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Learn more about how MIT Admissions is responding to COVID-19 in this blog post from our Dean and new dedicated FAQs.

MIT staff blogger Ben Jones

Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday by Ben Jones

Only a few more days of waiting...

Hi folks,

Jess sent me an email a few days ago making fun of me for being completely awol from the blogs recently. She’s right, and I apologize; we’ve been working 7-day weeks since January reading all of your applications and selecting the class in committee. This time next week I’ll be enjoying my first day off in quite awhile, and my blogging should return shortly thereafter.

I’m pleased to let you know that we’re on schedule to release decisions online at noon (Eastern Time) on Saturday March 15. They will be mailed via postal mail a few days later, most likely on Monday, March 17 or Tuesday, March 3/18.

Decisions will be available online to those who meet all of the following criteria:

  • You have applied for freshman admission (not transfer or graduate).
  • Your intended entry year (as designated in your MyMIT account) is 2008.

  • You applied in Regular Action, or were deferred in Early Action (the system is unable to display decisions for those who applied in Early Action and received a “final” action in December – i.e. admitted or denied).

What is the process for receiving my admissions decision online?

In order to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a MyMIT account and you will need to know your username and password. When decisions are released, simply visit and log in using the same username and password that you use to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you wish to receive your decision online before logging in to

Please note that you can visit beginning tomorrow (Monday, March 10) to confirm your username and password. We will not be in the office on the weekend that decisions are released, so to prevent any delays, you should confirm your username and password well in advance.

What if I’ve forgotten my MyMIT username or password?

You may use our automated system to reset it. Simply visit and click on the “lost username” or “lost password” link.

What if I don’t have a MyMIT account?

If you do not currently have a MyMIT account and you wish to receive your decision online, you will need to register for one using your MIT ID, which was sent to you via postal mail soon after receiving your paper application (if you used the online application, you already have a MyMIT account). If you have misplaced your MIT ID, or if you never received it, you may call our office to get it (please note that you will be asked to give some personal information for verification).

If you register without your MIT ID, your username and password may not work on

Hang in there – only a few more days of waiting!

100 responses to “Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday”

  1. Shruthi says:

    FIRST… OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Ben says:

    I am taking my own first post. Hah.

  3. Shruthi says:

    Yay!!! Got there before you Ben!

  4. Ben says:

    OMG, I’m not even fast enough to get my own first post. I give up. wink

  5. EV says:

    OMG, I’m super excited!

  6. Shruthi says:

    Lol, its ok Ben smile Dont give up just yet… It just happened to be a case of being there at the right place at the right time wink

  7. Priya says:

    Haha — not quite, Ben. But thank you sooo much for the news!!
    The wait is almost over!!

  8. Shruthi says:

    Iam so excited that I cant even complete what I wanted to say at once… Sigh, thanks Ben!!!

    ~Starts crossing fingers very very anxiously…. ~

  9. Eirik says:

    Hahaha, this was really funny. I was just checking out Ben’s most recent posts including the one he made in December regarding the EA guys. I navigated back to the front page and WOW, an update? I had to check the date several times just to make sure I wasn’t fooling myself.

    Yay for desicions!

  10. Eirik says:

    Yay for _decisions_ grr

  11. Soaham says:

    Oh… My… God… I am feeling like I have a cyclotron in my stomach… (Bad, but did ya expect any worthy humour from someone in my condition ?)

  12. Soaham says:

    Any Indians here planning to take the JEE ??

    If u get admitted, will u still be taking it ?

  13. OmarA says:

  14. Hawkins says:

  15. AA says:

    JEE? Urgh….I am never going to take it whether I am admitted here or not!

  16. Sanja says:

    Gaaaaah 6 more days… Next week will be the longest one ever… Thanks for the info Ben smile

  17. Sanja says:

    Btw, sorry for double post… but you missed the Pi day :(

  18. Ragheb says:

    OMG, I’m so anxious…
    Good luck everyone!

  19. Anonymous says:

    Anyway, my anxiety will end soon!

  20. Hawkins says:

    Oh yeah… I still can’t use myMIT. I tried creating a new account, and it wouldn’t let me (can’t use the same info for 2 different accounts). I can’t delete the old account either. Should I call SFS to make sure they have my financial aid paperwork?

  21. Shruthi says:

    I might take the JEE.. I think I will… I dont know man, seriously…. OMG!!!!!!! (My vocabulary has been woefully restricted to these few words as of now)

  22. Aditi says:

    YAY! ( i suppose !)

    I can barely type!

    This will be the longest week of my life.

    Now i have to wait for the chem exam to get over and for decisions

  23. Shubhang says:

    A real paradox as i was hoping for this blog to come and was reading the notification for EA, the time this blog was posted. This will be a real nerve wrecking week for all the hopeful’s. Thanks Ben for the information and we eagerly await your return to the ” world of blogging “.

  24. OHMG says:

    yeah… a recommendation for the MIT ’13 applicants.. Never make a deal with your friend to wait for snail mail to find out are you admitted…

    god… i have to wait till thursday now or something..

    are you going to use FedEx to notify internationals about admission?

  25. Anonymous says:

    So Aditi you too are giving the ISC Board Exams?

  26. Anonymous says:

    It will be a real challenge to keep your mind on the Chem Exam with your mind only thinking about 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th …………..

  27. AA says:

    LOL….my chem exam’s over :D

  28. Anonymous says:

    I got in EA but I’m still really stressing out for all my RA friends. Thanks for the update Ben.

    Good luck everyone!

  29. Roshini says:

    THANK YOU BEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  30. Rachel says:

    Well…I’ve been looking forward to this post for a few weeks…and now that I know the day I kind of want to run away and hide. *anxious EA deferred*

  31. Snively says:

    And this is why you should never listen to me.

    Or. . . you can assume that I was preparing you for the worst and now you can be really happy!

    Or . . . I just had no idea what I was talking about.

  32. Jayanto says:

    So everyone…….
    dis is it……..
    fingers crossed

  33. A parent says:

    Thank you Ben!Best of luck to all!

  34. Masud says:

    Finally.Oh, the ambivalence abounds.Soon we’ll know where we’ll go.By God’s grace we shall all end up in an institution apposite to us.The wait is nearly over.

  35. Kal says:

    AT LAST (I know how you feel rachel)! that decisions have probably been made, i can say this without sounding like a kiss a**, but seriously, thank you to all bloggers….we wouldnt have known 90% of what we know about MIT without you guys…thanks for telling us your stories, your failures, your successess and everything you go through…..thanks for making us feel like people instead of applicant # wxyz…youve made the months of waiting fly by….thanks Snively, Paul, Ben, Matt, Jess K the rest of you!! all of you ROCK!

  36. Yuzhi says:

    Every year you guys set the date to the Saturday of the FIRST Silicon Valley Regional.
    There is no free access wifi at that university.
    There will be at least 20 of us stuck there till 6 PM waiting for our decisions(9 PM EST).

  37. Andrea says:

    I can’t believe decisions are just around the corner after all this waiting….
    I’m ambivalent about March 15th. I want the day to be here now, but at the same time I don’t want to know because it will be the end of a dream for so many of us…
    Good luck to everyone.. I wish we could all get in.

