves, cleaning the floor, kitchen, etc. Just so things would be clean when she came home.

Now you may be asking yourself what about the job hunting. Well that has been interesting. See I was laid off on a Tuesday, that Saturday I had an interview with an insurance company, which isn’t me, so I passed (can you imagine me as a door-to-door salesman? I rest my case...). I have been trying to get out of the video game industry after pushing myself to the limits over the past year. I think it is about time to move on and find something less stressful. I have been on a few interviews and am just playing the waiting game. There have been some things of interest but still haven’t heard back. So we are just waiting and seeing what will happen.

2010 will be a better year for me, I know it will, just need to get back on my feet.

I have been making it through by the unconditional love that my amazing girlfriend has been providing. She is really how I make it through my day, she always makes me smile and makes everything better. I don’t know what I would do without her and I don’t know what I could do without her. She has been there by my side every step of the way.

Hopefully 2010 will be a good year for everyone. As it has been a rocky start for me. I’m told that things happen for a reason, and to me I’m still waiting to find out what that reason is. Hopefully it will happen soon and that everything will be fine…

Is it nap time yet?

Well nothing much has really changed since my last post about 4 months ago. I have been super insanely busy here at work. As it stands right now, it won't be much before 10 that I will walk out the door. Then again that has been the norm for the past 4 weeks.

In the beginning of October I celebrated my 2 year anniversary with the most amazing person in this world. She rocks my world big time. I am so happy that we are together, let alone have been putting up with each other for 2 years. We took a long weekend and went up to San Simeon to go to Hearst Castle, which was amazing. It was such a relaxing weekend that we both desperately needed.

Other than that, over the past month there has been a lot of pressure on us to get our PVE missions into our game. This push was suppose to last 3 weeks, it is now week 4 since we have been here slaving. And I really do truly mean slaving. My day starts around 9:30 and I don't leave the office till 10:30 - 11:00. Sounds like fun, right?

Hopefully this will make more and more people play our game and hopefully all fall in love with it and give us buckets of money. Speaking of which do you have a bucket of money?

With all of that going on, there is school ontop of that. I am taking a programming class right now that wraps up tomorrow, hopefully I will do good on the final...

Other than that there is nothing too much to report. I did get a new car, and if you want to see pics, they're on my facebook. There are also a lot of pictures from Hearst Castle up there as well.

Hopefully that if you are reading this all is well and that everything is good for each and everyone of you.

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Well back to work so I can leave at some point today.

--Matt

That time of year again...

So I sit here at my desk on the eve of that one day that you grow older. I am thinking back to what a wonderful year that I have had and can't wait to start the new one. Well I can't wait to start it as long as I don't need to keep increasing that ever so important number.

It has been awhile since I have posted...I know it has, but I have been busy pretty much every minute since then. The past few weeks have been so enjoyable, yet quite busy.

Lets see. First there was going to see Dirty Dancing the Musical with the girl of my dreams, followed by a family reunion in St. Louis, then two J.R. Richard (the lead singer of Dishwalla and my new pee buddy) concerts and this weekend I am attending a wedding, then finally a trip to Vegas.

Sounds a little busy, huh? Well everything has been enjoyable as I mentioned. I have definitely grown closer with my girlfriend. I am happy and can't wait to see what the future has in store. There have been some really good laughs over the past weeks, but I know that we have gotten that much closer. She really makes me happy and I can't wait to see her beautiful smile again.

So work has been pretty much the same. I have been a little stressed but that is okay. I actually got pretty frustrated the other day (well technically it was night, 10:30 pm is night, right?) and wanted to walk away, but I thought about it and decided that I could use it for my benefit. I actually stepped up into another role to help out, since my frustration guided me and made me think of all possible outcomes. So now with everything else that I am working on I am now officially managing another team. Which has already been great. I say great since I have been getting compliments over what I have already done. Hopefully things will work out...

Other than that I really don't have much to report. The next time you guys hear from me I will be another year older...

--Matt

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Well it is that time for an update. Actually I was going to post something up a few days ago, but wasn't in the creative state to blow everyone's mind with what has been going on.

Even though Freaky Creatures has shipped, it doesn't feel like it. It has been amazing experience, however the late nights are still upon us. I thought it would have backed down a little bit, but that hasn't been the case.

So as you can see that I have been very busy with work, and will continue to be for quite some time. I hope that it lightens up a little, but at this moment in time it doesn't appear to be that way.

So what have I been up to? Really, that is a great question. Lets see if you are a subscribing user of Freaky Creatures and want to take it on the go (on your phone), well then you will be getting a small side project that I finished. I am happy about the outcome, we had an amazing developer and got everything done in record time. Other than that, we are now at Six Flags parks. If you are wanting to go to Six Flags anytime soon, please do and check out everything Freaky Creatures.

I was responsible for getting the texting program up and running, so when you see the signs that say text and win...well that is all me. So enjoy and have some fun.

Other than that there isn't much to report. I am finishing up my current class, so that is exciting.

I still have the most amazingly awesome girlfriend. She is the one person that helps me get through my day. Thinking about her brings a huge smile to my face. I could not be any happier.

Well that is all for now, hopefully everyone is doing good and staying out of trouble.

--Matt

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