I need a moment, March 10, 2009

WOW, I’m all unpacked! WOO! ok, sorta….stuff is shoved in closets, but the boxes are gone. I finally feel like I can live again and enjoy  my new ‘hood. Been out a bit and walking the dog alot more. Spring is almost here! I can’t believe I made it through another winter on the road.

Memory lane here…..

Looking back 13 years ago, March 10th was the day I started my ‘new life’ back at Winona State. I remember that day so well, it’s the day that changed my entire life. I packed up my old 77 Dodge pick up and drove to Winona at 8:30 in the morning. I parked right next to Somsen Hall and went in the building, registered for all my classes (mind you, my stuff is still just hanging out in the back of my truck for the entire campus to see) and then asked “Where is the computer lab”

After I got my stuff unloaded to my dorm, I went to my first class and bee lined it straight to Somsen Computer lab. Stayed there until I had a 6:00 Media class. Remember, the only reason why I changed schools from Rochester Community College to Winona State….was because I could have email. LOL. 1995, you couldn’t have emal at RCC unless you needed it for a class! How stupid!

For the next 4 years, I lived in that computer lab. I couldn’t get enough of it. The first year I about killed myself learning what “downloading” was. I wanted to download something so bad! I  After my first year, I bugged/begged the manager of the lab to hire me, mostly because I was tired of helping so many people for free. I worked in Somsen for 3 of the years and my final year was in the new Library, that rocked!! I loved that job too.

That’s my story of how I got into computers and feel in love with what I do.

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