  38. Rob says:

    So begins the longest week of my life …

  39. Reg says:

    Finally!!! :D

    So Ben, do international applicants get mailed as well?

  40. Star says:

    Wow. I was completly set on decisions coming out on the 22nd (yeah Snively, I’m looking at you raspberry ), so this is amazing news – Thanks Ben, we know how hard you guys worked for this!

  41. OMG!!!ppl around seems so xcited while i’m freakin out….literallly!!!
    MOG!!!plsss plsss may it be that i and alll the others whu realllly reaaalllly loves MIT lyk me gets in…
    *fingers crossed real tyt*

  42. nitiN says:

    omg…6 days, 8 mins, and 28 secs left!!!
    good luck everyone!

  43. I guess I willl wait for snail-mail…..I don wannna kno!!
    btw, does intl students get express mails letting them kno the decisions?
    GOD!! i hv my DS awards that day…..what am i gonna do?!?!

  44. Mike says:

    Wow, this is a week earlier than I was expecting. Yay for pleasant surprises! Boo for the lack of a “skip chapter” button on life.

  45. KaYnaR says:

    Thank you, Ben!
    This week will be one of my longest…

  46. Anonymous says:

    Guys relax I just realized that it is more important that we relish these moments until Saturday and not let anxiety take over us (as curiosity killed the cat) for we no matter, we get in or not, will one day remember these days and will revel in them.

  47. Anonymous says:

    To quote Paul ” It is more important how we play the game “. Sorry for double posting

  48. Soaham says:

    Why such an aversion to the IIT’s ?? They are not far behind the best in the world. And do remember that while MIT is on the top because of the astounding amount of stuff going on at its campus (research nd stuff), IIT is ranked pretty high, solely on the strength of its graduates (which is what we are all trying to be)
    @ Shruthi
    I can understand… Been OMG’in ever since I read this one. Must be a real pain with ur boards on… Nice that I got rid of this little inconvenience an year ago grin

  49. Ana says:

    Thanks Ben for the post!

    So most of us only have 6 more days of dreaming of MIT. One more OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  50. Aditi says:

    @anonymous person , yes i am. =(

    @Snively , maybe now would be a good time to revive ‘a shorter wait’? =)

  51. Raina says:

    Less than a week away! Is it possible to be even more excited now than when I was getting my own decision? Hehe, we’ll finally be able to welcome the rest of the ’12 class! Good luck to everyone! You guys can do it! =)

  52. Chris says:

    wow, here we go again! It’s been an amazing journey to go on for me, all the people I’ve met along the way are truly brilliant and no matter the decision, I look forward to the changes our generation can make for the future, for ourselves, and for posterity.

  53. Anonymous says:

    OMG! i can’t believe that time is almost here. guess this week is going to be long. and on saturday, 12 hrs going to feel like 24 hrs. i’m so anxious. Good luck everybody!

  54. Marie says:

    good luck RDers! look forward to seeing you in the MIT12 chatroom smile

  55. Amy says:

    *heart pounding*

  56. MIT'11 says:

    All the best, guys! I can’t believe one whole year passed so quickly.

  57. Karen says:

    @Yuzhi: Each year, it’s on the Saturday of the Midwest regional, too! We have WiFi, though, and this year they moved the regional to week 1 smile I can totally sympathize with your plight, though – you’re exactly in the same place as our programmer from last year. He got in – good luck to you smile

    Good luck to everyone else! I’m off to put down a housing deposit at University of Illinois, just in case the 15th doesn’t bring good news smile

  58. Tong says:

    Best of luck everybody!

  59. Jeseth says:

    Woah… I wasn’t expecting the 15th! wow, this is my spring break… so I guess it’s going to be even longer? I need to find distractions maybe?

  60. Matt says:

    Finally! I was kind of hoping that they would be released on pi day, but Saturday is good enough. I didn’t think I would hear about any colleges until almost the end of the month, but it turns out that I should find out about CalTech tomorrow or tuesday and MIT on saturday.

    This is exciting…

    Good luck everyone.

  61. Manya says:

    hi…Im an Indian…and Im taking JEE whether i get through or not….im not gonna go there…(not like im definitely gonna get through too…its JEE!!!)…

    I’ve also got through Imperial…but ill just give it so that theres somewhere to go to if the money gets messed up…but an honest suggestion to people aspiring for MIT (Indians)…if you get through..forget IIT…

  62. yukiko says:

    i’m scard.. good luck everyone

  63. Hyun Jin says:

    Wow, just one more week?
    It’s so close it’s almost surreal now
    Good luck to all RDers!

  64. maryam says:

    i’m about to have a heart attack! I guess i better hurry up wit my thank you notes (i remember some post saying you should hand em out BEFORE the decisions, makes them more heartfelt)

  65. Taylor says:

    Ugh… I’m going to be at a winterguard competition all day Saturday, and I know I’m going to be freaking out from this and the anticipation of competing.

    I anticipate this not going well.

  66. Emily says:

    Good luck, all!!

  67. Nihar says:

    I nearlyy slipped off my chair when I glanced at the RSS feed!

    This izzz itt!! The moment of truth….

    Love you Admission folks for alll the great work you’ve put in!

    And to all the deffered as well as my fellow RA applicants –

  68. Akshay says:

    OMG!!!!!!(IN JENACE’s way as in FRIENDS show)

  69. Udbhav says:

    OMG, Caltech on 11th and now MIT on 15th!! I’ll surely be down with a nervous breakdown before seeing the end of it.

  70. Best of Luck to all!

  71. ommgggg says:

    I can not understand how i m feeling at this moment…im so scared…im excited…i dont wanna know wat the decisions are gonna b….i m eager to finish this long wait….im so confused…

  72. Alireza says:

    I just got wait listed at Caltech.Now I have to worry about MIT.Best of luck to everybody…(!)

  73. Danny says:

    Thanks so much for all of your hard work that went into this year’s admissions process. No matter what the outcome turns out to be for me, this has been the most exciting experience of my life. This next week is going to be a lot of fun.

  74. Meghan says:

    omg good luck to everybody!! The wait is almost over!! I can’t wait to find out who my fellow classmates are (but i bet im not as anxious as most of you waiting on your decision)!

    *crosses her fingers for all her friends, and, why not, everyone else

  75. Libin Daniel says:

    Just how many Indians are there? My God…..15th…..It’s make or break…or whatever you wanna call it! Hanging on Ben..Hanging on.

  76. Diana says:

    Good luck! I can’t wait to meet everybody at CPW! For all of you who can’t get your decisions at noon, don’t worry. I had a speech tournament the day EA decisions came out and didn’t get home until seven, but everything turned out fine. smile Again, good luck and stay busy so the time passes by faster!

  77. Ashwath says:

    Good luck to all international applicants!

  78. Laser says:

    Round 2…

    Good Luck!

  79. Amy says:

    Don’t really know what to say…

  80. naranja says:

    GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!!!!!!!

