Reflection on 2006

January 14th, 2007 | by Sean |

Here we are, 2 weeks into the start of 2007. Before I went to sleep on the 13th night, I resolved to produce and publicize a reflection on the prior year. It occurred to me that 2006 has been a monumental year in my life, full of change and growth. So, to you, my humble blog, I offer these ideas.

Two-thousand-and-six started off as a transition year.

January

January started with Winter Quarter 2006; my final quarter at Cal Poly. The next 10 weeks (the shortest quarter of the academic year) saw me through the final coursework to my degree.

March

Multiple things happened in March. On March 16th, 2006, the regents of the California State University upon the recommendation of the faculty at Cal Poly, awarded me a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. This marks the end of nearly 5 years of study at Cal Poly.

Around the same time, I moved to Clovis, CA to be near to my girlfriend and to start a software development/process automation job at Pelco.

This month also brought around one of the biggest recuperative weeks of nothingness. I spent the two intervening weeks between graduation and the start of my new job in Clovis watching TV and playing with my cats. It was awesome.

April

I started at Pelco. I believe I managed to delete the database of our production contact management system on my first day. This period brought to life a lot of lessons I took for granted at LLNL and started me down the road of an advanced professional career.

June

I turned 23.

I enjoyed a great graduation party in Cambria compliments of my parents. We had a wonderful time at Brambles and at the Burton Inn.

My girlfriend (effectively) moves in with me. This brings me great happiness.

August

My girlfriend (of nearly 2 years) and I split. This brought about a sense of distinct loneliness. I discovered that I don’t like the idea of “single” very much; there is something deeply fulfilling about having a “significant other” that I miss.

Despite the loss of my special someone, I realized the split was probably best for us. I regret the loss of a friend in the process, however.

September

My cats and my anniversary. Greets to Max and Alex – the greatest cats, ever. :-)

My friends stand behind me and help me get over the pain of separation. Life becomes happy again.

December

I finally got a dining room set. :-)

In addition, my good friends Myles, Kim, and David moved to the Fresno/Clovis area. I also retired $10k (or thereabouts) in credit card debt built up over my final years in college. I now have designs on buying a house.

I’ve learned and grown a lot in 2006 and 2007 is already shaping up brightly. I think all is well.

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