  81. Anonymous says:

    Wow, thanks to the admissions committee for reading all the apps and getting decisions out. All I can say is that I, like so many others, am anxiously awaiting the opportunity to join the MIT community. Good luck to all!

  82. Caro says:

    Oh god, waiting the second time around is even harder!

  83. Efe says:

    If I get in party at my house. Good luck everyone!!!

  84. Javal says:

    Ack, so nervous right now….

    Any other applicants from the Caribbean?

  85. Carlos says:

    Yes. Dominican Republic, and you?

  86. Oasis says:

    @ Ben, at the top:

    PWNED! PWNED! haha smile))

    And yay, I guessed the decision date right! Oh well, kids, you guys don’t have to wait anymore…lol, enjoy. =p

  87. Travis says:

    Anybody care to interpret the fact that decisions will be released on the Ides of March?

    On an entirely unrelated note-how should we going to celebrate pi day? Snively better put something on his blag!

  88. naranja says:

    anyone from spain???????????????????

  89. Isshak says:

    OMG My heart just started beating so fast when I read your post ! I am waiting for saturday to some quickly yet not that fast…OMG !
    Ben Jones, do not worry, you will get FIRST POST one day, although I’ve never had it I think…

  90. Hey Ben!

    Thank you so much for the news. I have been checking the website everyday for the final decision date. And yes, its finally here! I can’t wait to get my eyes on the acceptance! smile Just hoping for the best! MIT woah!!!

  91. Sorry! The website link got messed up in the last post!

  92. naranja says:

    love the link!
    thnks ben and all the admissions staff for doing this…it must have been real hard…lets see how it goes! gooood luck once again!

  93. Jay says:

    OH man, this is going to be longest week of my life, all culminating to noon Saturday. Can’t wait. Good luck to all!!

  94. OmarA says:

    Stephen – haha, is that the counter i pasted in the chat room. i think it is!

  95. Anonymous says:

    decisions come out on my birthday. Will be that much more awesome if I get in.

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9 Best PSP Emulators For Playing PSP Games on Android 2020

Know the best PSP emulators for playing PSP games on Android. There are tones of Emulators for android but I have listed the very best in order of relevance. Emulators are hardware or software that behaves like a device running a different OS; it makes it possible to run Android apps on windows PC and vice versa. That’s why Emulator is very popular among gamers because you can enjoy your PSP, Gameboy, PlayStation 2, and PC games on your Android by using one of these best 8 Emulators on Android devices.

PPSSPP is one of the best Emulator for Android devices to the extent, it overshadowed all other similar apps in the industry but we will still discuss other alternatives. Another good PSP emulator that competes with PPSSPP is “PSP Gold”. It is a free and open-source emulator that supports many PSP games.

Best PSP Emulators For Playing PSP Games on Android

Below is the list of best Emulator apps that allows you play beautiful games on your Android devices.

PPSSPP best PSP Emulator

PlayStation Portable Simulator Suitable for Playing Portably (PPSSPP) is undoubtedly the best Emulator for Android. It’s a free open source app that allows you play all PSP games on your Android smartphones. PPSSPP is free but to get the full package, you’ll have to pay a token of $4.49. You can download the app from the title above.

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2. PPSSPP Gold

PPSSPP Gold is a very powerful PSP emulator with useful features which includes the ability to save your game progress so as to resume from where you stopped next time. This feature is known as “save state”. It delivers the best audio experience by using ffmpeg software for audio decoding. It supports higher screen resolutions and rendering is simply amazing.

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PPSSPP Gold has made its way to the very top of best PSP emulators for android.

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3. ePSXe

ePSXe is basically for PlayStation games and it’s easy and awesome to use. It allows you play games like Crash Bandicoot, Crash Team Racing, Solid Metal Gear, Tekken 3 and other HD PlayStation games. The Emulator uses a very simple virtual keyboard and hardware support is amazing. It has the capacity for saving and loading the progress of your game. This entire package is sold for $3.75 one-time payment.

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4. ClassicBoy

Just like PPSSPP, ClassicBoy is an all-rounder in terms of games; it supports many console games like N64, PlayStation, Game Boy Classic, Game Boy Advanced and Color, and some others. The games works and plays well as you can equally save and load game progress. To enjoy all the features of this game, then you may need to upgrade to premium version.

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5. Matsu PSX Emulator

Matsu PSX allows you enjoy games from PlayStation 1, NES, SNES, GBA, WSC, GBC, PCE, Game Gear, and Mega Drive on Android phones. You can also apply different customizations and cheats. It has external support control as well. Unfortunately, the app displays ads if you use the free version but the premium version which costs $9.99 doesn’t show ads.

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6. DraStic DS Emulator

Just as the name implies, this Emulator focuses on Nintendo DS and it’s absolutely one of the best emulators for Nintendo DS. You can play games easily, save and load progress with incredible controls. It’s also very steady even though it is not free, the app costs $4.99.

Still on best Emulators for playing games on Android devices

7. FPse

One of the most downloaded play station Emulators on google play store. You can enhance the game graphics, make use of plugins and also change settings to personalize your customization. FPSe is very cheap although you need to pay a one-time fee of $3.63.

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8. RetroArch

RetroArch supports and imitates many consoles hence allowing you to play games with no extra cost. Although you may have to download the cores by yourself into the application, every game has its own core. It’s packed with many features and you can load and save your games progress. It’s free.

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9. MegaN64

MegaN64 is another free Emulator that is stable. It uses an open source code from Mupen64, the app is available on the Play Store but it has ads. You can download it from the title.

Thanks for reading my article today and that’s all about best Emulators for playing PSP Games on android. Which of the emulators is your best?

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Art lovers’ paradise: Rome and Florence

Italy is an addictive place. I have been there a total of four times and each time I want to stay longer and longer. There will never be a maximum amount of times you could want to go there. I have been to Rome, Florence and Milan. That is around 3% of the country but it was so incredibly wonderful that I kept going back to the same spots again and again – don’t worry, next trip will be much more extensive!

I was an art major in high school and have always loved art and culture. I learned a lot about the Italian masters and knew that I wanted to see their artwork live when I finally made my way to Italy. Boy did I ever! In Rome, the Trevi Fountain, St. Peter’s Square, and essentially every single cobble stone ornamented street took my breath away. The city of Rome is one of the oldest I have seen and been in (other than Jerusalem perhaps) and has the energy of the history of it running through the streets.

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Art lovers’ paradise: Rome and Florence

In Rome, the most fascinating and captivating of places has to be the Vatican Museum (I know that it technically isn’t Rome but still). The Vatican holds some of the world’s most prized possessions in art form. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by none other than Michelangelo in the early 1500s is more breathtaking in real life than it is in photos. I snuck a photo in there too, despite the fact that it isn’t allowed – I’m a rebel like that.

In Florence, you have both Michelangelo’s David, piazzas with more sculpture than most sculpture gardens around the globe, and, of course, the Uffizi – the famous art museum. Michelangelo’s David was built between 1501 and 1504. I cannot put into words how beautiful and life-like he looks. The Uffizi sits in the Piazza della Signoria. It houses some of the most famous works of art. I, personally, am a huge fan of Artemisia Gentileschi. She was one of the first female painters in the renaissance. I had read a novel about her life prior to arriving in Florence. In that novel it describes the process she went through of painting the famous ‘Judith Slaying Holofernes’, which she painted between 1614 and 1620.

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Art lovers’ paradise: Rome and Florence

When I arrived at the Uffizi I didn’t realize that the painting was on display there, and was solely unprepared to walk around the corner and stop dead in my tracks as I happened upon it. The painting is the size of a wall, a true fresco size (in comparison to my small frame). I allowed the world to keep walking by me while I just stood there taking in the giant painting. The way it was described in the book did it little justice – this is a graphic, violent yet stunning piece of art. It’s hard not to feel what the artist was feeling as she was painting this. She was angry.

Anyway, Rome and Florence are without a doubt centers of culture and art (in addition to food and wine, of course) and I could not recommend it enough for anyone who wants to see true history and art right in front of their eyes.


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Legislative Update (Part 1) - MonDems

Legislative Update (Part 1)

We were proud to send a full slate of Mon County Democrats to the state legislature this year, and they were a force to be reckoned with. Contending with issues from roads to education, women’s health, energy, and more, our representatives worked hard for us and all the people of West Virginia. We thought you’d enjoy hearing a few of their thoughts on the session. Of course, this update represents only a small part of what happened. To find out the final status of particular bills, go to the Bill Status tracker on the legislature’s website. Or contact your legislators; they’ll be glad to hear from you!

Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer

According to veteran delegate Barbara Evans Fleischaur, the quadrupling of the number of Democratic women in the House of Delegates this year made a huge difference. “The energy and determination of this band of eight women – working with other legislators and advocacy groups – produced three big gains for women this session,” she said. These included HB 2583 – which expands access to birth control, SB 564 – which provides insurance coverage for more pregnant women and babies, and HB2020 – which provides additional funds for rape crisis centers around the state.

Fleischauer added, “I can also never say enough positive things about the Fab Five (delegates) from Monongalia County. It is so great having a united Democratic delegation. It was beyond wonderful to have two new members, Evan Hansen and Danielle Walker, to share the load with John Williams, Rodney Pyles, and me. “And, we like each other! Last week, we took a field trip to the western end of the county (eastern tour to be announced soon). We had snacks and looked at some terrible roads. Here’s the news story the Dominion Post ran about the tour: https://www.dominionpost.com/2019/03/29/delegates-roads- consultants-take-pothole-tour-of-western-monongalia-county/ You can contact Barbara at 304-296-7035 (work), 304-599-7883 (home), or by email at friendsofbarbara@gmail.com.

Delegate Rodney Pyles

Two-term delegate Rodney Pyles said he was glad the legislature finally passed a bill exempting Social Security benefits from state income taxes, an exemption most other states provide. “I introduced a similar bill before,” he said, “but unlike my bill, the one that passed requires seniors to choose between the Social Security exemption and the standard senior deduction. Nevertheless, I’m glad it passed and hope it benefits many seniors.” Pyles also said he was happy the campus carry bill – which would have allowed firearms on state college and university campuses – and the omnibus education bill – which tied school employee raises to a whole set of harmful “reforms” – were defeated.

“I was disappointed, though,” he said, “that many good bills – repeal of right to work, restoration of prevailing wage, seniority rights for public employees, and others – never made it out of committee. The roads bills and some others sponsored by Mon County delegates passed but were vetoed by the governor. We still have a lot of work to do.” Pyles said citizens can make a difference by staying informed, visiting Charleston, emailing and calling committee chairs, and encouraging friends and family to do the same. “Democracy works best when people participate,” he said. Contact Rodney any time at 304-599-6496 (landline), email rod.pylz@gmail.com, or write to him at 536 Harvard Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26505.

Delegate Evan Hansen

First-year delegate Evan Hansen said he very much enjoyed his first experience representing Monongalia County in the legislature. An environmental scientist, Hansen focused on energy and the environment, as well as roads, which he called a “true emergency” in Mon County. “All five of us (Mon County delegates) cosponsored a bill that requires the DOH to use a fair formula to allot maintenance dollars. Another would allow the state to contract out road maintenance when necessary.” Both bills passed but, unfortunately, were vetoed by the governor, so efforts to find solutions continue. Hansen also sponsored the Modern Jobs Act, which allows large electricity users to buy solar power generated on former coal mines. “Nontraditional allies like manufacturers and industrial energy users support this bill because it will create jobs,” he said. “Although it didn’t pass this year, it will be back because West Virginia needs to diversify its economy.” Hansen also worked on a bill updating water quality standards, which passed but had its implementation postponed pending further study, and he hopes to be appointed to an interim committee to work on the issue. Finally, Hansen said he enjoys the process of working across the aisle to move legislation forward. “When we work to find common ground, we can make progress,” he said. Evan invites constituents to email him at evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov; write to him at PO Box 139, Morgantown, WV 26507; or call him at 304-503-4933.


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Noosa International Food & Wine Festival 2013

It was glorious on the Sunshine Coast – squeaky clean blue skies that made your head spin, and gentle, sand-sifting waves the temperature of a baby’s bottle. The Noosa International Food & Wine Festival pulled out all the stops this year, its 10th anniversary. All manner of international hot-shot chefs took part, but it was the Asian Food Trail, that, as it does every year, stole this gal’s heart. I was there to escort one of the bus-loads of revellers. So I was working, kinda…

A Friday afternoon spent at a mile-long table under a canopy in the Sunshine Coast’s shimmering green hinterland, eating pungent sticky rice, spiced seafood, mellow drunken chicken and a fierce pork curry that had been simmering in a wok the size of Tasmania.

The place – Garnisha Spice Farm, a sprawling wonderland of curry and chilli plants, and all manner of exotic, fragrant trees and shrubs. The chefs – Martin Boetz, Louis Tikaram, Christine Manfield, Poh Ling Yeoh and David Thompson, a culinary dream team in a dream setting.

David Thompson

David Thompson threw caution to the wind (and handfuls of tiny, orange, supercharged scud chillies into his Southern Thai curry), so it came with a health warning as he served it up. But paired with the simplest of accompaniments – torn soft-boiled eggs, mounds of freshly picked herbs (parsley, basil, coriander) and mountains of steamed rice – it transformed into another of David’s multi-faceted flavour miracles that are mysterious, wonderful and utterly indescribable. So I won’t try. The man is a bloody alchemist; ‘nuff said.

The previous day had been a complete contrast in tones – glowering skies, the slow, relentless ‘pit, pit, pit’ of rain against that same white canopy, guests huddled against the big wood-fire oven for warmth. Imagine! On the sultry Sunshine Coast! But the food created its own glow – that day, as well as Marty, Louis, Christine and Poh’s aromatic offerings, we gorged on a terracotta-red, melting Indian goat curry that bubbled like a semi-dormant volcano in that same gargantuan wok, presided over by chef Ragini Dey, of Adelaide’s Spice Kitchen restaurant.

Ragini’s lime pickle, and her pineapple and macadamia raita

A stand-out dish – especially when paired with her fantastic lime chutney (she kindly shared the recipe, writing it down for me in my little notebook). It’s a cracker – sweet, sour, tangy, bitter, the limes simply quartered and thrown into the mix – and takes about 20 minutes to make (another reason I wanted the recipe, me being such a lazy-arse cook and all). Here it is, in all its delicious simplicity. As for the recipe for that outrageously good goat curry – perhaps Ragini’s just-published book, Spice Kitchen (Hardie Grant), has the answer…

Combine I kg quartered limes, 1 tsp asafoetida, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp chopped ginger, 4 tbs salt (yes, really – be still my hardening arteries  the salt leaches out the lime juice, according to Ragini) and 30ml vegetable oil in a saucepan and cook for 15 minutes or until the limes are just soft. Add 500g sugar and stir for 2 minutes or until it dissolves. Remove from heat, cool for a little while, then refrigerate before serving. Eat, die and go to heaven.

There was an element of sadness underlying these two dreamily spice-laden days – for Marty Boetz, they were the last in his capacity as chef and co-owner of Longrain, Sydney and Melbourne. He’s packing his knife pouch and going bush permanently to concentrate on his Cooks Co-op in the Hawkesbury region. Hopefully, festival organisers Jim Berardo and Greg O’Brien will persuade him to come back next year and forever more – because it wouldn’t be the same without him.

Elsewhere at this, my sixth, Noosa extravaganza, I discovered a few things – and rediscovered others:

*       When two or more chefs are gathered together in one place, there will be no sleep ’til dawn (and frequently none then, either).

Umi Budo

*        Umi budo (sea grape) – is now officially my new favourite salty snack, a kind of seaweed equivalent to caviar, all pop-in-the-mouth oceanic deliciousness.

*        Matt Preston is a chick-photo magnet. So many smart phones, so little time.

*        Matt Preston is also a kid magnet, our mutual friend’s two-year-old so smitten by his gargantuan, cartoonish charms, she was putty in his hands.

*       Curtis Mayfield’s Move on Up still sounds great whether you’ve been up all night drinking or you’re making a bleary 5am cup of English Breakfast among people who still are.

*       People turn into ’orrible ravening, grasping beasts when there’s free stuff – any kind of free stuff – but especially if the free stuff involves Adriano Zumbo.

*        Hand-churned cultured butter does not a balanced meal make, but it comes a close second.

*        Degustations should be seen and not heard.

The morning after

So long, Noosa – until next year…

Stuff I like – February

Vegies and photography by Martin Boetz

Cooks Co-op
A host of chefs and restaurateurs around the country are turning to their own backyards (and coastline or countryside) to source ingredients through growing and foraging. Think Clint Nolan at Harvest in Fremantle, WA; in NSW, the boys at Three Blue Ducks in Bronte, and Alex Puskas and James Parry at Sixpenny in Stanmore; Luke Burgess at Garagistes in Hobart, and Ben Shewry of Attica in Melbourne. Martin Boetz, co-owner and executive chef of Longrain, Sydney and Melbourne, is now taking it a step further. He’s long been a committed exponent of sustainable and ethical produce, and, about a year ago, bought an 11-hectare property overlooking the Hawkesbury River, an hour or so north of Sydney. He’s spent the past year planting the acreage with an assortment of herbs and vegetables to supplement his restaurant kitchen and is now living there full-time – commuting daily to inner-city Surry Hills. “The plan is to link up with other like-minded chefs and cooks to grow our own produce as a co-op, and to include interested local small farmers, who’ll be guaranteed a more reliable and regular outlet by supplying their produce direct to the chefs, too.” The Cooks Co-op HQ is a converted barn on the property, set up as a commercial kitchen, where chefs can bring their teams to a “kind of chefs’ retreat – a creative space where they can work up recipe and menu ideas, or learn about growing efficiently and sustainably, away from the distractions of their restaurant kitchens,” says Marty. Local producers will also be able to use it to value-add to their surplus produce – to make preserves, pickles, jams and so on. Marty is also putting on regular events, dinners and lunches for the public – where he or guest chefs will cook with ingredients grown in the region: “Things like a lunch celebrating the first tomato harvest.” And it doesn’t stop there – Marty hopes to see this develop into an Australia-wide initiative, with chef-farmer collectives in each state. “Ultimately, it could mean that we have a national network where we can swap ingredients and share our knowledge and experiences.” Follow the Cooks Co-op at

Room with a view

You could also snuggle up in a cottage on Marty’s property, which has the most amazing views of the Hawkesbury river. It costs $180 per night (minimum two nights), which not only means you get to wake up to that view, but includes eggs from the local chooks, a few fresh fixings from the garden and a bottle of something nice and grapey. Check it out at

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Lucy Allon

Appetite for Excellence
While that tiresome twosome big it up on MasterChef: The Professionals, there’s another competition humming along nicely without the tears, tokenism and fake posh English accent. Launched by Luke Mangan and Lucy Allon in 2005, the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence awards have been helping to raise the, um, bar, of the hospitality industry by supporting and promoting the work of young chefs, waiters and, since 2009, restaurateurs. Among the fantastic prizes and opportunities available on offer, the winning chef and waiter go on to compete at the San’Pellegrino Cooking Cup in Venice, where the poor souls are confined to quarters on a luxury racing yacht, cooking and waiting against an international selection of their industry peers. This year’s judging panel includes Peter Gilmore, Peter Doyle and Christine Manfield and Mark Best, and the 2012 young restaurateur of the year, Katrina Birchmeier, of Hobart’s wonderful Garagistes. Among the cook-offs, masterclasses and regional tours contestants take part in, there are two events open to the public, called Whet Your Appetite. The first of these, featuring former winners from Adelaide and further afield, is in Adelaide in late April, at brand-spanking-new Public in the CBD, where last year’s young chef of the year, Stewart Wesson, is now manning the stoves. The second will be at a so-far-unconfirmed hotspot in Brisbane later this year. Entrants must nominate themselves, so if you know any talented young ‘uns in the industry who you think deserve recognition, badger them to go online and enter. Applications open 4 February and close 14 April. Check it all out at

And finally… a subject very close to my heart…

Tomato, bean and basil salad

Meat Free Week
Factory farming is anathema. And yes, I know we’re guilty of standing on our well-fed, rarefied, First World pedestals as we rail against the mass-production of cheap food. But there’s a cost – not just to the millions of animals that suffer untold (and told, thanks to the likes of Lyn White of Animals Australia and Voiceless) horrors in the name of affordable protein, but to us, both in terms of our own short-term health and the long-term health of this planet. Whether you’re rethinking your meat consumption for health, budgetary or ethical reasons, Australia’s first Meat Free Week campaign, 18 – 24 March, is an engaging, inclusive, non-confrontational way of considering the options. The website is a mine of information on the subject, and the women behind it: Melissa Dixon, Helen Lear, Lainie Bracher and Shonagh Walker, are enthusiastic, unbombastic (yeah, I know – no such word) exponents of the cause. Their initiative has been embraced by chefs such as Simon Bryant and Maggie Beer, Stephanie Alexander and Bill Granger, who are sharing vegie recipes to ease the meat-free pain. And the pic? That’s one of my own modest meat-free efforts – and, if I may say so myself, absolutely delicious. If you want the recipe, email me at Otherwise, go to and indulge your First World conscience.


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Authentic Kratom Review: USA-Grown and Processed Strains

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Despite the fact that Authentic Kratom have been around for over 6 years now, the merchant is yet to establish itself as one of the biggest sellers of Kratom products. To be fair, the growth of their business was stunted due to several negative testimonials – some of which were proven to be untrustworthy at best – as well as due to aggressive community pushback to some of their initial marketing campaigns. Find out whether they’re worth your time in this Authentic Kratom review.

Authentic Kratom Review: USA-Grown and Processed Strains

Authentic Kratom Products

Although a California-based seller, Authentic Kratom have started to grow their own American Kratom trees in the Southern areas of Florida. If you take a long look at the post history of their new Reddit username, you can literally witness these majestic plants growing from one month to the other.

We feel that growing Kratom in the U.S. is an initiative that doesn’t get enough praise and acknowledgement. Being able to pinpoint the actual origin of Kratom products greatly reduces the risk of contamination, while also giving the Kratom community a chance to get behind a supply chain that’s 100% American.

You’ll find an impressive variety of Kratom merchandise on their website, ranging from Yellow Maeng Da Kratom to White Elephant, Borneo, Horn, Thai, Malay, and much, much more. They also have a good selection of Bentuangie, extracts, and incense. However, we argue that the powders are the ones you should keep an eye out for.

Even if we have no guarantee that their batches are tested, the quality and purity delivered by AK is outstanding.

Yet another highlight of this Authentic Kratom review is the vendor’s outstanding pricing scheme. Admittedly, their products are more expensive than top-tier Kratom vendors who often get access to bulk discounts from their suppliers. Still, this merchant does its best to come up with novel ways to create value for its customers.

Currently, you can buy 1 oz (28 grams) of Yellow Vein Maeng Da Kratom for $14. However, if your order exceeds $50, you can use a voucher supplied on their website to benefit from several free samples. The more you buy, the more packs of free Kratom you can benefit from. At $200 and over, you can get no less than 5 oz on the house. That’s what we call a pretty good deal.

Authentic Kratom is one of the few shops that offers free shipping on all orders that exceed $40. Depending on where you are, your package can take between 1 and 3 days to arrive with USPS. For premium buyers who pay more than $200 on their Kratom orders, AK ensures free UPS 2nd day air delivery.

Overall, you can count on this vendor to deliver your Kratom as fast as possible and with additional perks if you’re a big spender.

Customer Support

Even if AK may have had their mishaps in the beginning, their customer support has gone next level. Whatever inquiries you have, they are available to answer them via phone. The owner often goes out of his way to guarantee customer satisfaction, so he urges clients to immediately get in touch if something is amiss with their package.

If you want, you can easily change your mind within 3 days of receiving your package, return it, and get a full refund. In terms of customer service, their past experiences have positively contributed to what now seems to be an impeccable behavior. The golden rule is to call and get things sorted out before an order/return.

Client Testimonials

There is a balance of positive, negative, and neutral Authentic Kratom reviews. We’ve had our own great experiences with them, but we figure that you might want to hear from unbiased customers with verified purchases. After scouting the specialty forums, this is what we found:

Having seen the involvement of this merchant in the U.S. Kratom movement and community, I thought I’d try out their supply. I had to save for a little while, since they don’t come cheap and I love having some variety in my Kratom. So far, I’ve gone through a bit of their Yellow Vietnam and a great deal of the Red Horn. Both of them are top notch and I can’t wait to test everything else I’ve gotten. Buy without hesitation!”

Daniel: August 22, 2019

“I had the opportunity to try Authentic Kratom’s Green Hulu and Green Maeng Da Kratom because my brother ordered way too much for himself. My only beef with them is that they’re a bit too expensive, all things considered. The powder is definitely high-quality – you can see and feel it if you’re one of those who does the good ol’ toss and wash – but they’re not the only ones who sell good stuff and other vendors are more affordable.”

Trevor: November 25, 2019

Is It a Reliable Vendor?

Even if Authentic Kratom are a little expensive and they lack the proper safety tests we want to see on all the Kratom batches we try out, the merchant is overall a good place to order from. If you want to be 100% sure on both quality and safety, you should probably try one of the certified websites, such as The Golden Monk. Otherwise, AK will do just fine.

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Sister Elizabeth Garvery, RIP

Sister Elizabeth Garvey, the Executive Director of the Bayshore Senior Center in Keansburg passed away on Monday.  She was 82 years old.

Sr. Elizabeth was a graduate of Red Catholic High School and Georgian Court University where she earned an MA in Education.  She entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1950.  Following a 28 year ministry in education she devoted the last 31 years to serving the senior citizens of Monmouth County’s bayshore.

Her love, compassion and commitment had a profound and positive impact on the lives she touched.  Sr. Elizabeth inspired love, compassion and commitment in others.

Victor Scudiery, Chairman of the Senior Center’s Board, struggled for words to describe his loss.  “She was a good friends and I loved her dearly.  We worked together through some very tough times.”

John McCarthy, a Hazlet business owner who also serves on the board said Sr. Elizabeth was ” a beautiful beautiful person with a spine of steel.  She never gave up. When she walked into a room she commanded the presence of everyone there.”

Senator Joe Kyrillos said, “Susan and I loved and respected Sister Garvey and will miss her very much.  She touched many loves in our community and was a speical person, a force for good.  May God bless her.”

Visitation is until 7PM this evening at St. Ann Church in Keansburg.  A Mass of Christian Burial will follow the visitation.

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Autumn II Morphic Blocks Pendant

AUTUMN II Blocks Pendant

Sale price Price £1,400.00 Regular price

Inspired by the beautiful colours and feelings of Autumn, this creative piece of jewellery is designed for you to play around with handcrafted individual pieces, add more, remove some and make it your own unique combination.

The Autumn II pendant is a combination of seven Morphic Blocks connecting with three floral base columns. This pendant is made in Gold vermeil on sterling silver and the combination is 15mm wide and 35mm height.

You can find more information on the gemstones in our Gemstones Directory.

Blocks and Columns in this Pendant

The Morphic Blocks in this Pendant are:

1. Triple Block with Rose Quartz and Amethyst

2. Double Block with Orange Tone gemstones ( Smoky quartz, Mandarin Garnet, Spersastite Garnet and Citrine)

3. Triple Floral Block

4. Single Block with Pearl

5. Triple Block with Pearls

6. Single Block with Lemon Quartz

7. Double Block with Pink Tourmalines

6. Three Five-Storey Floral base Columns

How To Play with the Morphic Blocks

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The MORPHIC BLOCKS collection is a never-ending game of creativity that invites you to create jewellery inspired by architectural structures. Play around with colourful blocks and make your own unique pieces!

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Vulcano, we’re informed at the end of the film, is not a story about Maddalene (Anna Magnani) or her younger sister, Maria (Geraldine Brooks); it’s about the volcano, which never changes.

I can’t resist a good Italian melodrama, especially a neorealist one. Although not a major work or a prime example of the movement, Vulcano doesn’t disappoint even with its numerous flaws. For reasons not immediately revealed, Maddalene returns to her girlhood home on a Sicilian island that she left for Naples some 18 years before. A far cry from the rough and dreary yokels who inhabit the island, Maddalene is elegant, urbane, alluring, and much better dressed. She’s also got a not-so-secret career as a prostitute back in Naples.

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The K24 news anchor told her daughter she was going abroad for cancer treatment, their interaction left her many in tears.

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‘I had the desire to live…’ said Anjlee Gadhvi’s in her last story on K24

Sharing the video on her Twitter, back in August 12, 2019 Anjlee penned,

‘I don’t know whether I should be sharing this clip or not. But since cancer is the discussion I think its important to share how I find it hard to explain to my 5 year old why I have to leave her for 2 weeks to seek specialized treatment out of the country.’

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She advises her mother to seek treatment at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, suggestions that Anjlee has to lovingly decline and explain why.

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Aga Khan hospital does not have those machines that can treat your momma.

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Gadhvi was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2013, but went public about it in 2015, after funds raised by family and friends got drained.

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The Biggest Little State in the Union

After weeks of unpacking, building out shelves, replacing lighting fixtures, unpacking some more, organizing, selling our possessions, getting creative with storing what possessions we didn’t sell, and living off restaurant food, life is finally getting back to normal for me, the wife, and all the critters. Moving day came and went as smoothly as I could hope. Thanks to the blunder of the Warren property, we were overly prepared and living out of boxes for a week prior to the move. In eight hours time we went from being citizens of Braintree, Massachusetts to Barrington, Rhode Island. I was just getting the hang of spelling ‘Massachusetts’ too.

The new property is close to the bay, in a scenic suburb with lots of folks walking, biking, and taking the dogs out. While our street ends at the water’s edge, we did sacrifice quite a bit of space in the move. We have been power sellers on Craigslist, getting some liquidity for things we didn’t have room for in the new place.

Also on Craigslist, I picked up a 2008 Lemond Reno in gently used condition for a great bargin at $225. With a quick tune up, and a bike helmet I decided to bike into work on Friday. I haven’t been on a bike probably since I was in middle school sporting the Huffy around the cul-de-sac. I couldn’t believe how much fun it was to ride! I always found it obnoxious when bike people would talk bikes, but its different once the bike bug hits. All I have wanted to do since Friday is have my body heal enough so I can get back on the bike and ride into work again. We strategically picked this location because of its proximity to the bike path, and this will become my commute to work, as well as a fantastic workout. Its quite a scenic view on my way in, as the bike path follows the bay through Barrington, and down into Warren. Perhaps I can convince the wife to pick up a bike herself and we can venture down to Newport once we get conditioned.

The new job is going very well. I read some materials on Job Characteristic Modeling, and I felt it did a great job at explaining why comparable work at my new employer has been drastically different for me than previous work. I struggled with task variety, identity, significance, and autonomy, which was a recipe for unsatisfaction. Government contracts are hard, and I have a new respect for the people that can do it. Mojo Tech is reminiscent of my time at Clayton State where I was given large problems to work through (some running for weeks at a time) and a full spectrum of disciplines needed to solve them. I guess the moral of the story is experiment with different company styles until you find one that pairs well with the way you work.

In other exciting news, I will be doing a presentation on the Rubymine IDE this Wednesday at the Rhode Island Ruby Users Group. Look forward to meeting the other Ruby developers here in the state of Rhode Island.

Pictures of the house are coming soon, as we prepare the last of the decorations. We are having a house party this Saturday, and any co-workers, past and present are invited. Come meet, mingle, and check out our new pad!

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Who’s Gonna Work for the Working Man?

What an exciting last few weeks. I am falling into a routine that means a lot fewer depressing couch and beer marathon weekends.

I sold my old POS Chrysler Sebring convertible (aka Big Red). After owning both an American car, and a Japanese car its pretty clear to me why we lost that race. Its also clear to me why the Chrysler company is just treading water. They are going to have to start subletting the Chrysler building at this rate. In my experiences, there is just very little quality in their products. Next we are selling the wifes truck, and getting a nice compact SUV. We have already been sneaking peaks at the Mazda CX9, and the Toyota RAV4 and 4Runner, and surprisingly the Scion. What a beautiful bastard that car is.

On a related note, we are ditching State Farm. I think their new slogan should be “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there…to collect your premiums”. Then its back into the darkness. Insurance is getting out out of control. My accident has been resolved, and the strongest statement I can make is to drop them.

Kristin has gotten me hooked on the Harry Potter series – which has become my reading of choice on the Red Line. Like many other things including Legos and video games, I don’t feel like I should be enjoying these books as much as I do as an adult. I am almost finished with the “Goblet of Fire“, and it definitely has taken a darker turn. Kristin says that the book series was meant to mature with the kids that were reading them. True or not, its an entertaining read for anyone sitting on the fence about it. No one has even beaten me up, or given me an atomic wedgie for reading it on the train!

When I am not reading, I am putting some time in on the PS3. I just beat Drakes Uncharted (the first one), and it was excellent. I enjoyed it as much as Uncharted 2. I popped in God of War 2 next, and I was immediately sucked in by the epicness of it all. Once I finish this, then I can see what the world is talking about with God of War 3. Final Fantasy XI?? is on its way. Some Uncharted 2 co-op with Mr. Templeman to be announced, and some Alien Breed with my brother should satisfy my gaming needs. One of my co-workers has given me a tough decision of whether to buy a PSP for $50. There are some really cool games on it, and it would be a nice train companion. The question is do I really need to play more games?

Fall semester resumes with my enrollment in four more classes at Clayton State. The graduation countdown should begin next semester. I was on track to graduate in the Fall until the move to Boston happened. That’s life I guess. You can either give up, or you can get back up. Economics with LaBreque should be awesome. Our textbook is “Freakonomics“. He really does have a lot to contribute to teaching. Why can’t he teach all our courses? It sure would have made Biology more fun.

Speaking of Clayton State, I will be joining some folks from the ol’ HUB in Las Vegas to celebrate with them what is sure to be an awesome bachelor party. You only live once, but my budget for the trip is $1000. Let’s see how much fun I can have with that. Also from Clayton State’s world-renowned help desk, Brian Hursey is coming up to Boston for some job training. He will be one of the few to see our new house in Braintree. Knowing his photography skills, perhaps he can share with folks some of the beautiful sites from our new home. Look forward to seeing you Brian!

Work continues to improve. I have been allocated to another project on a different contract. This means a big change in the work. I am working with different people, and I get a wider range of things to contribute to. I get to put my CSS hat back on for a while, and do some design work. Its a fun challenge to take a composition and turn it into a mirror image in HTML/CSS – its an art to do it in Internet Explorer (die, die die!). This new project is also a lot less mature than the project I was working on. It is nice to see the projects evolve from the lessons learned on the older codebases. I  strong-armed some of my co-workers to take a nice lunch this Friday instead of inhaling our food over our nasty keyboards in silence. We went to Pizza Dough’s in Harvard Square. Its always fun to go up there and hipster-watch.

Kristin and I went to the Gillette stadium last night and watch Bon Jovi through the bars of the venue gates. The view wasn’t bad considering we didn’t pay anything for it. I revisited my arch nemesis “Red Robin” and got the burger burned to hell this time. It was decent, but not as good as I remember. Its hard to ignore the fries, and skip the beers because of the diet. I have lost a few pounds, but nothing major yet. I seem to be hovering at 186, despite religiously sticking to my 1600 calories / day diet plan. I suppose I need to just work out harder and keep that cardio up to burn the love handles I am holding onto. I have also “tweaked” my left shoulder and am unable to look over my left shoulder without some pain. I guess I am getting old.

Finally, I am looking for a new DNS name for my blog. Ideas welcome.

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Last Week at Clayton State

Since August 19th, 2002 I have gotten in my car and drove in to Clayton State University. When I began doing this, I was only a student trying to get to my first semester of classes in the Information Technology program. The tech industry had just survived the dot com crash, and it was soon enough after that the program was alive and still healthy. I moved from Conyers, GA to live in an apartment off Rex Road in a rough area, and worked an even rougher job at the Fedex distribution hub, in Ellenwood, GA. I loaded and unloaded 18 wheelers from 4am to 10am, then went to class from noon to 8pm.

It was a horrible time, and I was all too happy to accept a student analyst position at the helpdesk – “The HUB” (a very different hub) on campus. Debye Baird was actually agreeing to pay me to be in an air conditioned room and sit in a “lean-to” (not quite a chair) and talk to people about computers. On a good day, I would be given a screwdriver and told to go to town on something. I fell in love with the job instantly. My funds ran out, and I decided to move back in with my parents in Conyers – my commute pushed an hour some days to make it to work and classes.

It wasn’t too long after when I met my wife-to-be, Kristin Graham. She came in during the MSBlast outbreak of August 2003 (yes, I track my dates by significant events in technology).  Her machine was quarantined, and I was the punching bag that was preventing her from accessing Facebook while on campus. Love spun out of that, and things got serious. We had lunch together all the time while on campus. Soon, she stopped going to classes, and took a full-time job at For Pet’s Sake in Decatur. We got an apartment together off of Sigman Road in Conyers. From here, it was closer to Clayton State but still a considerable drive.

After a while, two full time positions opened up at the helpdesk for supervisors. The job description, and certainly the pay made it an attractive offer. I applied and was amazed again that the HUB wanted me. I took the job, and shortly after proposed to Kristin. With our combined income, I felt like I had a good chance at providing a good quality of life for us with my job at the HUB. Our marriage date was set for October 21st, 2006. Meanwhile, I was having a great time managing staff, and running the service counter. I enjoyed the job so much I fell out of being a student. It seemed to be a common symptom after working at the helpdesk for a while. We moved into my folks old house in Lithonia, GA and I was within a half hour of the campus.

After a year and a half of fun, Tom Marshall, the director from another department approached me about a job opportunity. He described what it entailed, and I was skeptical to say the least. I thought about it for a long time, and talked with a lot of people about it before accepting. I knew that I loved my job at the HUB, and it is hard to walk away from a good thing for something unknown.

For months I felt like I made a horrible decision. Tom was always talking about stuff I knew nothing about like Crystal Reports, DTS packages, C#, and PL/SQL. My head hurt everyday from the amount of knowledge I had to absorb. Things began to get easier, and when the Portal was announced, I finally found my niche. The Portal wasn’t a cake walk though, and I would go through periods of frustration, and apathy, and occasionally a glimmer of elation. This job taught me that I can survive anything.

I started taking classes again once I felt I could manage the new job. I switched programs, and enrolled in the Technology Management program under entirely separate personnel. I got close to finishing my degree when my wife wanted to have lunch with me one day. Sitting at the restaurant, she told me that she had gotten a job offer from a little town called Attleboro, Massachusetts. It was our chance to move ahead again in life. We decided to accept, and now things are set in motion. I will hopefully be retiring my car in Braintree, Massachusetts and opt instead to take the train into my new job. If the train weren’t on rails, I would probably instinctively wake up some morning and begin to head into Clayton State, same as I have for the last seven years.

This is my last week at Clayton State University, and despite the troubles, I already know that I will miss this place. A job is just a job but your friends are what make it fun. I can only hope that my new employer has an environment similar to what I have here between the HUB, and Administrative Systems. Just like before, it is hard to walk away from something that I know is good.

Start the countdown, and by next Friday I will be on my way 1,200 miles north to find out what else the world has to offer us.

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Bean Town or Bust: We are Moving!

BostonThings have been hectic around the Simpson household lately. As you may know, Kristin graduated in Fall 09, and she has been applying for jobs at Zoos across the nation. She got a job offer from the Capron Park Zoo (warning that their website isn’t real impressive) in the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts. We talked at length, and as hard as it will be for us to relocate, we have decided to accept the position. Now half our belongings are boxed away, in anticipation of me getting a job offer in the Attleboro area.

We feel that this is a really positive change that addresses a lot of our life problems right now. We are currently in a house we are renting which has some major problems. The house is also not in an area where we want to raise our kids. The house is located near the Westley Chapel exist on I-20, and I work and commute from here to Clayton county, which also has a notorious reputation. Kristin’s employment at Zoo Atlanta was on a contract which ended, and she was turned down for a full-time position several times. We also have student loans coming due, along with growing Credit Card balances. Living off one salary has always been rough, and this move gives us the chance to get out from under all of this financial stress.

Her new job makes an impressive salary that amounts to 30% more than Zoo Atlanta was offering, along with benefits, vacation time, etc. The area is also very near other major City Zoo’s including Providence, and Boston. There is plenty of IT work to be had in this area as well, both public and private sector. If I am employed at a major university in the area, I could get a Master’s Degree from MIT, Cambridge, or Harvard.

The hardest part of this move will be leaving my friends, and my family so far behind me. What is getting me through it all is knowing that many of you are on Facebook, Twitter, IM, and are just an email away. My parents are retired, and have an RV so I expect to see them more than I should :). I am really going to miss my brother, but we each have to go our own way in life. I’ll promise I will make many trips to see everyone as best I can over the years. Thanks to everyone who seen us off over the last few weeks – you will be missed.

I wanted to especially mention how much I will miss Clayton State University. It won’t be because of office politics, or programming, or Crystal Reports, and it sure as hell won’t be because I will miss the SWAN Portal. What has kept me at CSU for so long is the people there. I have worked several other jobs before and there are two distinct types of employers: those who want to maximize profit, and those who want you to maximize you. The HUB, and Administrative Systems are both the latter type, and has made me look forwarded to coming into work. I love my co-workers, and I enjoy our lunches, and our conversations that break up otherwise dull work. Looking at Facebook recently, I noticed that most of my current friends are all people that are connected to Clayton State, and most of them are through the HUB. CSU has truly been a wonderful playground at which to spend the last seven years of my life.

We will miss you all.